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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Wednesday, March 7, 1984

25-Down : Change gears

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q U W X Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,538
Across
1
Symbol of peace : DOVE
5
Image: Comb. form : ICONO
10
Carillon item : BELL
14
Same, to Sulla : IDEM
15
Poe's "The ___" : RAVEN
16
Londoner's marge : OLEO
17
Rail with a tail : SORA
18
Mountain crest : ARETE
19
Boy, in Barcelona : NINO
20
Lamont ___ (The Shadow) : CRANSTON
22
Kind of hole or pea : PIGEON
24
Attention-getter : AHEM
25
___ qua non : SINE
26
Condition : STATE
29
Periodic activity of snakes : SHEDDING
33
A Johnson : ARTE
34
Type of prism : AMICI
35
Letter before dee : CEE
36
People with similar traits : BIRDSOFAFEATHER
40
Ornament atop a church : EPI
41
To the left, at sea : APORT
42
Soft drink : SODA
43
Declare again : REASSERT
45
Where snipe takes a swipe : MARSH
46
Anglo-Saxon slave : ESNE
47
Inspiration for Keats : STAR
49
Types of races : RELAYS
52
Musial was one : CARDINAL
56
Bedouin : ARAB
57
Raise one's spirits : ELATE
59
Heroic tale : SAGA
60
Male parent : SIRE
61
Composer Copland : AARON
62
Row : TIER
63
Small dog, for short : PEKE
64
Exhaust : SPEND
65
Bob follower : SLED
Down
1
Phonograph record : DISC
2
Aroma : ODOR
3
Miles or Ralston : VERA
4
Rose : EMANATED
5
Wrathful : IRATE
6
Billiards shot : CAROM
7
Place to place a capon : OVEN
8
Bird causes this to swish : NET
9
Type of bathing suit : ONEPIECE
10
Rang, in a way : BONGED
11
Author Wiesel : ELIE
12
Soft, meshed fabric : LENO
13
Kooky one : LOON
21
Andress film: 1965 : SHE
23
New Delhi is its capital : INDIA
25
Change gears : SHIFT
26
Cavalry sword : SABER
27
Nonsense : TRIPE
28
Main halls of Roman homes : ATRIA
29
Intelligent : SMART
30
Ethereal fluid : ICHOR
31
Requirements : NEEDS
32
One-twentieth of a shekel : GERAH
34
Predecessor of said or mentioned : AFORE
37
Impudent : SASSY
38
These are outside a mare clausum : OPENSEAS
39
Bolsheviks' foes in 1917 : TSARISTS
44
"Can do" is his motto : SEABEE
45
Frenzied : MAD
47
" ... ___ a tuffet" : SATON
48
Tendency : TREND
49
Rough file : RASP
50
Clinton's canal : ERIE
51
Frolic : LARK
52
Custody : CARE
53
Staple's kin : NAIL
54
Askew : AGEE
55
Fat from razorbacks : LARD
58
Once around a track : LAP

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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