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Jeanette K. Brill
Jeanette K. Brill

New York Times, Thursday, January 19, 1989

8-Down : Metallic element used in surgical tools

Author:
Jeanette K. Brill
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { F J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Jeanette K. Brill has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,317
Across
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Englishman's foe: 1899-1902 : BOER
5
Splendor : POMP
9
Rascal : SCAMP
14
Part of an archipelago : ISLE
15
Walter or I. W. : ABEL
16
Author of "Marius the Epicurean" : PATER
17
Physical reprimand : SLAP
18
Bright star in Lyra : VEGA
19
Off-white : IVORY
20
Sitcom starring Bonnie Franklin : ONEDAYATATIME
23
Hawaiian goose : NENE
24
The thinker's reward : IDEA
25
Theme song of The Street Singer : MARTA
28
Producer De Laurentiis : DINO
30
Paper measure : REAM
34
Stick : ADHERE
36
Provides with a sound track : DUBS
38
Gene component : DNA
39
Emmy winner: 1988 : THIRTYSOMETHING
42
High fashion : TON
43
Cad : HEEL
44
Picasso's "Dora Maar ___" : SEATED
45
Environmental sci. : ECOL
47
Colleen : LASS
49
Flow: Comb. form : RRHEA
50
Russian city south of Moscow : OREL
52
Bow maker : TIER
54
Sitcom starring Dick Van Patten : EIGHTISENOUGH
59
Tropical fruit : MANGO
60
Links event : OPEN
61
Appearance : MIEN
63
Landed : ACRED
64
El Bahr : NILE
65
Ionesco product : PLAY
66
Gardner's "___ Calls It Murder" : THEDA
67
Poll chaser : STER
68
Leveret : HARE
Down
1
Encore! : BIS
2
Kon-Tiki Museum site : OSLO
3
Verve : ELAN
4
With rue his heart is laden : REPENTER
5
Stately dance : PAVAN
6
Was not contumacious : OBEYED
7
Kind of cycle : MEGA
8
Metallic element used in surgical tools : PLATINUM
9
Malice : SPITE
10
Beluga roe : CAVIAR
11
Item discussed by Lucretius : ATOM
12
Mother, in Metz : MERE
13
Inquisitive Paul : PRY
21
Scarcity : DEARTH
22
Sun-dried bricks : ADOBES
25
Film maker's ___ shot : MATTE
26
Kind of committee : ADHOC
27
Large Afr. mammal : RHINO
29
Objects of admiration : IDOLS
31
Chanteuse Piaf : EDITH
32
Pierre's year : ANNEE
33
Mme. Lupescu : MAGDA
35
Loophole : EYELET
37
Sound system, for short : STEREO
40
Large, eared seals : SEALIONS
41
Express gruffly : HARRUMPH
46
Recorded events : LOGGED
48
Bob of westerns : STEELE
51
Valerie Harper role : RHODA
53
Of the spirit or mind : INNER
54
Anagram for ache : EACH
55
Dictator's phrase : INRE
56
Barbecue implement : SPIT
57
Monster or river : GILA
58
Be told : HEAR
59
Doily : MAT
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Comedian Louis : NYE

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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