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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Tuesday, January 15, 1991

40-Down : Life guards, often

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { F Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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W
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,043
Across
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Cordage fiber : HEMP
5
Tenth Greek letter : KAPPA
10
Virginia ___, actress from Mo. : MAYO
14
Region : AREA
15
Margarines : OLEOS
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River in SW England : AVON
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Liberty preceder : MISS
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Wolf cries : HOWLS
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Center of a Baldwin : CORE
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N.F.L. fliers? : SEATTLESEAHAWKS
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Sound receiver : EAR
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Super ending : IOR
25
Combine : AMALGAM
29
Permits : ALLOWS
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Old ___ (the sun) : SOL
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Dip out : BAIL
35
Akin on Mom's side : ENATE
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N.L. flier? : STLOUISCARDINAL
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Point on a prickly plant : THORN
42
Term of imprisonment : TIME
43
J.F.K. announcement : ETA
44
Series of steps : STAIRS
46
Absorption processes : OSMOSES
49
Foot digit : TOE
50
Male swan : COB
51
A.L. fliers? : TORONTOBLUEJAYS
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Above : OVER
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Concur : AGREE
62
Verve : ELAN
63
Actor-musician Arnez : DESI
64
Cloudless : CLEAR
65
Relief org. : CARE
66
" ... ___ the fray" : ONTO
67
Retains : KEEPS
68
Fork prong : TINE
Down
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Those who overact : HAMS
2
Buffalo-to-Albany canal : ERIE
3
Plateau : MESA
4
Pale shade : PASTEL
5
A cousin of cabbage : KOHLRABI
6
Tub plant : ALOE
7
Church benches : PEWS
8
Pope John Paul II, e.g. : POLE
9
Attack : ASSAIL
10
Pasta for Yankee Doodle? : MACARONI
11
Assert : AVOW
12
American colonies' capital: 1777-78 : YORK
13
Units : ONES
21
Label : TAG
22
Sank a putt : HOLED
25
Vice prin., for one : ASST
26
Winged flame seekers : MOTHS
27
Apportion : ALLOT
28
Ship's sail supports : MASTS
29
Noted Tex. mission : ALAMO
30
Diminishes in intensity : WANES
31
Assam or Orissa : STATE
34
Here, in Paris : ICI
36
Greek resistance force in W.W. II : ELAS
38
Handel composition : ORATORIO
39
Source of strength : UNION
40
Life guards, often : RESCUERS
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Pin up again : RETACK
47
A Stooge : MOE
48
Remonstrate : OBJECT
51
Fuss : TODO
52
Baking chamber : OVEN
53
Nap : REST
54
Eye flirtatiously : OGLE
55
Fonda role in "Klute" : BREE
56
Vault : LEAP
57
Jai ___ : ALAI
58
Exaggerated story : YARN
59
Koko's weapon : SNEE

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

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