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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Monday, September 26, 1988

57-Across : Eric of football fame

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.63, Missing: { F J Q U X Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,202
Across
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Untidy person : SLOB
5
Lessen : ABATE
10
Beer ingredients : HOPS
14
"Just in ___," 1956 song : TIME
15
Bundle binder : BALER
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Malefic : EVIL
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Canal or lake : ERIE
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Weasel relative : OTTER
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Neck part : NAPE
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Floyd of boxing fame : PATTERSON
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Loafed : IDLED
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Was in session : SAT
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Ancient times : YORE
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___ Moines : DES
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Actress Miles from Okla. : VERA
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Courage : NERVE
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Preposterous : INCREDIBLE
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Male parent : SIRE
40
Arose : STOOD
41
Also : TOO
42
Soft drinks : COLAS
43
Mint or sage, e.g. : HERB
44
Extravagance or abundance : LAVISHNESS
46
Superman Christopher : REEVE
48
Within: Comb. form : ENTO
49
Caddoan Indian : REE
50
Gamblers' paradise : RENO
52
Globe : ORB
54
Fritter away : WASTE
57
Eric of football fame : DICKERSON
63
Performs : ACTS
64
Revere : ADORE
65
Poker stake : ANTE
66
Andrews Sisters, e.g. : TRIO
67
Inhibit : DETER
68
Rods; heaters : GATS
69
Sea swallow : TERN
70
Pulls : DRAWS
71
Stain : SPOT
Down
1
Pace : STEP
2
Italian monetary unit : LIRA
3
Leave out : OMIT
4
Red root vegetables : BEETS
5
Cut short aircraft flight : ABORTED
6
Nocturnal mammals : BATS
7
Low female voice : ALTO
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Wee : TEENY
9
Do wrong : ERR
10
Rickey of baseball fame : HENDERSON
11
Elliptical : OVAL
12
Meerschaum, e.g. : PIPE
13
Snow vehicle : SLED
21
Having roof overhangs : EAVED
22
Wrath : IRE
25
Unit : ONE
26
Plate : DISH
27
Enroll : ENTER
28
Make points : SCORE
30
Moreno or Hayworth : RITA
31
Overhead : ABOVE
33
More repulsive : VILER
34
Expunge : ERASE
36
Oscar of basketball fame : ROBERTSON
37
Cut of meat : LOIN
39
"___ Quam Videri," N.C. motto : ESSE
42
Task : CHORE
44
Author Deighton : LEN
45
Furnace tenders : STOKERS
47
Victory sign : VEE
51
More unusual : ODDER
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Boasts : BRAGS
54
Unit of electricity : WATT
55
Land measure : ACRE
56
Agitate : STIR
58
Ninth Greek letter : IOTA
59
Rowing team : CREW
60
Break suddenly : SNAP
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___ the Great, German king : OTTO
62
Cozy place : NEST
64
Combine in a sum : ADD

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

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