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Charles E. Gersch
Charles E. Gersch

New York Times, Saturday, March 16, 1991

5-Down : Important digits on an I.R.S. form

Author:
Charles E. Gersch
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Charles E. Gersch has 31 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 17 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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R
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P
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G
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,103
Across
1
First name of 47 Down : BORIS
6
Strong Tahitian drinks : AVAS
10
"___ along, little dogie" : GIT
13
A heavy in "The Maltese Falcon" : GREENSTREET
15
Plaintiff in a 1970 case : ROE
16
Revolutionary War general : NATHANAELGREENE
18
Slow one : SNAIL
19
Hindu goddess : KALI
20
Mother lode : VEIN
21
Confirmation, e.g. : RITE
23
Insistence : URGENCY
25
Waiting area for TV guests et al. : GREENROOM
29
Early Dadaist : ARP
30
Schisgal play : LUV
31
Long, long times : EONS
32
Fall bloomers : ASTERS
35
Salt Lake City team : UTES
37
Hounds' sounds : YELPS
39
Writer Bellow : SAUL
40
Pulsates : THROBS
42
"Cubic" Rubik : ERNO
44
Half of a dance : CHA
45
J. Jones heroes : GIS
46
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Hank : GREENBERG
48
Tell a story : NARRATE
51
Kilmer subject : TREE
52
Dueling sword : EPEE
53
Virgil opener : ARMA
55
High points : ACMES
59
V. Lombardi's team: 1959-68 : GREENBAYPACKERS
62
Author Kovic : RON
63
"Bonanza" actor : LORNEGREENE
64
Switch positions : ONS
65
Chaser in a bar : SODA
66
Pomme de ___ (potato) : TERRE
Down
1
Fiber source : BRAN
2
Greek mountain chain : OETA
3
Take back a hand : REHIRE
4
Arow : INALINE
5
Important digits on an I.R.S. form : SSN
6
Type of code : AREA
7
Calfskin parchment : VELLUM
8
Norse sea god : AEGIR
9
Riv. boat : STR
10
Environmentalist group : GREENPEACE
11
Architectural style : IONIC
12
Type of bopper : TEENY
13
R.E.L., D.D.E. et al. : GNS
14
Sign on a giveaway : TAKEONE
17
Turns inside out : EVERTS
22
Cities in Mich., N.Y. and Ohio : TROYS
24
Highway sign : GAS
25
Overabundance : GLUT
26
Biblical book : RUTH
27
Ocotes, sapins, etc. : EVERGREENS
28
Famed Canadian physician : OSLER
32
Lou Grant portrayer : ASNER
33
Essen's area : RUHR
34
Cinder : SLAG
36
Evening affair : SOIREE
38
Record beforehand : PRETAPE
41
Beard's org. : BSA
43
What 160 square rods add up to : ONEACRE
46
Poet ___ Manley Hopkins : GERARD
47
A three-time Wimbledon champ : BECKER
48
Amazon feeder : NEGRO
49
Front part of a stage : APRON
50
No-no : TABOO
54
Talking bird : MYNA
56
Dutch painter Jan van der ___ : MEER
57
Irish lake : ERNE
58
Dublin-to-Madrid dir. : SSE
60
Certain telegrams of yesteryear: Abbr. : NLS
61
H'wd. ten-percenter : AGT

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 7 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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