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Fred Toole
Fred Toole

New York Times, Monday, February 4, 1991

29-Down : Chinese weights

Author:
Fred Toole
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F J K Q U X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 2, Spans: 3
Fred Toole has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,063
Across
1
Sepulcher : TOMB
5
Actress Moore : DEMI
9
Ford's failure : EDSEL
14
To the sheltered side : ALEE
15
Astronaut Shepard : ALAN
16
Mountain ridge : ARETE
17
Close by : NEAR
18
Rodents : RATS
19
Actor Novarro : RAMON
20
Selznick epic : GONEWITHTHEWIND
23
Quaker's "you" : THEE
24
"Twilight Zone" writer Serling : ROD
25
Ballet step : PAS
28
Inject : INSTIL
30
Ancient kingdom : MOAB
34
Caper : ANTIC
36
U.S. humorist : ADE
37
Make eyes (at) : OGLE
38
A locale in 20 Across : PEACHTREESTREET
42
In re : ASTO
43
Fam. member : REL
44
Clumsy : INEPT
45
British gun : STEN
46
Aid : ASSIST
49
Haggard novel : SHE
50
Corrida cheer : OLE
51
Port of Okinawa : NAHA
53
A "villain" in 20 Across : WILLIAMTSHERMAN
61
Be of use to : AVAIL
62
La ___ tar pits, in Calif. : BREA
63
Ten cents : DIME
64
Key personnel group : CADRE
65
Prevaricator : LIAR
66
Saint of sailors : ELMO
67
Veteran golf pro : SNEAD
68
Soprano Eames : EMMA
69
Midday : NOON
Down
1
Sharp flavor : TANG
2
Bread spread : OLEO
3
Intend : MEAN
4
French cap : BERET
5
Conn. town : DARIEN
6
Cheers greatly : ELATES
7
School subj. : MATH
8
A good way to "take it" : INSTRIDE
9
Type of seal : EARED
10
Attract : DRAW
11
Big rig, for short : SEMI
12
English school : ETON
13
Afford temporarily : LEND
21
What one? : WHICH
22
Golf-course features : HOLES
25
Actress from Greece : PAPAS
26
___ of robins ... " : ANEST
27
Aver : STATE
29
Chinese weights : TAELS
30
Poet's A.M. : MORN
31
Curved moldings : OGEES
32
First Hebrew letter : ALEPH
33
Actress Davis : BETTE
35
Image : ICON
39
Refrain phrase : TRALA
40
Look like : RESEMBLE
41
Type of church donation : TITHE
47
Part of a trouser leg : INSEAM
48
Vast, arid tract : SAHARA
50
Lubricated : OILED
52
Forest in "As You Like It" : ARDEN
53
G.I. Janes : WACS
54
Physiologist Pavlov : IVAN
55
Stow cargo : LADE
56
Italian coin : LIRA
57
Tailored : TRIM
58
Venus de ___ : MILO
59
Gunner's need, for short : AMMO
60
Advertising sign : NEON

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