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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Tuesday, December 29, 1992

21-Down : Charm

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { J K Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 249 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, 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.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,757
Across
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Larry of N.B.A. fame : BIRD
5
TV host Sajak : PAT
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Rigid support : PROP
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Purim's month : ADAR
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Entice : LURE
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Sheer linen cloth : TOILE
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Row : LINE
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Operatic melody : ARIA
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Boring tool : AUGER
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Al Pacino film: 1975 : DOGDAYAFTERNOON
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Astronaut Grissom : GUS
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Author Deighton : LEN
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A.M.A. members : DRS
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Begot : SIRED
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Mexican man's cloak : SERAPE
30
Faxon or Kite : PRO
31
Large wading bird : IBIS
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Amalgamation : MERGER
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Stimulus : IMPETUS
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Small bouquet : CORSAGE
40
President after Polk : TAYLOR
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Broadcasts : AIRS
42
Heavy weight : TON
43
Page boy's activity : ERRAND
45
Corpulent : OBESE
47
Label : TAG
49
Superlative suffix : EST
50
Chemical ending : ENE
51
"The ___," B. Hope film : CATANDTHECANARY
57
" ... her poor dog ___" : ABONE
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Rivulet : RILL
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Type of plaintiff : USEE
60
The one occasion : NONCE
61
Stewpot : OLLA
62
Small plateau : MESA
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Puka or upas : TREE
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Kin of long. : LAT
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Baseball equipment : BATS
Down
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Kind of eagle : BALD
2
One's own: Comb. form : IDIO
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Tolled : RANG
4
Sprinkle with flour : DREDGE
5
Pintner products : PLAYS
6
Distinctive air : AURA
7
Paltry trinkets : TRIFLES
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Cops on their beats? : POUNDERS
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Austerity : RIGOR
10
Margarines : OLEOS
11
Honey buzzard : PERN
14
He's out to munch : EATER
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Gob : TAR
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Account examiner : AUDITOR
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Charm : ENAMOR
25
Barbecue rod : SPIT
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"La Douce" : IRMA
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Glutinous; viscous : ROPY
28
Fam. member : SIS
29
___ non grata : PERSONA
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Rough and prickly : BURRED
34
Swinger in the garden : GATE
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These may take trips : EGOS
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Director Clair : RENE
38
Refined grace : ELEGANCE
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El ___, Spanish hero : CID
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Formican mound : ANTHILL
44
Houston athlete : ASTRO
46
Daze : BENUMB
47
Small drum : TABOR
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Make up for : ATONE
50
Renown : ECLAT
51
Tilt : CANT
52
Tipper Gore, ___ Aitcheson : NEE
53
She, in Sonora : ELLA
54
Cruising : ASEA
55
Remainder : REST
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Affirmative votes : YEAS

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