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John R. Prosser
John R. Prosser

New York Times, Friday, September 2, 1983

65-Across : A son of Aphrodite

Author:
John R. Prosser
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
John R. Prosser has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,351
Across
1
O. J. was one : BACK
5
Beat it! : SCRAM
10
Sweet smell : BALM
14
Right on! : AMEN
15
Equally : ALIKE
16
A Met score : ARIA
17
Sunday paper sect. : ROTO
18
An African capital : TUNIS
19
Proverbial septet : SEAS
20
Giants in "Gulliver's Travels" : BROBDINGNAGIANS
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Noah's masterpiece : ARK
24
Pope's "___ on Man" : ESSAY
25
Indian of Arizona : APACHE
29
Grafter's item : CION
32
Filipino's machete : BOLO
33
Rascals' temporary quarters : DOGHOUSES
38
Freedom zealot : ELEUTHEROMANIAC
41
Sherman at Atlanta : DESPOILER
42
Ditto's kin : ALSO
43
"Planet of the ___" : APES
44
Pea in a peashooter : PELLET
46
Some are white : SALES
50
Greek goddess of vengeance : ARA
51
Thaumaturgist's cousin : PRESTIDIGITATOR
59
Hits the "+" button : ADDS
60
Ocean comers and goers : TIDES
61
Record : TAPE
62
Transport : TOTE
63
Makes uniform : EVENS
64
Augury : OMEN
65
A son of Aphrodite : EROS
66
Meaningful : MEATY
67
Close frayed edges : MEND
Down
1
Fishhook component : BARB
2
Love, to Virgil : AMOR
3
Mother of the Gorgons : CETO
4
Door part : KNOB
5
Pasquinade : SATIRE
6
Dull thump : CLUNK
7
Square frequented by Holmes's circle : RING
8
Related : AKIN
9
City near Phoenix : MESA
10
Principal constituent : BASIS
11
Yards of buildings : AREAS
12
Ascending vine : LIANA
13
Bulky and heavy : MASSY
21
Morse's dash : DAH
22
Whence Columbus came : GENOA
25
Pillowed and blanketed : ABED
26
End of the world : POLE
27
Pub offerings : ALES
28
Master stroke : COUP
29
Hearts : CORES
30
Composer Stravinsky : IGOR
31
Electrical unit : OHM
33
X out : DELE
34
Single : UNAL
35
Horizontal timber : SILL
36
Comfort : EASE
37
Tartan donner : SCOT
39
Idol of a sort : TOAST
40
In the know : HIP
44
Strait-laced : PRISSY
45
Corrode : EAT
46
Sudden Niagara : SPATE
47
Fervency : ARDOR
48
Eventuated : LEDTO
49
Snakelike roads : ESSES
50
Proxy : AGENT
52
Columnist's line : ITEM
53
Emulate Greg Louganis : DIVE
54
Product of cogitation : IDEA
55
Monad : ATOM
56
Insipid : TAME
57
What Watson won in '82 : OPEN
58
Tear to bits : REND

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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