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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Tuesday, October 23, 1990

26-Down : Use a divining rod

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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. 14,959
Across
1
Moby Dick pursuer : AHAB
5
Mother-of-pearl : NACRE
10
Prominent Alaskan : EGAN
14
One of the Goldbergs : PAPA
15
Bay window : ORIEL
16
Operatic solo : ARIA
17
Jerry Bock hit song : SHELOVESME
19
Change the style : REDO
20
Peter of nursery rhymes : EATER
21
Hunts, as for food : SCAVENGES
23
Mournful : SAD
25
City in Tex. or the U.S.S.R. : ODESSA
26
Author ___ Passos : DOS
29
Meadow : LEA
31
Printers' measures : ENS
32
Hosp. group : RNS
35
___ the Great: 10th century : OTTO
37
Past : AGO
39
George or T. S. : ELIOT
41
Victor Young hit song : WHENIFALLINLOVE
45
___ hills of Rome : SEVEN
46
Decimal point : DOT
47
Double : DUAL
48
Before, to Suckling : ERE
49
Sounds at a bridal shower : AHS
52
Moisten : WET
54
Observe : SEE
55
Contradicts : DENIES
58
Stool pigeon : RAT
60
Work together harmoniously : COOPERATE
63
Holy city of Islam : MECCA
67
Monster : OGRE
68
Cole Porter hit song : ILOVEPARIS
70
Sheltered, asea : ALEE
71
A tyrant and a pianist : NEROS
72
Submerged : SANK
73
Dick Tracy's sweetheart : TESS
74
Salute : GREET
75
Lambs' moms : EWES
Down
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Part of a church : APSE
2
Guffaw : HAHA
3
In ___ (sulking) : APET
4
Bundles of hay : BALES
5
Oct. chaser : NOV
6
God of war for Achilles : ARES
7
The ___ Kid : CISCO
8
Transformed : REMADE
9
Football team : ELEVEN
10
Deserves : EARNS
11
Sociable : GREGARIOUS
12
___-de-camp : AIDE
13
Ancient temple : NAOS
18
Spoken : ORAL
22
Ruhr valley city : ESSEN
24
Unwilling to listen : DEAF
26
Use a divining rod : DOWSE
27
Different : OTHER
28
Longshoremen : STEVEDORES
30
___ Khan : AGA
33
Variable stars : NOVAE
34
Commemorative slab : STELE
36
Undivided : ONE
38
Aged : OLD
40
Honorary degree : LLD
42
Silly : INANE
43
Moo : LOW
44
Roman road : ITER
50
Personnel director's job : HIRING
51
Fastener of a sort : SEALER
53
Pack down : TAMP
56
Fencing swords : EPEES
57
Shop : STORE
59
Annoy : TEASE
60
Layer of paint : COAT
61
Eye amorously : OGLE
62
Bacchanal cry : EVOE
64
Bird's crop : CRAW
65
Spanish movie house : CINE
66
Interrogates : ASKS
69
Superlative ending : EST

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