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Ernst Theimer
Ernst Theimer

New York Times, Tuesday, April 1, 1980

12-Down : Wax

Author:
Ernst Theimer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Ernst Theimer has 50 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,102
Across
1
"___ goldfish" : ABCD
5
Range : SCOPE
10
Orlop or poop : DECK
14
___ avis : RARA
15
Core : HEART
16
Fencing weapon : EPEE
17
20
Italian title : SIGNORE
21
Adjust a clock : RESET
22
Swiss scenery : ALPS
23
Social climber : SNOB
25
Spanish discoverer : BALBOA
28
Housetop : ROOF
29
D.C. V.I.P. : SEN
32
Sora : RAIL
33
Begin's counterpart : SADAT
34
Spanish cheer : OLE
35
The DRAB of NOVA : WILLSHAKESPEARE
39
German title : VON
40
Rants : RAVES
41
Military assistant : AIDE
42
Siamese twin : ENG
43
Assert : AVER
44
Rive : SUNDER
46
Row : TIER
47
Grit : SAND
48
Household gods : LARES
51
Beards of grain : ARISTAE
55
OLLEHTO : THEMOOROFVENICE
59
Fired : SHOT
60
Citified : URBAN
61
Part of U.S.A. : AMER
62
Son of Adam : SETH
63
Auctioneer's call : GOING
64
Title : NAME
Down
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Havens : ARKS
2
Italian province : BARI
3
Tor : CRAG
4
Odious : DAMNABLE
5
Tensing, e.g. : SHERPA
6
Gives up : CEDES
7
Lout : OAF
8
Borg, e.g. : PRO
9
Summer on the Seine : ETE
10
Star in Cygnus : DENEB
11
Roof ornaments : EPIS
12
Wax : CERE
13
Retained : KEPT
18
___ contendere : NOLO
19
Enclosed English fields : CROFTS
23
Fountain treats : SODAS
24
A Webster : NOAH
25
Double whole note : BREVE
26
Home-run king : AARON
27
Tael : LIANG
28
Croupier, usually : RAKER
29
Cube or orb : SOLID
30
Cut off : ELIDE
31
More recent : NEWER
33
Cut : SEVER
36
Laud : PRAISE
37
Rescue : SAVE
38
Compatriot : LANDSMAN
44
Lamour garb : SARONG
45
Mussel used by button makers : UNIO
46
Decimal fraction : TENTH
47
A synthetic : SARAN
48
More's opposite : LESS
49
Charley horse : ACHE
50
Disturbance : RIOT
52
Melodic subject : TEMA
53
Attention-getter : AHEM
54
To be, in Paris : ETRE
56
Rock pocket : VUG
57
Away : FRO
58
Sash : OBI

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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