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Arthur W. Palmer
Arthur W. Palmer

New York Times, Wednesday, September 19, 1990

42-Across : Measure of "a miss"

Author:
Arthur W. Palmer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Arthur W. Palmer has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,925
Across
1
Judge's bench : BANC
5
Piglet : SHOAT
10
Anagram for oats : STOA
14
Mormon milieu : UTAH
15
Country lass : WENCH
16
See 10 Across : OAST
17
Middling : SOSO
18
Compound derived from ammonia : IMIDE
19
Dies ___ : IRAE
20
These have wide ears, according to Heywood : SMALLPITCHERS
23
Kind of cup : EYE
24
Exist : ARE
25
Grieves : MOURNS
28
Side by side : ABREAST
32
Savory jelly : ASPIC
33
"___ siamo," Verdi aria : PARI
35
Position G.R.F. played at Michigan : CTR
36
Salinger work, with "The" : CATCHERINTHERYE
40
Self : EGO
41
Decorate anew : REDO
42
Measure of "a miss" : AMILE
43
Of touch, sight, etc. : SENSORY
46
June V.I.P.'s : BRIDES
47
Musical syllable : TRA
48
Defense org. : USN
49
"___, three-person'd God": Donne : BATTERMYHEART
56
Arctic seal : HARP
58
"With this ring ___ wed" : ITHEE
59
Sports org. : NCAA
60
"The ___ that men do ... ": Shak. : EVIL
61
Former town employee : CRIER
62
Do a gym exercise : CHIN
63
Rosalind Russell role : MAME
64
Dispatches : SENDS
65
These may be smoked : EELS
Down
1
Kiss : BUSS
2
Bit : ATOM
3
Houston org. : NASA
4
Irascible : CHOLERIC
5
Pinches : SWIPES
6
Kind of sphere : HEMI
7
"With the blue ribbons ___" : ONIT
8
Letters on some switch boxes : ACDC
9
What some smokers would like to kick : THEHABIT
10
Evening party : SOIREE
11
Salts : TARS
12
Explorer Johnson : OSA
13
Dined : ATE
21
Co-creator of "Twin Peaks" : LYNCH
22
Go wrong : ERR
25
Symbols of authority : MACES
26
Early Missourian : OSAGE
27
Writer Sinclair : UPTON
28
Pisa's river : ARNO
29
Bitter : ACRID
30
Fashion : STYLE
31
Sassafras and tupelo : TREES
33
Victim : PREY
34
First ___ kit : AID
37
Capricious people : ERRATICS
38
Stern : HARSH
39
___ grise (person having unofficial power) : EMINENCE
44
Fastener : STAPLE
45
Scrap for Spot : ORT
46
Some department-store employees : BUYERS
49
Edge : BRIM
50
To be, in Boulogne : ETRE
51
Nose: Comb. form : RHIN
52
Reward, in poesy : MEED
53
Pine : ACHE
54
Wading bird : RAIL
55
Whips : TANS
56
Haw's pal : HEM
57
Fred Astaire's daughter : AVA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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