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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Thursday, March 13, 1986

4-Down : Stop vacillating

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,274
Across
1
Dressed : CLAD
5
Summers, in Paris : ETES
9
Prefix with corn : TRI
12
Uncouth : RUDE
13
Sports site : ARENA
14
Sharp blow : SWAT
15
Guinness or Templeton : ALEC
16
Palindromic title : MADAM
17
Flag staff : PIKE
18
Responsible position : BUSINESSMANAGER
21
Clamor : DIN
22
Operate : RUN
23
Musical "ssh!" : TACET
26
Unpretentious quality : PLAINNESS
32
Roman swain's "Te ___" : AMO
33
Get help from : ENLIST
35
External: Comb. form : ECTO
36
Mover of supplies : MATERIALHANDLER
39
Collar or jacket : ETON
40
Catchfly : SILENE
41
Porter : ALE
42
Aversions : DISTASTES
44
Companions : MATES
46
Caulfield's locale : RYE
47
Feat of Klee : OIL
48
Office worker : ACCOUNTINGCLERK
57
Cutting blow : CHOP
58
Exalt : HONOR
59
Dies ___ : IRAE
60
Saintly : HOLY
61
Excessive : UNDUE
62
Borgia in-law : ESTE
63
Female in a fold : EWE
64
Carl Ed's hero : TEEN
65
Observed : SEEN
Down
1
A decapod : CRAB
2
Coward's "Look After ___" : LULU
3
Fruit drinks : ADES
4
Stop vacillating : DECIDE
5
Historical periods : ERAS
6
Spreads for drying : TEDS
7
Indian land grant : ENAM
8
"Good" person : SAMARITAN
9
Branchling : TWIG
10
Libertine : RAKE
11
Roman road : ITER
13
Kind of corner : AMEN
14
Extended across : SPANNED
19
Saltpeter : NITER
20
One of the buoys : NUN
23
Broke a bronco : TAMED
24
Violinmaker : AMATI
25
Ecuadorian group : COTOS
26
Braid of hair : PLAIT
27
City in N France : LILLE
28
Sackcloth's partner : ASHES
29
Brilliant display : ECLAT
30
Stone pillar : STELE
31
Bruises : SORES
34
Prefabricated army shelter : NISSENHUT
37
Efficiency measure : ENTROPY
38
Of certain worms : NEMIC
43
Sweetfish : AYU
45
Associates : ALLIES
47
Monster : OGRE
48
Kin of a twinge : ACHE
49
Vittles : CHOW
50
Mustard plant : COLE
51
Musical sound : TONE
52
"Massa's ___ cold ... " : INDE
53
Part of speech : NOUN
54
Old tongue : ERSE
55
Classify : RATE
56
Sharp : KEEN

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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