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Robert Zimmerman
Robert Zimmerman

New York Times, Tuesday, March 24, 1992

38-Down : Chess finales

Author:
Robert Zimmerman
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F H Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Robert Zimmerman has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 12 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,477
Across
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___ of contents : TABLE
6
Indian potentate : RAJA
10
Became alert : WOKE
14
An anagram for nails : SLAIN
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"Rock of ___" : AGES
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Met number : ARIA
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Himalayan tree-climber : PANDA
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Certain savings accts. : IRAS
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Red planet : MARS
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Mrs. Lopez, e.g. : SRA
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Fountain specialty : BANANASPLIT
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Gwyn and Carter : NELLS
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Debt memo : IOU
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Quarry output : GRAVEL
29
Falk role : COLUMBO
33
Ran easily : LOPED
34
Tuchman's "The Proud ___" : TOWER
35
Rental-ad term : APT
37
Employer : USER
38
Goofed : ERRED
39
Biblical preposition : UNTO
40
Snead setup : TEE
41
Poked with the patella : KNEED
42
Work out : TRAIN
43
Svelte : SLENDER
45
Medium's state : TRANCE
46
Captain's record : LOG
47
Spanish city : AVILA
48
Out to lunch : GONEBANANAS
53
Vereen or Blue : BEN
56
Actor Guinness : ALEC
57
Grain crop : MILO
58
School: Fr. : ECOLE
60
Take it easy : REST
61
Geraint's wife : ENID
62
Gold or Ivory : COAST
63
Pans' companions : POTS
64
Fill up : SATE
65
Carries : TOTES
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Recipe amts. : TSPS
2
Controversial pesticide : ALAR
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It goeth before a fall : BANANAPEEL
4
Cap : LID
5
Made possible : ENABLED
6
Actor Claude : RAINS
7
Taj Mahal's site : AGRA
8
Hugo's Valjean : JEAN
9
Attacked : ASSAILED
10
Trading-post currency : WAMPUM
11
An exam : ORAL
12
___ Te Kanawa of the Met : KIRI
13
Orient : EAST
22
The whole enchilada : ALL
23
Acidic : SOUR
25
At any time : EVER
27
Engorge : GLUT
28
Grandifloras : ROSES
29
Kitchen tool : CORER
30
Was in debt : OWED
31
Caribbean sight : BANANABOAT
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Of vision : OPTIC
34
Gingko or baobab : TREE
36
Musical sound : TONE
38
Chess finales : ENDGAMES
39
Orenburg's river : URAL
41
Bump or lump : KNOB
42
Split into thirds : TRISECT
44
Chooses : ELECTS
45
River-project board: Abbr. : TVA
47
An electrode : ANODE
48
Robin Williams role : GARP
49
Supermarket item : OLEO
50
Snug retreat : NEST
51
"___ Rosa," 1929 song : NINA
52
Landed : ALIT
54
Otherwise : ELSE
55
Wimbledon uprights : NETS
59
Dovecote murmur : COO

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

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