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Ernst Theimer
New York Times, Thursday, February 22, 1990
54-Down : Composition
Author:
Ernst Theimer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Ernst Theimer has 50 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
1 R | 2 A | 3 F | 4 T | 5 M | 6 I | 7 S | 8 T | 9 G | 10 L | 11 A | 12 S | 13 S |
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14 E | R | L | E | 15 O | N | T | O | 16 R | E | M | I | T |
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17 S | E | E | N | 18 A | G | A | R | 19 O | V | I | N | E |
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20 T | A | X | E | 21 S | T | O | B | E | 22 P | A | I | D | O | N |
23 M | E | E | T | 24 A | N | T | ||||||||
25 D | 26 E | 27 F | E | N | D | 28 P | 29 A | T | 30 E | 31 D | 32 G | 33 E |
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34 I | L | O | N | A | 35 T | A | C | T | 36 R | A | N |
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37 A | L | O | T | T | 38 E | R | Y | H | I | 39 T | 40 M | U | S | T |
41 N | I | L | 42 S | U | E | Y | 43 R | A | I | S | E |
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44 A | S | S | 45 E | 46 S | E | R | 47 S | U | N | D | E | R |
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48 D | 49 I | E | 50 A | C | M | E | ||||||||
51 B | 52 E | 53 W | I | N | D | 54 O | 55 U | G | H | P | A | 56 I | 57 N | 58 S |
59 E | V | I | T | A | 60 P | E | R | I | 61 T | O | U | T |
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62 T | E | N | O | N | 63 U | L | E | S | 64 E | T | T | E |
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65 S | N | O | R | E | 66 S | E | E | M | 67 R | A | S | P |
© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,716
Across
1
Huck's transport : RAFT
5
Haze : MIST
9
Tumbler : GLASS
14
Perry's creator : ERLE
15
Hip : ONTO
16
Pardon : REMIT
17
Observed : SEEN
18
Culture medium : AGAR
19
Sheeplike : OVINE
20
Start of a quip : TAXESTOBEPAIDON
23
Track event : MEET
24
Emmet : ANT
25
Endure a siege : DEFEND
28
Mike's friend : PAT
30
Rim : EDGE
34
Actress Massey : ILONA
35
Diplomat's forte : TACT
36
Raced : RAN
37
More of the quip : ALOTTERYHITMUST
41
Aught : NIL
42
Chop ___ : SUEY
43
Poker move : RAISE
44
African fox : ASSE
46
Indian weight : SER
47
Rend : SUNDER
48
Vegas cube : DIE
50
Top : ACME
51
End of quip : BEWINDOUGHPAINS
59
Heroine of a Broadway musical : EVITA
60
Persian fairy : PERI
61
Race-track character : TOUT
62
Mortise adjunct : TENON
63
Rubber trees : ULES
64
Cigar or kitchen follower : ETTE
65
Night sound : SNORE
66
Appear : SEEM
67
Hoarse sound : RASP
Down
1
Remainder : REST
2
Space : AREA
3
Bend : FLEX
4
Inner-city housing : TENEMENT
5
Like most castles : MOATED
6
Metal bar : INGOT
7
Pierce : STAB
8
Sped : TORE
9
Frequent reaction to a pun : GROAN
10
Biblical priest's aide : LEVITE
11
Surrounded by : AMID
12
Chinese: Comb. form : SINO
13
British carbine : STEN
21
French upper house : SENAT
22
Singer Page : PATTI
25
Current princess : DIANA
26
Island in Upper New York Bay : ELLIS
27
Certain inrushers : FOOLS
28
The host, usually : PAYER
29
Sore : ACHY
31
Celtic priest : DRUID
32
Alley, to Adenauer : GASSE
33
Stage direction : ENTER
35
Align : TRUE
38
Ancient chariot : ESSED
39
Master card : TRUMP
40
Cannibal : MANEATER
45
Blue-penciler : EDITOR
47
Rift : SCHISM
49
Vapid : INANE
50
Jibe : AGREE
51
Wagers : BETS
52
Like 8 and 14, e.g. : EVEN
53
Bowery character : WINO
54
Composition : OPUS
55
Zaire river : UELE
56
Jot : IOTA
57
Cashews and pecans : NUTS
58
Pace : STEP
Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 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.