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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Tuesday, October 16, 1990

56-Down : Prepare dinner

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 255 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has duplicate clues.
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,952
Across
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Homer's "Iliad," e.g. : EPIC
5
Cut to board size : RESAW
10
Low female voice : ALTO
14
Mineral deposit : LODE
15
Greek marketplace : AGORA
16
Poultry shelter : COOP
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Lounge about : LOLL
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Trite : BANAL
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Pulled apart : TORE
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Popular animated cartoon : SLEEPINGBEAUTY
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Kind of herring : RED
24
Baden-Baden is one : SPA
25
Silent : TACIT
28
Third letter : CEE
31
Watchful : ALERT
35
Coach a thief : ABET
36
Island or lily preceder : EASTER
38
Victory letter : VEE
39
Popular animated cartoon : LADYANDTHETRAMP
42
Seventh Greek letter : ETA
43
Conceal : SCREEN
44
Entertainer Adams : EDIE
45
Hebrew vowel points : SERES
47
Blunder : ERR
48
Golf pro Calvin ___ : PEETE
49
Young fellow : LAD
51
One, in Bonn : EIN
52
Popular animated cartoon : ANAMERICANTAIL
60
Nautical unit of speed : KNOT
61
High male voice : TENOR
62
Dresden's river : ELBE
63
Kitty contribution : ANTE
64
Matriculate : ENROL
65
Kane, to Welles : ROLE
66
Affirmative votes : YEAS
67
Emits an offensive odor : REEKS
68
Prophet : SEER
Down
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Building wings : ELLS
2
Pocket billiards : POOL
3
Inactive : IDLE
4
Speed : CELERITY
5
Raging : RABID
6
Richard ___, actor from San Francisco : EGAN
7
Tune : SONG
8
Bedouin : ARAB
9
Division of the U.K. : WALES
10
True : ACTUAL
11
Plunder : LOOT
12
British Conservative : TORY
13
Unlock, to Shakespeare : OPE
21
Caress : PET
22
Separately : APART
25
Stories : TALES
26
Lessen : ABATE
27
Fragrant pine : CEDAR
28
Nucleus : CADRE
29
Organic compound : ESTER
30
Wide blue yonder : ETHER
32
Avoid : EVADE
33
Send payment : REMIT
34
Cheyenne's home : TEPEE
36
Fenced in: Abbr. : ENC
37
Even, in poesy : EEN
40
A state in India : ASSAM
41
Penetrates anew : REENTERS
46
Makes one happy : ELATES
48
Dowel : PIN
50
Inhibit : DETER
51
Noblemen : EARLS
52
Bancroft or Baxter : ANNE
53
___ bene : NOTA
54
Film director Clair : RENE
55
Concerning : INRE
56
Prepare dinner : COOK
57
Bitter plant : ALOE
58
Suffix with repress : IBLE
59
Look askance : LEER
60
Round Table knight : KAY

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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