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William S. McIlrath
William S. McIlrath

New York Times, Friday, October 11, 1985

48-Down : An epic clout?

Author:
William S. McIlrath
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
William S. McIlrath has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,121
Across
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"___ le tyran!" : ABAS
5
Crisp toast : SKOAL
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Britisher's omega : ZED
13
M. Marceau, e.g. : MIME
14
Short-necked fowl : TEALS
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Crabby fiddler? : NERO
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Start of a quotation from Publilius Syrus : ANANGRYFATHERIS
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Gel : SET
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Fertile soil : LOESS
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Summon : EVOKE
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Salary : STIPEND
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Before, to Browning : ERE
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Gerundial suffix : ING
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Agnate : PATERNAL
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Fit of shivering : AGUE
34
Moroccan capital : RABAT
35
Harem room : ODA
36
Middle of the quotation : MOSTCRUELTOWARD
40
Modern art : ARE
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Pony-express method : RELAY
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"If ___ My Way," 1913 classic : IHAD
43
Lightest known substance : HYDROGEN
45
Rand rooter? : FAN
47
Legal principle : IUS
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End of the quotation : HIMSELF
52
Fetes for grooms : STAGS
55
Rhône feeder : SAONE
57
Part of an año : DIA
58
"Dear Lord and ___": Whittier : FATHEROFMANKIND
61
Gobs : ALOT
62
Staggering : AREEL
63
Nautical direction : ALEE
64
Foreign: Comb. form : XEN
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Zola's "La ___" : TERRE
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Incline : TEND
Down
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Collect : AMASS
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Dr. I.Q.? : BINET
3
String fellow? : AMATI
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Rep.'s colleague : SEN
5
Robust : STRONG
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Brought into harmony : KEYED
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Louts : OAFS
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Unhappy interjection : ALAS
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W.W. II conveyance : LST
10
Nil : ZERO
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Actor Estrada or Rhodes : ERIK
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Treat, in a way : DOSE
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Not at all : NEVER
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Valley : GLEN
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Till now : HERETO
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Painter Mondrian : PIET
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Coup d'___ : ETAT
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Joyful song : PAEAN
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In a skillful way : ABLY
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French tennis star : NOAH
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Seaport in SE Spain : ADRA
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She portrayed Grace Kelly : LADD
31
Nurse in Nanking : AMAH
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Sanguinary : GORY
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Manipulated : USED
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Guide for conduct : RULE
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Lindsay's collaborator : CROUSE
38
Mil. groups : REGS
39
Succeeds : WINS
44
Conservatives : RIGHT
45
Conclusion : FINALE
46
Approving Theban god? : AMEN
48
An epic clout? : HOMER
49
Roman official : EDILE
50
Napery : LINEN
51
Vanished : FADED
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Tunisian city : SFAX
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Hawthorne offering : TALE
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Like ___ of bricks : ATON
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Irate : SORE
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The southwest wind : AFER
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Pack or trade follower : RAT
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"Krazy ___" : KAT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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