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Robert H. Wolfe
Robert H. Wolfe

New York Times, Thursday, March 22, 1990

19-Down : "In the twinkling ___ eye"

Author:
Robert H. Wolfe
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Robert H. Wolfe has 23 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 60 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,744
Across
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Possible revue review : RAVE
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Trackman Owens : JESSE
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Cat call : MEOW
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Valhalla V.I.P. : ODIN
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A gazelle : ARIEL
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Music for Mimi : ARIA
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Query re Chinese leader's Beijing spree : WASDENGXIAOPING
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Mate : SPOUSE
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Star in Pegasus : ENIF
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___ out (manage) : EKE
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Spock's journey : TREK
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Sites of combat : ARENAS
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"___ Got a Secret" : IVE
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Gore or Bradley : SENATOR
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Shore-dinner dish : STEAMERS
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Certain vein : LODE
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Query re early czar's reign : WASBORISGODUNOV
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Omani, e.g. : ARAB
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Actors onstage : TREADERS
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V.I.P.'s at teas : POURERS
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Ham saver? : ARK
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Flight to a height : STAIRS
51
Dobbin's dinner : OATS
55
Vital statistic : AGE
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It's on the watch : TIME
59
Near : ATHAND
61
Query as to how Roman got Cleopatra : DIDJULIUSCAESAR
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Nobelist Wiesel : ELIE
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Miss Dinsmore : ELSIE
66
It's east of the Urals : ASIA
67
Luge : SLED
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This Mr. went to town : DEEDS
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Dumbbell : DOLT
Down
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Stadium features : ROWS
2
Fit : ADAPT
3
Eyeshade : VISOR
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Provide : ENDUE
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Actress Wyatt : JANE
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Energy unit : ERG
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Dr. J, once : SIXER
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Trawler gear : SEINES
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A May for all seasons? : ELAINE
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Cartogram : MAP
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An Iroquoian map : ERIE
12
Cry in a sty : OINK
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Living follower : WAGE
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Northern American : ESKIMO
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"In the twinkling ___ eye" : OFAN
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Air: Comb. form : AERI
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"To your health!" : SALUD
27
General under Marcos : VER
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Franchot of films : TONE
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Scent : ODOR
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Guns a motor : REVS
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Exchange : SWAP
33
Arum plant : TARO
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Jacob's twin : ESAU
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Et al. and etc., e.g. : ABBRS
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J.F.K. sight : SST
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Paté de foie ___ : GRAS
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"___ the ramparts ... " : OER
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Plains Indian : DAKOTA
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Caesarean words : ETTU
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Inveighed : RAILED
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Hair like silk, e.g. : SIMILE
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Employ again : REUSE
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Leading : AHEAD
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"Jerusalem Delivered" poet : TASSO
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Slowpoke : SNAIL
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Summer coolers : ADES
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Lobster's lung : GILL
57
Entertainer Adams : EDIE
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"Bullets" in poker : ACES
60
Mild expletive : DRAT
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Role for Buddy Ebsen : JED
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Luckman of football fame : SID

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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