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Peter G. Snow
Peter G. Snow

New York Times, Saturday, August 1, 1987

45-Across : How to moor a boat

Author:
Peter G. Snow
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { B F J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Peter G. Snow has 29 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,780
Across
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Buzzing : AHUM
5
It has wings and flies : STAGE
10
Tub : SCOW
14
"We'll ___ cup ... ": Burns : TAKA
15
Cousins of the elite : PICAS
16
Arrow-shaped: Comb. form : TOXO
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Film starring a Fonda: 1974 : THESERPENT
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Hemsley sitcom : AMEN
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Cruise port : NASSAU
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In a rage : STEAMING
23
Cinquefoil features : ARCS
25
Common roll at Reno : SEVEN
26
Wranglers : HAGGLERS
30
Blend : MINGLE
33
Eaglewood : ALOES
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No longer feral : TAMED
36
Gammon, e.g. : HAM
37
Had an effect : TOLD
38
Nora Ephron's "Crazy ___" : SALAD
39
Be dispirited : MOPE
40
He may be split : END
41
Sol, every day : RISER
42
A Pyle of fun : GOMER
43
Rated at Wimbledon : SEEDED
45
How to moor a boat : SECURELY
47
Several Renoirs : NUDES
49
Sever : SLIT
50
Regretful one : DEPLORER
53
Evaluate : ASSESS
57
Dagon or Baphomet : IDOL
58
Film starring a second Fonda: 1974 : OPENSEASON
60
Biographer Edwards : ANNE
61
Seconds, in boxing : AIDES
62
This may be Belgian : HARE
63
Famed musical foursome : LADS
64
A Danny Thomas role on TV : DADDY
65
Theorbo : LUTE
Down
1
Business-letter abbr. : ATTN
2
Sounds of mirth : HAHA
3
Haw. instruments : UKES
4
Kneaded, in a way : MASSAGED
5
Smart : SPRUCE
6
Cumshaw : TIP
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Radio's "Easy ___" : ACES
8
T. Wolfe family : GANTS
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Highly thought of : ESTEEMED
10
Pollen bearer : STAMEN
11
Film starring a third Fonda: 1978 : COMINGHOME
12
Clumsy, stupid fellows : OXEN
13
Actress in "Java Head": 1934 : WONG
18
Husbands of countesses : EARLS
22
Keen : AVID
24
Mlles., in Madrid : SRTAS
26
Despises : HATES
27
Without equal : ALONE
28
Site of a 1981 film starring two Fondas : GOLDENPOND
29
Kind of resistance : SALES
31
Boutonniere site : LAPEL
32
Coarse corundum : EMERY
35
Stable belles : MARES
38
Turnpike feeder : SIDEROAD
39
Comedian from Montreal : MORTSAHL
41
Editor's job : REDO
42
Pretense : GUISE
44
Airport whose symbol is IAD : DULLES
46
Elegant : CLASSY
48
Brownish photo : SEPIA
50
Gauge face : DIAL
51
Purviance of silents : EDNA
52
Songwriter Evans : REDD
54
An uncle of Joseph : ESAU
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Ilk : SORT
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Dirk of yore : SNEE
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"Dead ___," Masefield novel : NED

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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