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Stanley Glass
Stanley Glass

New York Times, Wednesday, September 12, 1990

47-Across : Continuous element

Author:
Stanley Glass
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Stanley Glass has 26 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,918
Across
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Senator Thurmond : STROM
6
Disconcert : ABASH
11
Hot dog! : WOW
14
Game locale : ARENA
15
Contradict : BELIE
16
Seine sight : ILE
17
Despicable thief? : BASESTEALER
19
Meadow : LEA
20
Strong soap ingredient : LYE
21
Repugnance : HORROR
22
Scent : ODOR
23
Put on a pedestal : ESTEEM
25
Type of steamer : TRAMP
27
Poetic Muse : ERATO
30
Anticipates : AWAITS
33
Heave : TOSS
36
Scarlett's home : TARA
38
Caper : ANTIC
39
Triumphant cry : HAH
40
Disgusting insect? : FOULFLY
42
___-Magnon : CRO
43
Bikini or Kwajalein : ATOLL
45
Marsh bird : SORA
46
Masticate : CHEW
47
Continuous element : THREAD
49
French door : PORTE
51
Strains : TAXES
53
Mangle : IRONER
57
Trace : WISP
59
Diminutive tree : BONSAI
62
Suffix in zoology : EAE
63
Cloche or toque : HAT
64
Out of danger, originally? : SAFEATFIRST
66
Self : EGO
67
Flu type : ASIAN
68
Four-time Wimbledon winner : LAVER
69
Spinner : TOP
70
Birthday intervals : YEARS
71
January, in Madrid : ENERO
Down
1
Lustrous fur : SABLE
2
Salvers : TRAYS
3
Bowling-alley button : RESET
4
Washington bill : ONE
5
Unwanted admirer : MASHER
6
But, in Bonn : ABER
7
Bull's antithesis : BEAR
8
Apportion : ALLOT
9
___ Nevada or Madre : SIERRA
10
___ Majesty's Ship : HER
11
Reckless salesmanship? : WILDPITCH
12
Bread spread : OLEO
13
Endure : WEAR
18
Marinara requirement : TOMATO
22
Arabian Sea sultanate : OMAN
24
Some M.I.T. grads : EES
26
Not home : AWAY
28
Sigma followers : TAUS
29
Certain ship deck : ORLOP
31
Wheel adjunct : TIRE
32
Flat-bottomed boat : SCOW
33
Who or which : THAT
34
Vow : OATH
35
Brief visit? : SHORTSTOP
37
Certain hairdo : AFRO
40
Embryonic linen : FLAX
41
Roundup aid : LARIAT
44
Vault : LEAP
46
Corp. V.I.P. : CEO
48
Cheapen : DEBASE
50
Negligible item : TRIFLE
52
Balkan capital : SOFIA
54
Crust : NERVE
55
Safety rail on a railroad : EASER
56
Kind of rocket : RETRO
57
Sharpen : WHET
58
Othello's betrayer : IAGO
60
Approximate : NEAR
61
___ souci (carefree) : SANS
64
Declare : SAY
65
Author Fleming : IAN

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

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