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Michael S. Maurer
Michael S. Maurer

New York Times, Tuesday, July 13, 1993

63-Across : A Flintstone

Author:
Michael S. Maurer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { V X }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Michael S. Maurer has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 19 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,953
Across
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Greek B : BETA
5
Yawning : AGAPE
10
___ Raton, Fla. : BOCA
14
Having wings : ALAR
15
Put off : DELAY
16
Heroic poetry : EPOS
17
News release: Part 1 : TICKERTAPEFLASH
20
Type of trick or rack : HAT
21
Tropical vine : LIANA
22
Relieve : ALLAY
23
Guido's high note : ELA
24
U.N. labor arm : ILO
25
News release: Part 2 : TARZANQUITSWALL
34
Sharif and Khayyám : OMARS
35
Broadway orphan : ANNIE
36
Be left on base : DIE
37
"I ___ man who ..." : META
38
Biotite and muscovite : MICAS
39
Soprano Gluck : ALMA
40
Compass dir. : ENE
41
"The Kiss" sculptor : RODIN
42
Actor Delon : ALAIN
43
News release: Part 3 : STREETSAYINGITS
46
Lunched : ATE
47
Red or Black : SEA
48
"It's a Wonderful Life" director : CAPRA
51
Depression : BLAHS
54
SST, e.g. : JET
57
End of news release : AJUNGLEOUTTHERE
60
Shoe fastener : LACE
61
Former Yankee catcher : BERRA
62
Posted : SENT
63
A Flintstone : FRED
64
Asparagus unit : SPEAR
65
Shade giver : TREE
Down
1
Cleansing experience : BATH
2
___ Kazan : ELIA
3
Diplomacy : TACT
4
Noah's refuge : ARK
5
"The List of ___ Messenger" : ADRIAN
6
___ move on : GETA
7
Ladd or Alda : ALAN
8
Mama's roommate : PAPA
9
Storm part : EYE
10
Roar : BELLOW
11
Oct. birthstone : OPAL
12
___ Nostra : COSA
13
Pale : ASHY
18
Fitzgerald and Raines : ELLAS
19
True alternative : FALSE
23
Pound or Stone : EZRA
24
"How sweet ___!": Gleason : ITIS
25
Large volumes : TOMES
26
Mentally deficient person : AMENT
27
Appraiser : RATER
28
Muslim administrators : QAIDS
29
Roman ounce : UNCIA
30
"Look ___ Window," 1961 Anka film : INANY
31
Loser to Dwight : ADLAI
32
Angler's maximum catch : LIMIT
33
Inclines : LEANS
38
Small particle : MOTE
39
Seaweed : ALGA
41
Prepare to present a sale : RETAG
42
"___ of Gentlefolk": Turgenev : ANEST
44
Deserved : EARNED
45
Beatty-Hoffman bomb: 1987 : ISHTAR
48
Dogie, e.g. : CALF
49
Open a bit : AJAR
50
Brownish purple : PUCE
51
Horn sound : BEEP
52
Body of knowledge : LORE
53
Invisible emanation : AURA
54
Deride : JEER
55
River in Ireland : ERNE
56
Henri's head : TETE
58
Wt. units : LBS
59
F.D.R.'s successor : HST

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle.

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