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William Baxley
William Baxley

New York Times, Thursday, August 9, 1990

17-Across : Small rodents

Author:
William Baxley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 256 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has supersymmetry.
William Baxley has 20 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,884
Across
1
Obtain by force : USURP
6
Heavy sword : SABER
11
Jessica or Lorenzo : ELOPER
12
Molar surface : ENAMEL
14
Try to equal or excel : EMULATE
15
Where to see the Swiss Guard : VATICAN
17
Small rodents : VOLES
18
Goliath, to David : FOE
20
Metric measure : STERE
21
An anagram for sate : ETAS
22
___ Tower, Chicago : SEARS
24
Polynesian gesture dance : SIVA
25
Tennis necessity : NET
26
O'Hara's "From the ___" : TERRACE
28
River in SE France : VAR
29
Deadly African flies : TSETSES
31
Generosity : LARGESS
33
Owns : HAS
34
Musical syllable : TRA
35
Carl E. Vuono, e.g. : GENERAL
39
Bear; abide : STOMACH
43
Mouths : ORA
44
Cardigan : SWEATER
46
Cote sound : BAA
47
Roster : ROTA
49
Rescuer : SAVER
50
Knights : SIRS
51
Works on galleys : EDITS
53
Recent : NEW
54
Spartan slave : HELOT
55
Affectionate : DEVOTED
57
Private high school : ACADEMY
59
Where to see whips : SENATE
60
Paunches : RUMENS
61
___ Wences of puppetry fame : SENOR
62
Inventor of farm machines : DEERE
Down
1
Howl : ULULATE
2
Flatfish : SOLES
3
East Indian tree : UPAS
4
Soak flax : RET
5
Chooses : PREFERS
6
Indefinite number : SEVERAL
7
Collection of anecdotes : ANA
8
Belfry denizens : BATS
9
Sends out : EMITS
10
Acquire : RECEIVE
11
Hams it up : EMOTES
13
Immature animal forms : LARVAS
14
Occurrence : EVENT
16
Approaches : NEARS
19
Sweep : OAR
22
Teeters : SEESAWS
23
Strew : SCATTER
26
Former rulers : TSARS
27
Luce's "Margin for ___" : ERROR
30
Tea, in Tours : THE
32
School of whales : GAM
35
Pierced : GORED
36
Wears away : ERODES
37
Aborigines : NATIVES
38
Greek youth who swam the Hellespont : LEANDER
39
Member of a cruise ship's crew : STEWARD
40
Site of Hardin-Simmons Univ. : ABILENE
41
Billiard shots : CAROMS
42
Rash : HASTY
45
A Harriman nickname : AVE
48
Expiate : ATONE
50
Jewish Passover feast : SEDER
52
___ the Man Musial : STAN
54
Part of a horse collar : HAME
56
W.W. II scene of operations : ETO
58
Hint : CUE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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