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William E. Heinemann
William E. Heinemann

New York Times, Tuesday, February 26, 1991

52-Down : Explosion

Author:
William E. Heinemann
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { H K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
William E. Heinemann has 21 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,085
Across
1
Short distance : STEP
5
Controversy : FLAP
9
Recorded : TAPED
14
PBS science series : NOVA
15
Recent : LATE
16
Humble : ABASE
17
Iron and Stone : AGES
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___ patriae : AMOR
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High-strung : TENSE
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Marcel Marceau, for one : PANTOMIMIST
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Traffic snarl : JAM
24
Lamb's sobriquet : ELIA
25
Invariably : ALWAYS
27
Corded fabric : POPLIN
30
Up-to-date : MODERN
32
A Khan : AGA
33
Girl-watcher : OGLER
35
Elevation between valleys : RIDGE
38
Advance, as money : LEND
40
Bribed : OILED
42
Paris's home : TROY
43
Red Bordeaux wine : MEDOC
45
Court pleas, for short : NOLOS
47
Shoshonean : UTE
48
Declaims : ORATES
50
Harmony : COSMOS
52
Warning word : BEWARE
54
Ponder : MUSE
55
Stripling : LAD
56
Bedlam : PANDEMONIUM
62
Athletic : AGILE
64
Staffer : AIDE
65
Carolina rail : SORA
66
Winter forecast : SLEET
67
Broad smile : GRIN
68
Inclusive abbr. : ETAL
69
Criteria : TESTS
70
Howdah, e.g. : SEAT
71
Sinbad or Popeye : SALT
Down
1
Easy exam : SNAP
2
Cicero's wear : TOGA
3
Unruffled : EVEN
4
Chalklike crayon : PASTEL
5
Hialeah bird : FLAMINGO
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Vampire : LAMIA
7
Speck : ATOM
8
Lovely woman : PERI
9
Telltale : TATTLER
10
Vigoda or Fortas : ABE
11
Pretentious official : PANJANDRUM
12
Macaulay product : ESSAY
13
Regards : DEEMS
21
Medley : OLIO
22
Blue : SAD
26
Warrant : WRIT
27
Pilfer : PALM
28
Double curve : OGEE
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Some apple pies : PANDOWDIES
30
Island in the Cyclades : MELOS
31
Pitcher Hershiser : OREL
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Queue : LINE
36
Head for : GOTO
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Watches : EYES
39
The first Mrs. Copperfield : DORA
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Deed : DOCUMENT
44
Broadlooms : CARPETS
46
Passable : SOSO
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Souchong or hyson : TEA
51
Touch and taste : SENSES
52
Explosion : BLAST
53
Bird on a bill : EAGLE
54
TV, radio, etc. : MEDIA
57
Badgers : NAGS
58
Urgent : DIRE
59
Tittle : IOTA
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U.S.S.R.'s ___ Mountains : URAL
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Brewer's need : MALT
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Call at Wimbledon : LET

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1 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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