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Peter Swift
Peter Swift

New York Times, Monday, November 22, 1982

1-Down : Take off

Author:
Peter Swift
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 308 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Peter Swift has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
D
2
A
3
D
4
S
5
R
6
A
7
J
8
A
9
H
10
C
11
A
12
R
13
D
14
O
X
E
N
15
E
G
A
L
E
16
O
D
O
R
17
F
I
J
I
18
A
N
C
O
N
19
P
A
G
O
20
F
L
A
P
21
C
A
K
E
22
T
I
R
E
S
23
P
24
A
T
T
I
25
S
H
E
E
T
S
26
O
27
A
28
T
E
N
29
E
N
30
S
U
E
S
31
G
R
E
T
N
32
A
33
T
E
A
R
34
A
35
W
36
L
37
L
I
L
Y
O
F
38
T
H
E
V
A
39
L
L
E
Y
40
E
L
L
41
Y
O
R
E
42
E
N
A
B
L
E
43
S
E
R
A
P
44
E
45
G
N
A
T
S
46
G
47
A
48
L
O
R
E
49
U
P
50
P
E
D
51
A
T
O
M
S
52
S
L
O
E
53
L
54
A
55
S
56
H
57
B
L
O
B
58
H
I
P
P
O
59
A
U
T
O
60
B
A
S
E
61
A
L
I
E
N
62
D
R
E
W
63
Y
S
E
R
64
T
O
T
E
S
65
Y
A
W
L
© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 12,067
Across
1
Pops : DADS
5
Malay chief : RAJAH
10
Wag : CARD
14
Yaks : OXEN
15
Uniform, in Québec : EGALE
16
Garlic emanation : ODOR
17
Nation of 840 islands : FIJI
18
Bracket supporting a cornice : ANCON
19
Double this for a Samoan seaport : PAGO
20
Rhubarb : FLAP
21
Kind of walk : CAKE
22
Bores : TIRES
23
Singer Page : PATTI
25
Gossipy periodicals : SHEETS
26
Like a popular porridge : OATEN
29
Results : ENSUES
31
___ Green, Scotland : GRETNA
33
Binge : TEAR
34
Small pointed tool : AWL
37
Tomlin in a depression? : LILYOFTHEVALLEY
40
Building addition : ELL
41
Time long past : YORE
42
Render feasible : ENABLE
43
Mexican shawl : SERAPE
45
Tiny stingers : GNATS
46
In abundance : GALORE
49
Raised : UPPED
51
Jots : ATOMS
52
Blackthorn : SLOE
53
Eye part : LASH
57
Splotch : BLOB
58
River horse, for short : HIPPO
59
La Salle or De Soto : AUTO
60
Low : BASE
61
Strange : ALIEN
62
Thespian John ___ : DREW
63
River into the North Sea : YSER
64
Lugs : TOTES
65
Ketch's relative : YAWL
Down
1
Take off : DOFF
2
Botanical angle : AXIL
3
___ vu : DEJA
4
Unduly curt : SNIPPETY
5
Undergo chemical change : REACT
6
Related on the father's side : AGNATE
7
Nicklaus sermonizing? : JACKINTHEPULPIT
8
Plant used medicinally : ALOE
9
Female lobster : HEN
10
Apes : COPIES
11
Take ___ (accept a challenge) : ADARE
12
Scholar Peter Mark ___ : ROGET
13
Scum : DROSS
22
"Home on ___" : THERANGE
24
Pests : ANNOYERS
25
Urbane : SUAVE
26
Make eyes at : OGLE
27
Seed appendage : ARIL
28
Have an effect : TELL
30
View : SEE
32
Ere : AFORE
34
Duke of ___: 1508-82 : ALBA
35
Shoe part : WELT
36
Soap ingredients : LYES
38
___-la-la : TRA
39
Mistress Quickly in "Henry IV" : LANDLADY
43
Grave : SOMBER
44
Heroic poem : EPOPEE
46
Garrulous : GABBY
47
He holds us all up : ATLAS
48
Licentious : LOOSE
50
Drudges : PEONS
52
Barn adjunct : SILO
54
Halo : AURA
55
Swelter : STEW
56
Keen : HOWL
58
Pillbox, e.g. : HAT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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