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Eli Wesoff
Eli Wesoff

New York Times, Saturday, February 22, 1992

31-Down : Father of Achilles

Author:
Eli Wesoff
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.14, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 245 (avg 1.32)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Eli Wesoff has 93 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,446
Across
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What dummies don't know : OATS
5
Pet for Hi and Lois : DAWG
9
Trout type : CHAR
13
Nullify a deletion : STET
14
Scent for a señorita : OLOR
15
Wore : HADON
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German state : SAAR
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El Bahr : NILE
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Valor; virtue : ARETE
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Con men : RIPOFFARTISTS
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Firefighting gear : LADDERS
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___ for tat : TIT
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Asian holiday : TET
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Showy bird : EGRET
28
They have high hopes : ASPIRERS
30
Late actor Jack ___ : SOO
31
Forewarning : PORTENT
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Purveyor of phony money : PAPERHANGER
37
Residents of Varna : BULGARS
38
Dir. or suffix : ESE
41
Abuse : MISTREAT
44
Smithy's block : ANVIL
46
Muslim title : AGA
47
Down or rise lead-in : SUN
48
Some are mean : STREETS
50
Penned legal aide? : INHOUSELAWYER
53
Orange Bowl city : MIAMI
54
Isolated : LONE
55
___ tone : DIAL
58
Ruse used by a gen. : STRAT
59
Theorbo : LUTE
60
___-majesté : LESE
61
What the walls have : EARS
62
Berliner's budget : ETAT
63
Being, to Livy : ESSE
Down
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C.I.A. forerunner : OSS
2
Alma ___, Kazakh city : ATA
3
Anagram for prorated : TEARDROP
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Take giant steps : STRIDE
5
Benefactor : DONOR
6
Arabic letters : ALIFS
7
Gobble : WOLF
8
" ... the ___ early droop'd ... ": Whitman : GREATSTAR
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Activity at bees or soirees : CHATTING
10
Zelle's alias : HARI
11
Start of a carol : ADESTE
12
Blackguard : ROTTER
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Sets of fixed boxes : NESTS
21
Canoodle : PET
22
Approaches perfection : RIPENS
23
Liszt's "___ Préludes" : LES
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Long follower : AGO
28
Buddhist who has attained Nirvana : ARHAT
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I 95 is one : RTE
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Father of Achilles : PELEUS
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Specialized part of a cell : ORGANELLE
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Browning's "___ Vogler" : ABT
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Occupations : PURSUITS
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Dreamy instrumental compositions : REVERIES
39
Pose : SIT
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Quintet in "La, La, Lucille" : ELS
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Disfigures : MAIMS
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Kindle : IGNITE
43
Tuaregs' region : SAHARA
44
Connected with: Suffix : ARY
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Bodkin : NEEDLE
48
Noted bag man : SANTA
49
Aviary sound : TWEET
51
___ Bongo, President of Gabon : OMAR
52
Bumpkin : LOUT
56
Ninny : ASS
57
A modern Grant : LEE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 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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