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R. W. Greenleaf
R. W. Greenleaf

New York Times, Saturday, October 13, 1979

39-Down : English king: 1461-83

Author:
R. W. Greenleaf
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
R. W. Greenleaf has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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R
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U
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R
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A
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L
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G
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E
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S
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N
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A
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P
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T
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U
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S
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R
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F
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H
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D
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B
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W
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T
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O
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B
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C
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O
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R
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F
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B
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O
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R
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M
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S
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,931
Across
1
Rustic : RURAL
6
Coagulates : GELS
10
Kind of bean : SNAP
14
Persians, today : IRANI
15
Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
16
"___ the mornin' to you!" : TOPO
17
Bar on a wagon : SINGLETREE
19
"___ plaisir!" : AVEC
20
Name for a Lamb : ELIA
21
Abruzzi cowboy : VACCARO
23
Saharan nomad : TUAREG
26
Soothe : SOLACE
27
Athletes at Williams : EPHS
28
"Caught you!" : HAH
30
Monogram of a famous suffragette : SBA
31
W.W. II arena : ETO
32
Roman rooms : ATRIA
34
"But only God can make ___" : ATREE
38
Barn areas for flailing : THRESHINGFLOORS
41
Principals : HEADS
42
Bargains : DEALS
43
Horse pest : BOT
44
Brevity is its soul : WIT
46
Part of Montana's motto : ORO
47
Portend : BODE
48
Part of C.O.D. : CASHON
50
Fan : ROOTER
52
He puts plates on platers : FARRIER
54
Pub order : PINT
55
Biting : ACID
56
Sudden idea : BRAINSTORM
61
Three, in Thüringen : DREI
62
Former official name of Ireland : EIRE
63
Statesman : ELDER
64
Valet or maid: Abbr. : SERV
65
Concordes : SSTS
66
Trials : TESTS
Down
1
Laughter, in Lyon : RIS
2
Swiss canton of William Tell fame : URI
3
Sprinted : RAN
4
Causes choler : ANGERS
5
De Gaulle's birthplace : LILLE
6
"___ horse!" : GETA
7
Slip a cog : ERR
8
Toward the left: Comb. form : LAEVO
9
Big bargains : STEALS
10
Disconnected, as notes : STACCATO
11
Stars that brighten and fade : NOVAE
12
David Frye is one : APER
13
Somewhat, in music : POCO
18
Half of a fourth : EIGHTH
22
Juntos : CABALS
23
Rake parts : TEETH
24
"___ Organization," Townsend book : UPTHE
25
Now, to a niño : AHORA
26
"___, Harvest Moon," 1908 song : SHINEON
29
Waterless : ARID
32
St. Francis' town : ASSISI
33
Culture medium : AGAR
35
Mechanical man : ROBOT
36
Wash away : ERODE
37
A component of liquor : ESTER
39
English king: 1461-83 : EDWARDIV
40
Money in Haarlem : FLORIN
45
Pindar's home : THEBES
47
Word with club or party : BOTTLE
48
Colonial announcer : CRIER
49
Root used in perfumery : ORRIS
51
Start : ONSET
52
Crazes : FADS
53
Brazilian state : ACRE
54
Crusty concoctions : PIES
57
Word with op or pop : ART
58
Army togs, for short : ODS
59
Soak flax : RET
60
Libber's no-no title : MRS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 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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