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Fred Toole
Fred Toole

New York Times, Monday, December 1, 1986

38-Down : Brews lighter than hard booze

Author:
Fred Toole
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 251 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Fred Toole has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,537
Across
1
Let up : EASED
6
Ship-shaped clocks : NEFS
10
Comic Conway : TIM
13
Swap : TRADE
14
Wreath on Galahad's helmet : ORLE
15
Bristle : SETA
16
Medium in which John L. Baird pioneered : TELEVISION
18
French islands : ILES
19
Compass pt. : ENE
20
She played Jeannie : EDEN
21
Indian poles : TOTEMS
23
Tested : SAMPLED
25
Disgusted : FEDUP
26
Aurora's Greek counterpart : EOS
27
Tops : AONE
28
Tee's partner : HEE
31
Available : ONTAP
34
Almond-paste cookie : MACAROON
36
Poet's "never" : NEER
37
Butler portrayer : GABLE
39
Part of A.D. : ANNO
40
Poe's "The ___ Heart" : TELLTALE
42
Iron : PRESS
43
Poetic form : ODE
44
Nonesuch : ONER
45
Metal source : ORE
46
British rum rations : GROGS
48
Get going : STARTUP
52
Christmas songs : CAROLS
54
Whirl : SPIN
55
Literary collection : ANA
56
He got ribbed : ADAM
57
Describing a long-distance lens : TELESCOPIC
60
This gives ade : LIME
61
Sevareid or Clapton : ERIC
62
LuPone role : EVITA
63
Capts.' subordinates : LTS
64
Expletive in a Schulz comic : RATS
65
Copenhagen folks : DANES
Down
1
Female endings : ETTES
2
Contest venue : ARENA
3
Witchery venue: 1692 : SALEM
4
Netherlands commune : EDE
5
Grow : DEVELOP
6
Nuzzled : NOSED
7
Hibernia : ERIN
8
Ziegfeld : FLO
9
Life is one : SENTENCE
10
Bell rang a bell with this : TELEPHONE
11
Bit for Barrett : ITEM
12
Bulk : MASS
15
In ___ (in place) : SITU
17
When Brutus struck : IDES
22
Music halls : ODEA
24
Bailey or Buck : PEARL
25
Baby horse : FOAL
27
Traffic light : AMBER
29
Ages upon ages : EONS
30
___ Slaughter, former Cardinal : ENOS
31
West Pointer's "___ the fray" : ONTO
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Want : NEED
33
Wires : TELEGRAMS
35
Less often found : RARER
37
Hood : GANGSTER
38
Brews lighter than hard booze : ALES
41
Implement : TOOL
42
Strutted : PRANCED
45
Elevator man : OTIS
47
Vatican venue : ROME
48
Eyeglasses, for short : SPECS
49
Easy golf putt : TAPIN
50
Wed : UNITE
51
S.A. mammals : PACAS
52
Umpire's decision : CALL
53
Mine entrance : ADIT
54
Chink or crack : SLIT
58
Storied age : ERA
59
Egg-shaped ornaments : OVA

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

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