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Jeanette K. Brill
Jeanette K. Brill

New York Times, Thursday, April 30, 1987

1-Down : Explosion

Author:
Jeanette K. Brill
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { J K Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Jeanette K. Brill has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,687
Across
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Long, feathery scarfs : BOAS
5
Opposite the middle of a ship's side : ABEAM
10
Farewell, to Fabius : VALE
14
Italian currency : LIRE
15
Mea ___ (my fault) : CULPA
16
Author Ludwig : EMIL
17
Creamy cocktails : ALEXANDERS
19
Baker's flute : ROLL
20
High-backed wooden bench : SETTLE
21
Low, light carriage : VICTORIA
23
Cornered : TREED
24
Sheriff's action : ELOIN
25
Basketball shot : TAPIN
28
Warp-knitted fabric : TRICOT
32
Word with cake or meal : OAT
35
___ Alamos : LOS
36
French school : ECOLE
37
S.C. university : CLEMSON
40
Auction events : RESALES
42
Songwriters' org. : ASCAP
43
Droop : SAG
44
Little one : TOT
45
Son in an Arnold poem : SOHRAB
47
Ire : ANGER
50
Key : ISLET
52
Bowling-alley button : RESET
56
Aromatic spice : ROSEMARY
59
Engaged man : FIANCE
60
Instigate : ABET
61
Daisy or frosted cookie : MARGUERITE
63
Ticonderoga is one : FORT
64
Furthermore: Lat. : ETIAM
65
Dutch cheese : EDAM
66
Greek cheese : FETA
67
Column part : SOCLE
68
Crandall and Ennis of baseball : DELS
Down
1
Explosion : BLAST
2
Tex. athlete : OILER
3
Mountain ridge : ARETE
4
Double trio : SEXTET
5
Anagram for cane : ACNE
6
Kind of mite or moth : BUD
7
Cricket teams : ELEVENS
8
"The cruellest month" : APRIL
9
U.S.N.A. goat : MASCOT
10
Matador's move : VERONICA
11
Dart thrower : AMOR
12
Caron role: 1953 : LILI
13
A Fitzgerald : ELLA
18
Alan from N.Y.C. : ALDA
22
Flags : TIRES
26
Middle Eastern org. : PLO
27
Free electron : ION
29
Indianapolis athlete : COLT
30
Spread not fit for a bed : OLEO
31
Assay : TEST
32
Edible tubers : OCAS
33
Too : ALSO
34
Cal or Georgia : TECH
38
Ohio city on the Ohio : MARIETTA
39
Burst of energy : SPASM
40
Dashed : RAN
41
Nog ingredient : EGG
43
Lecherous : SATYRIC
46
Censures : BLAMES
48
Part of HOMES : ERIE
49
Erected : REARED
51
Muse for Pindar : ERATO
53
Slyly disparaging : SNIDE
54
Outer, to an M.D. : ECTAL
55
Pours : TEEMS
56
Rabble : RAFF
57
Reed instrument : OBOE
58
Spanish muralist : SERT
59
Chafe : FUME
62
Sal of songdom : GAL

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

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