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William Baxley
William Baxley

New York Times, Tuesday, October 24, 1989

24-Down : Cuckoo

Author:
William Baxley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
William Baxley has 20 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,595
Across
1
"Iliad" or "Odyssey" : EPIC
5
Pertaining to sight : OPTIC
10
Draft initials : SSS
13
Former "Splitsville" : RENO
14
Downeast college town : ORONO
15
Choose : CULL
16
Golf club : IRON
17
Hermit : LONER
18
Woodwind instrument : OBOE
19
Thriller starring Fay Wray : KINGKONG
21
French actress Darcel : DENISE
23
Bowling alley : LANE
24
Eastern European soup : BORSCHT
25
Type of rectangle : OBLONG
28
Addiction, perhaps : HABIT
29
Former N.Y.C. mayor : BEAME
30
Devilish : SATANICAL
34
"Thus with a kiss ___": Romeo : IDIE
35
Comic sketches : SKITS
36
Seat of ancient Irish kings : TARA
37
Hawaii was one: 1900-59 : TERRITORY
39
Shakespeare's "food of love" : MUSIC
40
Flemish tapestry : ARRAS
41
Colonize : SETTLE
42
Biased : PARTIAL
45
Indonesian island : BALI
46
He's "me deep" in conversation : EGOIST
47
Pear-shaped instrument : MANDOLIN
51
Relaxed singer from Pa. : COMO
52
Obliterate : ERASE
54
Verne's legendary captain : NEMO
55
Algerian seaport : ORAN
56
Hereditary ingredients : GENES
57
Med-school subject : ANAT
58
___ Antonio, Texas : SAN
59
Leaven : YEAST
60
Tibetan monk : LAMA
Down
1
Ballet star Bruhn : ERIK
2
Persian fairy : PERI
3
Privy to : INON
4
Mixed, coherent mass : CONGLOMERATION
5
Chinese tea : OOLONG
6
Disposed : PRONE
7
Secret society : TONG
8
Suffix with serpent : INE
9
Two Spanish explorers : CORDOBAS
10
Famous Philippine bay : SUBIC
11
Watery, weak drink : SLOSH
12
Frozen rain : SLEET
15
Daily health walk : CONSTITUTIONAL
20
"Citizen ___" : KANE
22
Ireland : ERIN
24
Cuckoo : BATTY
25
R.I.P. notice : OBIT
26
G. Eliot's "Adam ___" : BEDE
27
Hibernation locale : LAIR
28
These are split sometimes : HAIRS
30
Danish toast : SKOAL
31
Dramatis personae : CAST
32
Seed covering : ARIL
33
Delicate fabric : LACE
35
Skillful use of a ruse : STRATEGY
38
Rainbow : IRIS
39
Pinochle term : MELD
41
Most rational : SANEST
42
Tex. river : PECOS
43
Greek marketplace : AGORA
44
Kind of numeral : ROMAN
45
Foundations : BASES
47
"Give a ___ horse ... " : MANA
48
Russian river : LENA
49
Muslim leader : IMAM
50
___ bene : NOTA
53
Female ruff : REE

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

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