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Arthur W. Palmer
Arthur W. Palmer

New York Times, Friday, March 1, 1991

45-Down : Nice Nellies

Author:
Arthur W. Palmer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Arthur W. Palmer has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,088
Across
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"___ of hurt minds": Shak. : BALM
5
Capital of White Russia : MINSK
10
Jason's ship : ARGO
14
Sector : AREA
15
Fragrance : AROMA
16
Cordelia's father : LEAR
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Expensive : DEAR
18
Syncope : SWOON
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Gentle soul : LAMB
20
23
Gulf off Yemen : ADEN
24
Wood for skis and bats : ASH
25
Org. for A. J. Foyt : NASCAR
28
Three-year-old salmon : MORT
30
Stuff : WAD
33
Brilliant fish : OPAH
34
Mr. ___, bumbling cartoon character : MAGOO
35
What to give it : AGO
36
POOR PALS : REVISEDPROPOSAL
40
___ Zedong : MAO
41
Banish : EXILE
42
"For ___ us a child ... " : UNTO
43
"Banners flout the ___": Shak. : SKY
44
Ramble : ROVE
45
Peter Rabbit's creator : POTTER
47
A cont. : AFR
48
Some lights : ARCS
49
55
Tilt : CANT
56
Epic about the Trojan War : ILIAD
57
Stupefy : DRUG
59
"Vissi d'___," Puccini aria : ARTE
60
A Hawkins : SADIE
61
A Best : EDNA
62
Baron, e.g. : PEER
63
He threw to Chance : EVERS
64
Sea in Antarctica : ROSS
Down
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German bath : BAD
2
Olympic hawk : ARES
3
Sculpture by Michelangelo : LEAH
4
Strolling Mexican musician : MARIACHI
5
Overcome : MASTER
6
Author Shaw: 1913-84 : IRWIN
7
Hands-up time : NOON
8
Problem in "La La Land" : SMOG
9
Kind of court : KANGAROO
10
Islam's deity : ALLAH
11
Build : REAR
12
Legs, slangily : GAMS
13
Earth is one : ORB
21
Govt. watchdog org. : FDA
22
Bar at the bar : ESTOP
25
Standards : NORMS
26
" ... ___ in Darien": Keats : APEAK
27
"Stompin' at the ___" : SAVOY
28
Sugar source : MAPLE
29
Bugaboo : OGRE
30
Didn't exist : WASNT
31
Marble : AGATE
32
Sorrow, to Shelley : DOLOR
34
Twice DCCLII : MDIV
37
Villeins : SERFS
38
Drive out evil spirits : EXORCISE
39
Peregrine : OUTSIDER
45
Nice Nellies : PRUDES
46
A mil. school : OCS
47
Fall bloomer : ASTER
48
"___ exchange is no robbery" : AFAIR
49
Lunar region : MARE
50
Bellum or date preceder : ANTE
51
A Norwegian king : OLAV
52
Group of pheasants : NIDE
53
Church calendar : ORDO
54
Sisters : NUNS
55
Casquette : CAP
58
Ammonia, e.g. : GAS

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

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