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William Baxley
William Baxley

New York Times, Friday, December 29, 1989

28-Down : Dead duck

Author:
William Baxley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { H J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
William Baxley has 20 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,661
Across
1
Ruby spinel : BALAS
6
Injure : DAMAGE
12
Disentangled : RAVELED
14
Nigerian seaport, river or bean : CALABAR
15
Beards of grain : ARISTAE
16
Kind of pitch or swimming stroke : OVERARM
17
Actress Farrow : MIA
18
Element forming poisonous compounds : ARSENIC
20
A Southeast Asian : TAI
21
A Holy Roman emperor : OTTO
23
Fountain specialties : SODAS
24
U.S. Quaker leader : PENN
25
Vikings : NORSE
27
Half a score : TEN
28
En ___ (fencing phrase) : GARDE
29
Disney cartoonist, e.g. : ANIMATOR
31
Anderson's "High ___" : TOR
32
Mass departure : EXODUS
33
A small finch : CANARY
36
Devil's delight : SIN
37
Simon products : COMEDIES
39
Berlin tune: 1928 : MARIE
42
School of whales : GAM
43
Supply fresh personnel : REMAN
44
Cinnabar and tinstone : ORES
45
"Mein ___" : KAMPF
47
Infection suppressants : SERA
48
Snooze : NAP
49
Painting technique : TEMPERA
51
Ukr. is one : SSR
52
Ear shell : ABALONE
54
Inheritor : LEGATEE
56
Amuses : DIVERTS
57
Salary : STIPEND
58
Mielziner creations : SCENES
59
Bergen puppet : SNERD
Down
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Sherrill Milnes, e.g. : BARITONE
2
Mrs. Lindbergh was one : AVIATRIX
3
Bandleader Baxter : LES
4
Utah ski resort : ALTA
5
Scorches : SEARS
6
Cup for a netman : DAVIS
7
Fish sauce : ALEC
8
Spoil : MAR
9
Moderator : ABATER
10
U.S. Army rifle : GARAND
11
Prized weasel : ERMINE
12
Spanish girl of songdom : RAMONA
13
Hudson contemporaries : DESOTOS
14
Sir Arthur ___ Doyle : CONAN
19
West German river : EDER
22
Process of absorption : OSMOSIS
24
Flaunts : PARADES
26
She was a lady : EADIE
28
Dead duck : GONER
30
Large wine cask : TUN
31
Scottish headwear : TAM
33
Forces : COMPELS
34
Inferior poet : RIMESTER
35
December 31 : YEARSEND
37
Something to break : CAMP
38
Used a springe : SNARED
39
Single-celled organisms : MONADS
40
A Semitic language : ARABIC
41
Mend a highway : REPAVE
42
Simone Signoret film: 1967 : GAMES
45
British ducal family : KENTS
46
Chafes : FRETS
49
Ripped : TORE
50
Not fer : AGIN
53
Actor Cariou : LEN
55
Mimic : APE

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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