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Albert J. Klaus
New York Times, Monday, December 12, 1988
8-Down : Heavyweight champ Carnera: 1933
Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q W Y Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1 S | 2 T | 3 A | 4 R | 5 E | 6 A | 7 L | 8 P | 9 S | 10 E | 11 R | 12 A | 13 T |
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14 A | A | R | O | N | 15 R | A | R | E | 16 L | E | N | O |
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17 G | L | E | A | M | 18 O | M | I | T | 19 A | L | I | T |
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20 S | C | A | R | E | 21 M | E | M | O | 22 T | A | T | E |
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23 S | 24 T | A | R | O | F | 25 T | E | X | A | S |
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26 D | 27 E | 28 L | 29 P | H | I | 30 F | E | D | ||||||
31 I | S | E | E | 32 F | 33 A | 34 R | 35 E | 36 A | N | 37 T | 38 E | 39 S |
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40 S | T | A | R | 41 O | F | B | E | T | 42 H | L | E | H | E | M |
43 K | E | R | F | S | 44 E | P | E | E | 45 S | O | L | E |
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46 O | L | 47 E | 48 M | 49 I | S | U | S | E |
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50 S | 51 T | 52 A | R | O | F | 53 D | 54 A | 55 V | I | D | ||||
56 A | R | I | A | 57 F | O | R | E | 58 E | 59 S | 60 T | 61 E | 62 R |
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63 L | A | S | T | 64 O | N | E | S | 65 A | L | I | V | E |
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66 T | I | L | E | 67 R | E | N | T | 68 L | I | N | E | S |
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69 S | L | E | D | 70 T | E | A | S | 71 S | T | A | R | T |
© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,279
Across
1
Look fixedly : STARE
6
High mountains : ALPS
10
Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
14
Brother of Moses : AARON
15
Scarce : RARE
16
Jay ___, Carson's substitute host : LENO
17
Faint light : GLEAM
18
Leave out : OMIT
19
Landed : ALIT
20
Frighten : SCARE
21
Short note : MEMO
22
Allen or Nahum of poetic fame : TATE
23
Prairie flower : STAROFTEXAS
26
Greek oracle site : DELPHI
30
Nourished : FED
31
Fortuneteller's phrase : ISEE
32
Transportation price : FARE
36
Poker stakes : ANTES
40
Magis' guide : STAROFBETHLEHEM
43
Saw cuts : KERFS
44
Fencing sword : EPEE
45
Part of a shoe : SOLE
46
Bullfight shout : OLE
48
Maltreat : MISUSE
50
Symbol of Judaism : STAROFDAVID
56
Operatic song : ARIA
57
Golfer's warning call : FORE
58
Organic compound : ESTER
63
Final : LAST
64
Units : ONES
65
Animated : ALIVE
66
Tessera : TILE
67
Budget item : RENT
68
Covers the inner surface : LINES
69
Kane's "Rosebud" : SLED
70
Socials : TEAS
71
Begin : START
Down
1
Droops : SAGS
2
Mineral powder : TALC
3
Scope : AREA
4
Shout : ROAR
5
Catch in a net : ENMESH
6
Fragrance : AROMA
7
Debussy opus : LAMER
8
Heavyweight champ Carnera: 1933 : PRIMO
9
Place aside : SETOFF
10
Jubilance : ELATEDNESS
11
Reduce tension : RELAX
12
Author Loos : ANITA
13
Carries : TOTES
24
Quarrel : TIFF
25
Greenish blue : TEAL
26
Circular plate : DISK
27
Italian noble family : ESTE
28
Cordelia's father : LEAR
29
Pierced : PERFORATED
33
"Honest" President : ABE
34
Opposite of Dem. : REP
35
Hot time in Paris : ETE
37
"Bird ___ never wert": Shelley : THOU
38
Lampreys : EELS
39
Pintail duck : SMEE
41
Capital of Norway : OSLO
42
Half: Prefix : HEMI
47
Exertion : EFFORT
49
Perfection concepts : IDEALS
50
Veteran seamen : SALTS
51
Oregon or Sante Fe : TRAIL
52
Passageway : AISLE
53
Gift recipient : DONEE
54
Sports place : ARENA
55
Waistcoats : VESTS
59
Narrow opening : SLIT
60
Turner or Louise : TINA
61
Always : EVER
62
Repose : REST
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 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.