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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Monday, February 11, 1991

50-Down : Songwriter Porter

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 46, Avg Word Len: 4.47, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,070
Across
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Little Bo-___ : PEEP
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Moist : WET
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Imitator : APER
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Until : UPTO
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Actress Bo ___ : DEREK
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Actress Miles from Okla. : VERA
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Small cut : NICK
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Evergreen shrub : ERICA
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Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
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Bo ___, former Michigan coach : SCHEMBECHLER
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Panay native : ATI
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Bury : INTER
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Multi-sports pro Bo ___ : JACKSON
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"Guys ___ Dolls" : AND
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Commandment adverb : NOT
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Sillier : INANER
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___ de France : ILE
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Down: Prefix : CATA
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Eyeshade : VISOR
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Mars, e.g. : ORB
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Nero or Cato : ROMAN
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Discharge : EMIT
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Malt liquor : ALE
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Beef cuts : FILETS
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Juan or Mateo preceder : SAN
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Help : AID
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Guitanst Bo ___ : DIDDLEY
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Plunders : LOOTS
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Unit of work : ERG
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Store selling cold cuts : DELICATESSEN
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Venturesome : BOLD
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Time period : EPOCH
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Ocean motion : TIDE
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Seed covering : ARIL
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Fodder pits : SILOS
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Lyric poems : ODES
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Bohemian : ARTY
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Author Deighton : LEN
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Confined : PENT
Down
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Plays on words : PUNS
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"Iliad," e.g. : EPIC
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Engrave : ETCH
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Nudge : POKE
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"___ the Money," 1933 song : WEREIN
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Norse explorer : ERIC
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M.I.T. specialty : TECH
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Ward off : AVERT
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For each : PER
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NOW aim : ERA
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Stool pigeon : RAT
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He owes money : DEBTOR
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Al ___, of baseball's Hall of Fame : KALINE
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Microwave device : MASER
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Complete : END
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Tooth coating : ENAMEL
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Turn : ROTATE
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Plays hot jazz : JIVES
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"The Male ___," Fonda film : ANIMAL
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Gambling room : CASINO
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Nautical unit of speed : KNOT
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Priestly vestment : ALB
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Silverweed : TANSY
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Wrath : IRE
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Gelid : COLD
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Ancient : OLD
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Arete : RIDGE
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Passageways : AISLES
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Estuaries : FIRTHS
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Consumed : ATE
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Minister's aide : DEACON
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Strangely : ODDLY
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A dyewood tree : IPIL
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Songwriter Porter : COLE
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Cease : STOP
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Faction : SIDE
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Early garden : EDEN
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Cozy place : NEST
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Bleat : BAA
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Bobby of hockey : ORR
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Ignited : LIT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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