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Thomas W. Schier
Thomas W. Schier

New York Times, Thursday, July 13, 1989

14-Across : Ceramist's compound

Author:
Thomas W. Schier
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { K Q X }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Thomas W. Schier has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 17 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,492
Across
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Beatty film : REDS
5
Deals with : HASAT
10
Central sections : HUBS
14
Ceramist's compound : FRIT
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A.L. batting champ: 1971 : OLIVA
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Actor Jannings : EMIL
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Actress Merrill : DINA
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Roadside gutter : WATERTABLE
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How to give criticism : CONSTRUCTIVELY
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Foreordain : DOOM
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Bank (on) : RELY
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Nervous : JUMPY
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Lake Nasser dam : ASWAN
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President of Albania : ALIA
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Fought for breath : PANTED
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Greek letter : TAU
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Forte of Mr. Chips : INSTRUCTIVENESS
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Long.'s partner : LAT
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Complete : ENTIRE
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Myrmecologist's topic : ANTS
42
Relating to vision : OPTIC
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Manor-house style : TUDOR
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___ War, 1920 Belmont winner : MANO
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Eclipse, with "out" : BLOT
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Rambo's policy : DESTRUCTIONISM
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Wagoner's activity at the end of the day : UNHITCHING
55
___ moi (at my home) : CHEZ
57
Elbow appendage : ROOM
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"Ars ___ ... " : LONGA
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Former Houston hockey player : AERO
60
Contribute to the kitty : ANTE
61
___ Bell (Anne Brontë) : ACTON
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Clean : LAVE
Down
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"Mayberry ___," TV program : RFD
2
Sevareid or Clapton : ERIC
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The Flintstones' pet : DINO
4
Hold firm to a decision : STANDPAT
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Dacey's "___ Avoid Probate" : HOWTO
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Fire signal : ALARM
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In ___ (in place) : SITU
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With, to Bardot : AVEC
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Caustic : TART
10
Hindu's devaloka : HEAVEN
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A racemose inflorescence : UMBEL
12
Budd or Sunday : BILLY
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Weaver's reed : SLEY
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Screed : TIRADE
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Bean or sauce preceder : SOY
24
Monopoly corner : JAIL
25
Armbone : ULNA
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Fog's fellow traveler : MIST
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Frolicsome : ANTIC
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Get a move on : STIR
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"___ Got Tonight," 1976 song : WEVE
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Indentation at the bottom of a wine bottle : PUNT
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Shakespearean play part : ACTI
33
Lean towards : TEND
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In re : ASTO
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Home of the K.G.B. : USSR
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News broadcast : REPORT
38
Maritime : NAUTICAL
42
Prompt : ONTIME
43
Heavy weight : TON
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___ horseback (dictators) : MENON
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"___ in the Dark," 1964 film : ASHOT
46
Certain hall call : BINGO
47
Beantown's airport : LOGAN
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___ mater (brain membrane) : DURA
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U.S.C. rival : UCLA
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Clash, in Cannes : CHOC
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Add color : TINT
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Flushing stadium : SHEA
53
Entrepreneur Griffin : MERV
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Playwright Akins : ZOE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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