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Peter Swift
Peter Swift

New York Times, Monday, September 3, 1990

14-Across : Animals

Author:
Peter Swift
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Peter Swift has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
A
2
L
3
A
4
D
5
E
6
R
7
S
8
E
9
C
10
O
11
R
12
K
13
H
O
R
A
14
F
A
U
N
15
A
16
O
B
O
E
17
E
Y
E
W
18
I
T
N
E
S
S
19
R
I
N
G
20
M
A
N
E
T
S
21
T
U
T
22
O
R
23
S
L
A
S
H
24
E
Y
E
O
P
E
25
N
26
E
27
R
28
I
29
N
N
30
R
E
C
O
D
E
31
A
32
S
33
P
34
N
A
V
35
Y
36
T
R
E
E
37
B
L
A
38
C
K
E
Y
E
39
D
40
S
41
U
S
A
N
S
42
B
O
S
H
43
W
E
A
R
44
S
S
E
45
A
T
T
A
46
C
47
K
48
E
G
G
49
S
H
A
R
P
E
50
Y
51
E
D
52
E
53
I
54
G
55
H
56
T
57
C
L
E
A
R
58
E
N
D
E
A
R
59
B
60
O
61
L
O
62
P
R
I
63
V
A
T
E
E
Y
E
64
A
R
I
A
65
S
N
E
E
R
66
A
S
E
A
67
G
A
L
L
68
S
S
T
S
69
L
E
S
T
© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,909
Across
1
"When I was ___ ... ": Gilbert : ALAD
5
Gaelic language : ERSE
9
Eire's largest city : CORK
13
Israeli dance : HORA
14
Animals : FAUNA
16
Reed instrument : OBOE
17
Observer : EYEWITNESS
19
Writer Lardner : RING
20
Certain oil paintings : MANETS
21
Instructor : TUTOR
23
Reduce drastically : SLASH
24
Surprise : EYEOPENER
28
Caravansary : INN
30
Change secret signals : RECODE
31
Small cobra : ASP
34
Kind of blue : NAVY
36
Spruce or bay : TREE
37
Daisylike flowers : BLACKEYEDSUSANS
42
Nonsense! : BOSH
43
___ away (erode) : WEAR
44
Vane reading : SSE
45
Light into : ATTACK
48
Gamete : EGG
49
Keenly perceptive : SHARPEYED
52
Behind the ___ ball : EIGHT
57
Make as profit : CLEAR
58
Inspire affection : ENDEAR
59
Philippine machete : BOLO
62
Sleuth : PRIVATEEYE
64
Melody for Myra Merritt : ARIA
65
Grimace : SNEER
66
On a voyage : ASEA
67
Impudence : GALL
68
Atl. crossers : SSTS
69
For fear that : LEST
Down
1
Attention getters : AHEMS
2
Faithful : LOYAL
3
Amphitheater section : ARENA
4
Coolidge's Vice President : DAWES
5
Salamanders : EFTS
6
Skedaddled : RAN
7
Fatty : SUETY
8
Follow : ENSUE
9
Rectifies : CORRECTS
10
Nagasaki sash : OBI
11
Baseball's Guidry : RON
12
Small cask : KEG
15
Actress Mary : ASTOR
18
"___, therefore I am" : ITHINK
22
Untie, to Keats : OPE
24
Covet : ENVY
25
Writer Ephron et al. : NORAS
26
Barbara and Anthony : EDENS
27
Former Dodger shortstop : REESE
29
Highlander's refusal : NAE
31
Diplomat Eban's namesakes : ABBAS
32
Laziness : SLOTH
33
Fettuccine, e.g. : PASTA
35
Evergreen : YEW
38
Drawing crayon : CHARCOAL
39
Legal document : DEED
40
Decline : SAG
41
Imperative : URGENT
46
Sgt.'s right-hand man : CPL
47
Hangs on to : KEEPS
50
Tales : YARNS
51
Some Iroquoian Indians : ERIES
53
Utopian : IDEAL
54
Simpletons : GEESE
55
Nineteenth U.S. president : HAYES
56
Medicate : TREAT
58
Otologist's concern : EARS
59
Sack : BAG
60
"___ pro nobis" : ORA
61
___ Abner : LIL
63
Ex-G.I. : VET

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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