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William S. McIlrath
William S. McIlrath

New York Times, Tuesday, April 21, 1987

1-Down : Measure of trouble?

Author:
William S. McIlrath
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
William S. McIlrath has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,678
Across
1
Rustlers' chasers : POSSE
6
Black, in Brest : NOIR
10
Encyclopedia : TOME
14
Waters or Merman : ETHEL
15
Cuzco resident : INCA
16
Axillary : ALAR
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Customs agents in Beijing? : CHINESECHECKERS
20
___-Tiki : KON
21
Lemminglike rodent : VOLE
22
Surge : HEAVE
23
Crake : RAIL
24
Tensed : TAUT
26
Shoe worn in Aberdeen? : SCOTTISHBROGUE
32
Awaken : ROUSE
33
Homophone for 36 Down : PEEL
34
Response, in short : ANS
35
Concerning : INRE
36
Factory : PLANT
38
Leave out : OMIT
39
___ tai, rum drink : MAI
40
Penn of films : SEAN
41
Critical : ACUTE
42
Mohammedan warriors? : ARABIANKNIGHTS
46
Chaplet : ORLE
47
Summer quaffs : ADES
48
Luigi's love : AMORE
51
Third man : ABEL
52
Keen in Kilarney : CRY
55
Rock group in Sasebo? : JAPANESEBEETLES
59
Sci. course : ANAT
60
Bitter : SORE
61
Follow a Child direction : SAUTE
62
Function : ROLE
63
Trudge : PLOD
64
Spandau diarist : SPEER
Down
1
Measure of trouble? : PECK
2
Roman emperor : OTHO
3
Tibia : SHIN
4
E.M.K. is one : SEN
5
Lift : ELEVATE
6
Dark, metallic alloys : NIELLI
7
Erstwhile : ONCE
8
"___ bin ein Berliner" : ICH
9
"Norma ___," Field film : RAE
10
Feel fondness for : TAKETO
11
Olive for Ovid : OLEA
12
Sportscaster Albert : MARV
13
Celt : ERSE
18
Ellerbee's "And ___ Goes" : SOIT
19
Rustic : CHURL
23
Rambler : ROSE
24
After that : THEN
25
Help a hood : ABET
26
Underwater detector : SONAR
27
Feudal assembly : CURIA
28
Sail briskly : SPANK
29
Range : GAMUT
30
Elements : UNITS
31
Royal Italian name : ESTE
32
Narrow cleft : RIMA
36
Ring : PEAL
37
Lovers' ___ : LANE
38
Operatic baron : OCHS
40
Chased woman : SIREN
41
Eternal : AGELESS
43
White ester : BORATE
44
Caught : NABBED
45
Parisian perception : IDEE
48
Discordant : AJAR
49
___ War (great race horse) : MANO
50
October's gem : OPAL
51
Aviating prefix : AERO
52
Hint for a hawkshaw : CLUE
53
Plexus : RETE
54
Flemish waterway : YSER
56
Sixth sense, for short : ESP
57
Earth's star : SOL
58
Faucet : TAP

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

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