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Ronald C. Hirschfeld
Ronald C. Hirschfeld

New York Times, Friday, December 27, 1991

4-Down : Archeological find near the Dead Sea

Author:
Ronald C. Hirschfeld
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { F H J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 255 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Ronald C. Hirschfeld has 25 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,389
Across
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Mineo and Bando : SALS
5
CAT ___ : SCAN
9
"Harper Valley ___," 1978 film : PTA
12
Restaurant owner in a 1969 film : ALICE
14
Sugar source : CANE
15
Greek god of war : ARES
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Fix Venus de Milo? : REARM
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Opposite of overcome? : UNDERGONE
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Parthenon site : ACROPOLIS
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Range in the Rockies : UINTA
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Finns' neighbors : LAPPS
23
"Do ___ others ... " : UNTO
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Frying pan : SKILLET
27
Not pawned : UNGAGED
30
Law member? : ARM
31
Vesuviates : ERUPTS
33
Beethoven's "Archduke," e.g. : TRIO
34
"___ Camera": Van Druten : IAMA
36
Valor : ARETE
37
St. Louis bridge : EADS
38
Social celebrity : LION
39
Crows' homes : TEPEES
41
Elizabeth I's astrologer : DEE
42
Attempts : STRIVES
44
Some saws : RIPPERS
46
Kingsley's Parisian friends? : AMIS
47
Hawaiian porch or island : LANAI
48
Gauchos' gear : BOLAS
50
Sinatra and Styne : SONGSTERS
54
Of Victoria's realm : BRITANNIC
56
Like some jazz compositions : MODAL
57
___-majesté : LESE
58
Eagre : BORE
59
Delusion's partner : SNARE
60
TU-144. e.g. : SST
61
Fills with fear and wonder : AWES
62
Merganser : SMEW
Down
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Poet Teasdale : SARA
2
Composer Wilder : ALEC
3
Pinocchio, for one : LIAR
4
Archeological find near the Dead Sea : SCROLL
5
Some Bernini creations : SCULPTURES
6
This can be Major or Minor : CANIS
7
Ampersands : ANDS
8
Society-page word : NEE
9
Walking on all fours : PRONOGRADE
10
Tupik, e.g. : TENT
11
In Poseidon's realm : ASEA
13
Spear : EMPALE
15
Roil : AGITATE
18
Step to success : RUNG
20
Functions : OPERATES
23
Blind : UNSEEING
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Niña's flappers : SAILS
25
Asian snake : KRAIT
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Gide opus, with "The" : IMMORALIST
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Vocal expressions : UTTERANCES
28
Duck down : EIDER
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Medicinal quantities : DOSES
32
Vim : PEP
35
Inspirit : ANIMATE
40
Sudden activities : SPASMS
43
Passport entry : VISA
45
Spikes for Hillary : PITONS
47
River at Nantes : LOIRE
48
OPEC units : BBLS
49
Prill and cinnabar : ORES
50
___ apple (Fameuse) : SNOW
51
Cheese made backward? : EDAM
52
Recherché : RARE
53
Ruck : SLEW
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Org. for Ewing : NBA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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