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John Dreyer
John Dreyer

New York Times, Tuesday, July 18, 1989

34-Across : Equal: Prefix

Author:
John Dreyer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
John Dreyer has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,497
Across
1
Self-satisfied : SMUG
5
Cone-shaped edifice : TEPEE
10
Put on the line : RISK
14
The Black Pearl of soccer : PELE
15
Bikini, e.g. : ATOLL
16
College in New Rochelle : IONA
17
Nobelist in Literature: 1954 : ERNESTHEMINGWAY
20
Mrs. Perón : EVA
21
Bides one's time : WAITS
22
In wonderment : AGAPE
23
Poi ingredient : TARO
24
Lyric poem : ODE
25
Nobelist in Literature: 1958 : BORISPASTERNAK
32
Carl, the astronomer : SAGAN
33
Couple : PAIR
34
Equal: Prefix : ISO
35
"___ You," 50's hit : ONLY
36
Betty and others : COEDS
38
Harrow's rival : ETON
39
Noshed : ATE
40
Some kind of nut : COLA
41
"___ My Souvenirs," 1927 song : AMONG
42
Nobelist in Literature: 1907 : RUDYARDKIPLING
46
Surface for Scott Hamilton : ICE
47
Stout ingredient : MALT
48
Containing aspartame : SWEET
51
Like a noisy puppy : YAPPY
53
Pepper's rank: Abbr. : SGT
56
Nobelist in Literature: 1949 : WILLIAMFAULKNER
59
Almost fanatical : AVID
60
La ___, opera house in Milan : SCALA
61
Autry or Wilder : GENE
62
Some are black-eyed : PEAS
63
Actress Black : KAREN
64
Mamie's predecessor : BESS
Down
1
Graf ___, German battleship : SPEE
2
Griffin of TV : MERV
3
Humerus's neighbor : ULNA
4
Turn right : GEE
5
Some subjects of Genghis Khan : TATARS
6
Haile Selassie was one : ETHIOP
7
Frost, e.g. : POET
8
Trees in an O'Neill title : ELMS
9
Teacher of Samuel : ELI
10
Shipyard worker : RIGGER
11
Part of the Louisiana Purchase : IOWA
12
Start of a football play : SNAP
13
Sammy or Danny : KAYE
18
Rural suitor : SWAIN
19
Consumer's friend : NADER
23
Waiter's burden : TRAY
24
Cornelia ___ Skinner : OTIS
25
African language group : BANTU
26
Made eyes at : OGLED
27
Nearly vertical, as an anchor : APEAK
28
Lugubrious : SAD
29
Former name for radon : NITON
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"Sing ___ of sixpence" : ASONG
31
"King ___," 1933 film : KONG
32
Fly like an eagle : SOAR
36
Part of a quince : CORE
37
Superannuated : OLD
38
Give off : EMIT
40
Saguaro and prickly pear : CACTI
41
Radical found in garlic : ALLYL
43
Returns : YIELDS
44
Pierce through : IMPALE
45
New Guinea aborigine : PAPUAN
48
Barter : SWAP
49
Marry : WIVE
50
Former Cub manager : ELIA
51
Org. founded in 1844 : YMCA
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In the distance : AFAR
53
Small dagger of yore : SNEE
54
Exogamous clan : GENS
55
Very, in Vichy : TRES
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Invite : ASK
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U.S.S.R. security police : KGB

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

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