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James L. Beatty
James L. Beatty

New York Times, Friday, February 7, 1992

8-Down : Equine negative?

Author:
James L. Beatty
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
James L. Beatty has 18 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,431
Across
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Muslim cap : TAJ
4
Apollyon : SATAN
9
Part of a basilica : APSE
13
Stout : ALE
14
Soap substitute : AMOLE
15
Q.E.F. word : ERAT
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Cause of a dispute : CASUSBELLI
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Frost often seen in Vt. : RIME
20
Giggled : TITTERED
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Pop's pop : GRAMPS
23
Binge : TEAR
24
Letter before iota : THETA
25
Beeweed : ASTER
28
Ballston ___, N.Y. : SPA
30
Put off : DEFER
33
Scanty : SPARSE
35
Thor ___, U.S. rocket : ABLE
37
Sicilian cape : ALI
38
Meccas for darts players : PUBS
39
Appraise : VALUE
41
Tart : ACID
42
Nandu's look-alike : EMU
43
Miami's county : DADE
44
Walk triumphantly : STRIDE
46
Giant petrel : NELLY
48
Musician Kabibble : ISH
50
Notions in Nice : IDEES
51
On the qui vive : ALERT
53
Zane Grey's masked rider : ERNE
55
Grate : ABRADE
57
Auto mechanics, at times : ALIGNERS
61
Coal stratum : SEAM
62
Treatise by Horace : ARSPOETICA
64
Role often played by Steber : ELSA
65
Terse anagram : RESET
66
Staff : MAN
67
Lackaday! : ALAS
68
Doctors : MENDS
69
Conditions : IFS
Down
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Savoir-faire : TACT
2
Kyrgyz range : ALAI
3
Witticism : JEST
4
Native Israeli : SABRA
5
Muslim noblemen : AMEERS
6
Related : TOLD
7
The works : ALL
8
Equine negative? : NEIGH
9
Make effervescent : AERATE
10
At first sight : PRIMAFACIE
11
Corn porridge : SAMP
12
Hot times in Paree? : ETES
17
Voices : UTTERS
18
Haruspices : SEERS
22
Old-style tale : REDE
24
Banned : TABU
25
Quiverleaf : ASPEN
26
Froth : SPUME
27
Clean slate : TABULARASA
29
Pickets : PALES
31
Omit : ELIDE
32
Harasses; teases : RIDES
34
___ Marie Saint : EVA
36
Berlioz's "___ Troyens" : LES
40
Collier's entrance : ADIT
41
Zealous : ARDENT
43
Used puccoon : DYED
45
Trace : TINGE
47
Guanacos' kin : LLAMAS
49
Gave succor : HELPED
52
Get new guns : REARM
54
Melees : RIOTS
55
Cruising : ASEA
56
Deer's roar : BELL
57
Org. : ASSN
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An e. e. cummings work : EIMI
59
Can. air arm : RCAF
60
Without : SANS
63
Female ruff : REE

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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