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Ernst Theimer
Ernst Theimer

New York Times, Friday, November 11, 1983

23-Down : Abalone

Author:
Ernst Theimer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.65, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Ernst Theimer has 50 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,421
Across
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Wane : ABATE
6
Does a smithy's job : RESHOES
13
Wicked city : SODOM
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Tomorrow's full-fledged physician : INTERNE
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Grey's "Riders ___" : OFTHEPURPLESAGE
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Twists about : SLUES
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Former Yankee pitcher : LOPAT
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Third word of P.O. motto : NOR
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Verdi opera : AIDA
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Semi-diameters : RADII
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Monster : OGRE
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Opener : KEY
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"One ___! Lean raw-bon'd rascals!": Shak. : TOTEN
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Lees : DREGS
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Fatty : ADIPOSE
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Metric weights : GRAMMES
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Tidings : NEWS
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Locality : AREA
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Poisonous element : ARSENIC
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Stated positively : AVERRED
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Giraffe features : NECKS
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Speeds : RACES
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___ Zedong : MAO
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Livy's "you love" : AMAS
44
Treaties : PACTS
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Rescue : SAVE
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Celtic Neptune : LER
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Hinder : DETER
48
Houston athlete : OILER
49
Sight in Southern pine barrens : YELLOWEYEDGRASS
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Pittsburgh athlete : STEELER
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Put platforms under platforms : SOLED
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Landed properties : ESTATES
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Borg or Wilander : SWEDE
Down
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Holmes adventure : ASTUDYINSCARLET
2
Black tea : BOHEA
3
Summer drinks : ADES
4
Apex : TOP
5
Try to vie with : EMULATE
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Swell, in Soho : RIPPING
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Zhou ___ : ENLAI
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Opposite of dele : STET
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Dads and lads : HES
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Sweet bread topping : ORANGEMARMALADE
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Devour greedily : ENGORGE
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Cassandra or Leek : SEERESS
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Japanese seaport : OSAKA
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Hit a pop-up : FLIED
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Motored : RODE
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Noted Italian physicist : ROSSI
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Abalone : ORMER
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Villages' cousins : TOWNS
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Challenges : DARES
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Furtive looks : PEEKS
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Talks wildly : RAVES
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Dissect, British style : ANALYSE
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Goes back into session : REMEETS
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Volcanic orifices : CRATERS
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Hayes or Harding : ACTRESS
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Roof edges : EAVES
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Active ones : DOERS
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___-deucy : ACEY
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Kingbird's kin : PEWEE
45
Begot : SIRED
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Blockhead : DOLT
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Amorous stare : OGLE
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Meadow : LEA
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___ Jones averages : DOW

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

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