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Warren W. Reich
Warren W. Reich

New York Times, Monday, December 27, 1982

42-Down : Shower of sparks

Author:
Warren W. Reich
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.77, Missing: { G J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Warren W. Reich has 13 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 12,102
Across
1
He was Grant on TV : ASNER
6
Tapestry type : ARRAS
11
Inst. near Olean, N.Y. : SBU
14
Office worker : STENO
15
Signals of sorts : BEEPS
16
Hit the jackpot : WON
17
Reagan, for one : HEADOFSTATE
19
Yalie : ELI
20
Reels : SPOOLS
21
Radar image : BLIP
22
Biblical verb ending : ETH
25
Fortune card : TAROT
26
Salute of sorts : SALVO
27
Ooze : SEEP
29
Dumbbell : BLOCKHEAD
31
Certain beetles : SCARABS
34
Caviar : ROE
35
G.P.'s : DRS
36
Capitol feature : DOME
37
Kind of helmet : PITH
39
Wheel part : CAM
41
Agcy. succeeded by N.R.C. : AEC
43
Transmitters : SENDERS
46
Advantage : HEADSTART
49
Breeze catcher : SAIL
50
Upbeat : ARSIS
51
Piece of the action : SHARE
54
Night's partner : DAY
55
Word with under or cut : RATE
56
Nova ___ : SCOTIA
57
Suffix for Brooklyn : ITE
58
What runners and locomotives "get up" : HEADOFSTEAM
63
Rocky pinnacle : TOR
64
Jewish feast : SEDER
65
Author Jong : ERICA
66
Cen. units : YRS
67
Lock : TRESS
68
Kind of beam : LASER
Down
1
Refuse : ASH
2
Sault ___ Marie : STE
3
Teachers' org. : NEA
4
Offensive one, at times : END
5
Perch : ROOST
6
Assimilates : ABSORBS
7
Adapt machinery to new needs : RETOOL
8
NAREB member : REALTOR
9
Certain pads, for short : APTS
10
Compass point : SSE
11
Self-conceit : SWELLEDHEAD
12
S.A. liberator : BOLIVAR
13
Camera supports : UNIPODS
18
Overseas-news org. : FPA
21
"___, humbug!" : BAH
22
Pluralizer : ESS
23
Private eye : TEC
24
Principals : HEADMASTERS
26
Yarn quantity : SKEIN
28
Con's partner : PRO
30
Handle problems well : COPE
32
Accumulate : AMASS
33
Sugar source : BEET
38
Grid six-pointers : TDS
39
"___ begins at home" : CHARITY
40
Fumigating device : AERATOR
42
Shower of sparks : CASCADE
43
Opposites of rotors : STATORS
44
Narrow inlet : RIA
45
Foxy : SLY
47
"___ Walküre" : DIE
48
Capital of the Dodecanese : RHODES
52
Moroccan range : RIF
53
Painter's prop : EASEL
56
Prophet : SEER
58
Pride of Independence, Mo. : HST
59
___-la-la : TRA
60
Ice, in Essen : EIS
61
Suit topper : ACE
62
Spoil : MAR

Answer summary:
4 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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