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Robert W. Sturges
Robert W. Sturges

New York Times, Monday, February 3, 1992

7-Down : Twist violently

Author:
Robert W. Sturges
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { F J K Q V X Y }, Scrabble score: 252 (avg 1.33)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Robert W. Sturges has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,427
Across
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Kind of eclipse : SOLAR
6
Capone blemish : SCAR
10
Restorer's tool : ADZE
14
Leading : PRIME
15
Shelf burden : TOME
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Perspiration unit : BEAD
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St. ___ fire : ELMOS
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A grandson of Adam : ENOS
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___ in a poke : APIG
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Despoilment : DEPREDATION
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A feast ___ famine : ORA
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"___ Shanter" : TAMO
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Felis leo, at times : ROARER
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Most comprehensive : WIDEST
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Lab vessel : RETORT
33
Prayer finale : AMEN
34
Backroad sign : EATS
36
Certain cereals : SAMPS
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Givers' opposites : GETTERS
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Anagram for theater : THEREAT
43
Cubic meter : STERE
44
Graceful tree : ITEA
46
Opposer : ANTI
47
Enjoy immensely : RELISH
49
Cat, perhaps : RATTER
51
Long, tiresome discourse : SCREED
53
Campus org. : ROTC
55
Hoppe tool : CUE
56
Sketch : DELINEATION
62
Pisa's river : ARNO
64
Is indisposed : AILS
65
Ball : DANCE
66
Nadir, with "the" : PITS
67
Falsehood : TALE
68
Incensed : IRATE
69
"___ of Eden" : EAST
70
Formerly, formerly : ERST
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One of the 400 : ASTOR
Down
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Tore : SPED
2
Wreath on Galahad's helmet : ORLE
3
Flaccid : LIMP
4
Cupid : AMOR
5
Changes type : RESETS
6
What inspired Watt : STEAM
7
Twist violently : CONTORT
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Mine, in Brest : AMOI
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Holiday haunt : RESORT
10
F. Lee Bailey org. : ABA
11
Behavior : DEPORTMENT
12
Sudanese neighbor : ZAIRE
13
Poe or Masters : EDGAR
21
Office aid : DATER
22
It's seen on a gallows : NOOSE
26
Noah's port of call : ARARAT
27
Funny fellows : WAGS
28
"___ a man who ... " : IMET
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Restraints : DETERRENTS
30
Word on a carte : ENTREE
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This, in Segovia : ESTE
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Merchandise condition : ASIS
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Golf's U.S. Open champion: 1976 : PATE
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Affect emotionally : STIR
40
Sniggled : EELED
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"M'Liss" author : HARTE
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Daredevils' delights : THRILLS
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Think : IDEATE
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Nova Scotia, once : ACADIA
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Grace preceder : SCAPE
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Vatican administrative body : CURIA
54
Commencement : ONSET
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Ananias, e.g. : LIAR
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"H.M.S. Pinafore" group : TARS
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___ the finish : INAT
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Eight, to Ovid : OCTO
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___-do-well : NEER
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Direction in a Bonn RR station : OST

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

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