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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Monday, January 2, 1989

55-Down : Miff

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { F J K Q V W }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, 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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H
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P
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D
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R
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C
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Z
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C
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B
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D
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C
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,300
Across
1
Kind of brake or camera : DISC
5
Expunge : ERASE
10
Brogan : SHOE
14
Venezuelan copper center : AROA
15
Message-sending method : TELEX
16
Sharpen : HONE
17
Slightly wet : DAMP
18
Whimsical : CAPRICIOUS
20
Smiled derisively : SNEERED
22
Large antelopes : ELANDS
23
Hairpiece : RAT
24
Unique person : ONER
25
Ancient : OLD
28
Art category : GENRE
30
Mail : POST
34
Musical instrument : REED
36
Adam's giveaway : RIB
37
Sofa : SETTEE
39
Total corporate liabilities : CAPITALIZATIONS
42
Handsome Greek : ADONIS
43
Muscular spasm : TIC
44
Keyhole : SLOT
45
Pace : STEP
46
Glossy proof, for short : REPRO
48
Before, to the Bard : ERE
49
Trudge : PLOD
51
Curve : ARC
53
Northern : BOREAL
56
Smudged : SMEARED
60
Yield : CAPITULATE
62
Wan : PALE
63
Adam's second son : ABEL
64
Fortification : REDAN
65
Eye : OGLE
66
Unit of force : DYNE
67
Respectable kin of ain't : ARENT
68
Close by : NEAR
Down
1
Fathers : DADS
2
Land once called Persia : IRAN
3
Indefinite quantity : SOME
4
Antic : CAPER
5
King of Siam's repeaters : ETCETERAS
6
Interpret : READ
7
High mountain : ALP
8
Calm : SERENE
9
Banish : EXILE
10
Front of a leg : SHIN
11
Cowl : HOOD
12
Burden : ONUS
13
Some M.I.T. alumni : EES
19
Floor covering : CARPET
21
Syncopated music : RAG
24
Glenn and Schirra did it : ORBITED
25
Killer whale : ORCA
26
Guides : LEADS
27
Train station : DEPOT
29
Nothing : NIL
31
Elevator inventor : OTIS
32
Long scarf : STOLE
33
Pavarotti or Popov : TENOR
35
Eat : DINE
37
Baptism, e.g. : SACRAMENT
38
A Borgia in-law : ESTE
40
Scarf with long ends : TIPPET
41
Vim; vigor : ZIP
46
Kind of skate or coaster : ROLLER
47
Mine find : ORE
50
Webb-Tierney film: 1944 : LAURA
52
Fattened cockerel : CAPON
53
Infant : BABY
54
Unsealed : OPEN
55
Miff : RILE
56
Laurel or Musial : STAN
57
Frenzy : RAGE
58
Fitzgerald of songdom : ELLA
59
Cervine animal : DEER
60
Bounder : CAD
61
Lemon appendage : ADE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 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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