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Ernie Furtado
Ernie Furtado

New York Times, Wednesday, November 5, 1986

29-Down : Fodder for actors

Author:
Ernie Furtado
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Ernie Furtado has 18 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 12 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,511
Across
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Higgins, to Eliza : GENT
5
Actors Robert and Alan : ALDAS
10
Phi ___ Kappa : BETA
14
Don Juan's emotion : AMOR
15
Slingin' Sammy of football : BAUGH
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The Red : ERIC
17
In ___ (in position) : SITU
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Coliseum area : ARENA
19
Standard : NORM
20
Fixed beforehand : PRESET
22
Recipient of certain permission : LICENSEE
24
Three-spot : TREY
26
Isle or terrier : SKYE
27
Recipient of parole : RELEASEE
31
A, e.g. : LETTER
35
Adams of songdom : EDIE
36
Spindles : AXLES
38
Dom. of Otto I : HRE
39
Rolls : BUNS
40
An anagram for steer : ESTER
41
Word with Eagle or Ranger : LONE
42
Yegg's haul : ICE
43
Bone cavities : ANTRA
44
Sister of Ares : ERIS
45
Make sea water drinkable : DESALT
47
Recipient of a task : ASSIGNEE
50
Bracken : FERN
52
Tissue : TELA
53
Recipients of feudal estates : FEOFFEES
57
"___ for Sergeants" : NOTIME
61
Raja's spouse : RANI
62
Malay boats : PROAS
64
Vigor : ELAN
65
Assert : AVER
66
Small seed : OVULE
67
Architect Saarinen : EERO
68
Duration : TERM
69
Takes effect : TELLS
70
Burgoo or scouse : STEW
Down
1
Pant violently : GASP
2
Moslem prince : EMIR
3
Do, e.g. : NOTE
4
Recipients of fiduciary duties : TRUSTEES
5
Lessens : ABATES
6
Household spirit : LAR
7
This has seconds : DUEL
8
W African people : AGNIS
9
Policeman, at times : SHACKLER
10
Elizabeth in "Pride and Prejudice" : BENNET
11
The libido : EROS
12
Whitewall, e.g. : TIRE
13
Summit : ACME
21
Guidry stat. : ERA
23
" ... only with thine ___" : EYES
25
Leavener : YEAST
27
Bridge move : REBID
28
Reason out : EDUCE
29
Fodder for actors : LINES
30
Background player : EXTRA
32
Brier part : THORN
33
Bert's "Sesame Street" friend : ERNIE
34
Della from Motown : REESE
37
Minimum : LEAST
40
Storehouse : ENTREPOT
41
Recipients of bequests : LEGATEES
43
Hebrew letter : ALEF
46
Ratify : AFFIRM
48
Sixth and horse followers : SENSES
49
Labor gp. : ILO
51
Pluck : NERVE
53
Greek-letter group, for short : FRAT
54
Roof edge : EAVE
55
Unique person : ONER
56
Anima : SOUL
58
"___ a Song Go ... " : ILET
59
Filly's mother : MARE
60
Poetically sufficient : ENOW
63
___-American : ALL

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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