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William Baxley
William Baxley

New York Times, Friday, December 20, 1991

9-Down : Relate

Author:
William Baxley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 256 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
William Baxley has 20 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,382
Across
1
Mulligrubs : COLIC
6
Patola, e.g. : SARI
10
Bourse : SALE
14
Hershey town : ADANO
15
Bacheller's "___ Holden" : EBEN
16
Caper : TRIP
17
Irreverence : DISRESPECT
19
Ascend : RISE
20
Adjective for some athletic events : INTERCOLLEGIATE
22
Low island : CAY
23
Bam's locale : IRAN
24
" ... a peak in ___": Keats : DARIEN
28
Catches, in a way : SNAGGLES
32
Conflicts : AGONS
33
Smart elegance : CHIC
34
Wait : BIDE
35
Kind of act : RIOT
36
Sty sound : GRUNT
37
Wicked : EVIL
38
Additionally : ELSE
39
Pealed : RANG
40
Vine used in making leis : MAILE
41
Places like Camp David : RETREATS
43
Basswood : LINDEN
44
Correspondence courtesy: Abbr. : SASE
45
Sonny's sibling : SIS
46
What oneirocritics give : INTERPRETATIONS
54
Levantine ketch : SAIC
55
City in the Land of Opportunity: 71730 : ELDORADOAR
56
Spirited song : LILT
57
Make over : REDO
58
Greek letter : KAPPA
59
Newts : EFTS
60
Pillar: Comb. form : STYL
61
Double curves : ESSES
Down
1
Muslim judge : CADI
2
Norse god : ODIN
3
Endure : LAST
4
Concerning : INRE
5
Forces : COERCES
6
Indian mercenary : SEPOY
7
Explorer Tasman : ABEL
8
Kind of chair : RECLINING
9
Relate : INTERACT
10
Tall, thin person : STRINGBEAN
11
Song for Quilico : ARIA
12
Enumerate : LIST
13
Inventor of a sign language : EPEE
18
Scrutinize : SCAN
21
Kind of rule : GAG
24
Venturesome one : DARER
25
Nimble : AGILE
26
Perch : ROOST
27
Crosses : INTERSECTS
28
Sends to Coventry : SHUNS
29
Enraged : LIVID
30
Circus Maximus official : EDILE
31
Moon: Comb. form : SELEN
33
Small cavity atop a volcano : CRATERLET
36
Those who comprehend : GRASPERS
40
Example of fallibility : MISTAKE
42
Spike of corn : EAR
43
Prevaricator : LIAR
45
Milkmaid's need : STOOL
46
Small body of land : ISLE
47
Artless : NAIF
48
Joust : TILT
49
MacDonald's co-star : EDDY
50
Slayer of Castor : IDAS
51
Apologetic cry : OOPS
52
Nuque : NAPE
53
Sp. married women : SRAS

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 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.

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