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Ernst Theimer
Ernst Theimer

New York Times, Saturday, September 3, 1988

34-Across : Tails

Author:
Ernst Theimer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 25, Avg Word Len: 5.88, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 102, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Ernst Theimer has 50 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,179
Across
1
Platform : ESTRADE
8
Finer : AMERCER
15
Star in Cassiopeia : SCHEDAR
16
Reveal : DIVULGE
17
Comedy film: 1956 : THREEMENINABOAT
19
Cads : HEELS
20
Is dispirited : MOPES
21
Truncated road sign : SLO
22
Uncles, in Ayr : EMES
23
Farm structures : SILOS
24
Sinn ___, Irish society : FEIN
25
Shamus : TEC
26
Consort of Cybele : ATTIS
27
Valor : ARETE
28
Deletion : ERASURE
30
Weasels' cousins : ERMINES
32
Tang : BITE
33
Cartel acronym : OPEC
34
Tails : SHADOWS
37
Overdone, as flattery : FULSOME
40
Monks' quarters : CELLS
41
Writer born in Albany : HARTE
43
Dutch hooter : UIL
44
Cause heat under one's collar : RILE
45
"LA Law" character : ARNIE
46
Years, in Italy : ANNI
47
What could not wither Cleopatra : AGE
48
Outriggers of Indonesia : PROAS
49
Tupian Indians : ANTAS
50
Title of four films, with "The" : THREEMUSKETEERS
53
Hewed : CHOPPED
54
Its capital is Asmara : ERITREA
55
Stocking dealers : HOSIERS
56
Fencing thrusts : RIPOSTS
Down
1
Lover of beauty : ESTHETE
2
Becky Sharp, e.g. : SCHEMER
3
Disney film, with "The": 1945 : THREECABALLEROS
4
Staggers : REELS
5
Summer refreshers : ADES
6
Aswan or Hoover : DAM
7
Solitary monk : EREMITE
8
Fatty : ADIPOSE
9
Pits : MINES
10
Le Gallienne and Gabor : EVAS
11
Massage : RUB
12
Start of a **** film title : CLOSEENCOUNTERS
13
Part of the French Revolution motto : EGALITE
14
Changes the hue : RETONES
18
___ me tangere : NOLI
23
Scatter : STREW
24
Fast-food order : FRIES
26
Duryea and Kissel : AUTOS
27
Abundant : AMPLE
29
Edge : SIDLE
31
Course : ROUTE
34
The Devil, with "Old" : SCRATCH
35
Cry of joy or boredom : HEIGHHO
36
Conceals : SHROUDS
37
Pickpocket or policeman : FRISKER
38
Tower on a mosque : MINARET
39
Actress Landi's namesakes : ELISSAS
42
Duck genus : ANAS
45
Weapon supplier : ARMER
46
Pyrenees' Pico de ___ : ANETO
48
___ le Moko : PEPE
49
On one's toes : ATIP
51
Finial : EPI
52
Silkworm : ERI

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 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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