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Ernst Theimer
Ernst Theimer

New York Times, Saturday, January 20, 1990

7-Down : Possess

Author:
Ernst Theimer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q V X }, Scrabble score: 320 (avg 1.71)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
Ernst Theimer has 50 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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M
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A
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M
4
A
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S
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H
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O
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E
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G
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A
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P
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E
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I
C
O
N
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S
P
E
W
S
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A
B
L
E
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C
H
R
I
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S
T
I
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N
S
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Y
M
B
O
L
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A
Y
E
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C
A
R
D
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O
B
E
Y
S
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R
I
F
E
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S
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O
U
L
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P
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A
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R
T
O
F
A
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S
E
N
T
E
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N
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C
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E
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A
L
I
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N
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M
A
C
H
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O
U
R
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L
I
D
S
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S
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L
A
T
E
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O
L
I
O
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E
M
E
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F
E
E
S
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E
L
A
N
D
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A
B
R
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A
I
N
C
H
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A
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L
L
E
N
G
E
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B
A
T
H
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B
O
I
S
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A
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B
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O
U
T
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P
O
O
H
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C
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A
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N
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C
R
O
S
S
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W
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O
R
D
P
U
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Z
Z
L
E
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R
A
Z
E
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A
R
I
E
S
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O
A
T
S
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E
Y
E
D
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G
E
M
S
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G
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,683
Across
1
Baby's early word : MAMA
5
Footwear : SHOE
9
Yawn : GAPE
13
Sacred image : ICON
14
Exudes : SPEWS
15
Competent : ABLE
16
Section of this : CHRISTIANSYMBOL
19
Yes vote : AYE
20
Part of a deck : CARD
21
Minds : OBEYS
22
Abundant : RIFE
23
Word with food or brother : SOUL
25
Section of this : PARTOFASENTENCE
32
Alf, for one : ALIEN
33
___ number (speed measure) : MACH
34
Start of the Lord's Prayer : OUR
35
Eye-shadow recipients : LIDS
36
Blackboard : SLATE
38
Hodgepodge : OLIO
39
Uncle, in Ayr : EME
40
Charges : FEES
41
Large African antelope : ELAND
42
Section of this : ABRAINCHALLENGE
46
English spa : BATH
47
___ d'arc (Osage orange) : BOIS
48
Circa : ABOUT
51
Milne's Winnie : POOH
52
Receptacle : CAN
55
59
Demolish : RAZE
60
Person born on April 1, e.g. : ARIES
61
Something to feel : OATS
62
Ogled : EYED
63
Jewels : GEMS
64
Cavern, to a poet : GROT
Down
1
Isinglass : MICA
2
Sore : ACHY
3
What Oliver Twist wanted : MORE
4
Black bird : ANI
5
Showy garden shrub : SPIREA
6
Nautical john : HEAD
7
Possess : OWN
8
Double curve : ESS
9
Work the slots : GAMBLE
10
French cleric's title : ABBE
11
Device : PLOY
12
Morays : EELS
14
Crosier : STAFF
17
Offspring : SCION
18
Lad : YOUTH
22
Hwys. : RTES
23
Install : SEAT
24
Fairy-tale starter : ONCE
25
Plant scale : PALEA
26
Out on ___ (taking chances) : ALIMB
27
Codicil : RIDER
28
Kind of hit : SMASH
29
Pitcher Ryan : NOLAN
30
Prompter's job : CUING
31
Wear away : ERODE
36
Dispatched : SENT
37
Nobelist Walesa : LECH
38
Cheers for a toreador : OLES
40
Decrees : FIATS
41
Statesman Root : ELIHU
43
Mistreated : ABUSED
44
Residences : ABODES
45
Closed circuits : LOOPS
48
Land measure : ACRE
49
Heehaw : BRAY
50
Seep : OOZE
51
Prudish : PRIM
52
Despot : CZAR
53
Choir member : ALTO
54
Aerie : NEST
56
Joker : WAG
57
Pyrite or mispickel : ORE
58
Albanian king : ZOG

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

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