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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Monday, October 26, 1987

31-Down : Wear away

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { H J K Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 238 (avg 1.27)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,866
Across
1
Capital of Norway : OSLO
5
Domesticated : TAMED
10
Vivacity : LIFE
14
Satellite of a planet : MOON
15
Got up : AROSE
16
Press : IRON
17
Bedouin : ARAB
18
Playing card : PASTEBOARD
20
Fragrant : REDOLENT
22
Baxter and Meara : ANNES
23
Melody : AIR
24
Completed : DONE
26
Terminates prematurely : ABORTS
29
Willy Loman et al. : SALESMEN
33
Barter : TRADE
34
Half gainer, e.g. : DIVE
35
Hindu woman's garment : SARI
36
Scale notes : TIS
37
Graduates' get-together : REUNION
40
Male descendant : SON
41
Fruit drinks : ADES
43
Tater : SPUD
44
Residence : ABODE
46
Says again : RESTATES
48
Tea cakes : SCONES
49
Bar orders : ALES
50
Parseghian of football : ARA
51
Chaplain, to a G.I. : PADRE
54
Beget : GENERATE
59
Straightforward : ABOVEBOARD
62
Twofold : DUAL
63
Prefix with vision or graph : TELE
64
Banks or Ford : ERNIE
65
Sea eagles : ERNS
66
Snow vehicle : SLED
67
Keenly desiring : EAGER
68
Uncontrolled anger : RAGE
Down
1
___ Khayyám : OMAR
2
Painful : SORE
3
Burden : LOAD
4
Within a ship : ONBOARD
5
Candles : TAPERS
6
Island off Ireland : ARAN
7
Greatest amount : MOST
8
Superlative ending : EST
9
Lowest passing grade : DEE
10
Jungle king's mother : LIONESS
11
Shah's former realm : IRAN
12
Golfer's warning : FORE
13
Finishes : ENDS
19
Poison : BANE
21
1.0567 liquid quart : LITER
24
Goliath's conqueror : DAVID
25
Kitchen staple : OLEO
26
Fragrance of roses : ATTAR
27
She said "I do" : BRIDE
28
Isolated fertile areas : OASES
29
Skull cavity : SINUS
30
___-Dixon line : MASON
31
Wear away : ERODE
32
Cubs and Mets : NINES
34
Cheats : DUPES
38
This, in Madrid : ESTE
39
Mother-of-pearl : NACRE
42
Extremely hungry : STARVED
45
Possibly a star : BOARDER
47
Toward shelter : ALEE
48
Cabinetmaker's tool : SANDER
51
Affectionate taps : PATS
52
Biblical shepherd : ABEL
53
Distribute : DOLE
54
Crew : GANG
55
Fourth of HOMES : ERIE
56
Nimbus : AURA
57
Chinese dynasty : TANG
58
Other : ELSE
60
Honey maker : BEE
61
A feast ___ famine : ORA

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