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Harold B. Counts
Harold B. Counts

New York Times, Wednesday, September 2, 1987

54-Across : Perform

Author:
Harold B. Counts
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { Q U V X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Harold B. Counts has 24 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,812
Across
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Carangid fish : SCAD
5
Trade centers : MARTS
10
Thick piece : SLAB
14
Voice in a choir : ALTO
15
Venerate : ADORE
16
Type of coat : POLO
17
High time : NOON
18
Excellent? : JAMESDANDY
20
W.W. II surrender site : STMALO
22
Old English letter : ETH
23
Ramble : GAD
24
Songbird : LARK
26
Postern : DOOR
28
Sponge's activity : CADGING
31
Puts away : STORES
35
The Georgia Peach : COBB
36
Follow : TAIL
38
French composer: 1890-1962 : IBERT
39
Copycat : APER
40
Belgian town, to the French : YPRES
42
Nine: Comb. form : ENNE
43
Daedalus' nephew : TALOS
45
Rebuff : SLAP
46
Rattler on the roof : RAIN
47
Distributes : ALLOTS
49
Play a British game akin to bowling : SKITTLE
51
Oriental mascara : KOHL
53
Singer Hank : SNOW
54
Perform : ACT
57
Chou En-___ : LAI
58
Showy flower : DAHLIA
62
Nitwit? : THOMASFOOL
66
Charged particles : IONS
67
Tibetan priest : LAMA
68
___ Haute : TERRE
69
Jog : TROT
70
Made angry : IRED
71
Some desert dwellers : ARABS
72
Author Ferber : EDNA
Down
1
Without: Fr. : SANS
2
Jumbled mass : CLOT
3
Jot or bit : ATOM
4
Brawl? : DONALDBROOK
5
State of full legal age : MAJORITY
6
Okla. city : ADA
7
Gypsy boy : ROM
8
Cornered : TREED
9
Ruined town on the Dardanelles : SESTOS
10
Health resort : SPA
11
Protracted : LONG
12
"M*A*S*H" star : ALDA
13
Early oater star : BOYD
19
Hindu loincloth : DHOTI
21
Fall behind : LAG
25
Sharp or abrupt blows : KNAPS
27
Common quail? : ROBERTWHITE
28
Hard resin : COPAL
29
"___ for Adano" : ABELL
30
Frat topic : GIRLS
32
Of the kidneys : RENAL
33
One of the Fords : ERNIE
34
British gun : STEN
35
Down: Prefix : CATA
37
Plumbers' moneymakers : LEAKS
41
Parts of lathes : SPINDLES
44
Roman woman's gown : STOLA
48
___ daisy (chrysanthemum) : SHASTA
50
MacDowell's "___ Wild Rose" : TOA
52
Certain con : LIFER
54
King of the Huns : ATLI
55
Burn : CHAR
56
Heavy book : TOME
59
Actor Jack from N.Y.C. : LORD
60
Privy to : INON
61
Movie dog : ASTA
63
Crazy : MAD
64
Mouths : ORA
65
Little globe : ORB

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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