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George P. Sphicas
George P. Sphicas

New York Times, Saturday, April 4, 1981

5-Down : Expert chess players

Author:
George P. Sphicas
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { B J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
George P. Sphicas has 13 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,470
Across
1
Oriental weight : TAEL
5
Twilight of the ___ : GODS
9
Singer Janet Baker et al. : DAMES
14
Hawkeye in a TV series : ALDA
15
Film roll : REEL
16
Growing out : ENATE
17
Alertness : VIGILANCE
19
Hit hard : PASTE
20
Sib : AKIN
21
Let in : ADMITTED
23
"The boast of ___ ... ": Gray : HERALDRY
26
Discomfort : ACHE
27
An oc. : ATL
28
French spirit : AME
29
Bixin and oleate : ESTERS
31
Pronoun for a hind : SHE
32
___ emptor : CAVEAT
34
Tease : MOCK
36
"___ generally shammin' ... ": Kipling : ANES
38
Sixth ___ : SENSE
39
At a distance : AFAR
40
This is served at Sing Sing : TIME
41
Pub : TAVERN
43
Theater sign : SRO
44
Strike out : CANCEL
46
News agcy. : UPI
47
Recent: Prefix : CEN
48
Aldebaran, e.g. : STAR
49
Hot-tempered person : SPITFIRE
51
City celebrated by William Carlos Williams : PATERSON
54
Gardner first name : ERLE
55
Idiot : AMENT
56
Between earls and barons : VISCOUNTS
60
She changed men into swine : CIRCE
61
___ fixe : IDEE
62
The Iberian Madonna is one : ICON
63
Detroit lemon : EDSEL
64
Wets with drops : DEWS
65
Refuse : DENY
Down
1
Hebrew letter : TAV
2
He won in Zaire: 1974 : ALI
3
"Spoon River" poet : EDGARLEEMASTERS
4
Space dog : LAIKA
5
Expert chess players : GRANDMASTERS
6
Wine: Comb. form : OEN
7
Caries : DECAY
8
Follower of bob or dog : SLED
9
Show graphically : DEPICT
10
Ecclesiastical ban : ANATHEMA
11
University degree : MASTEROFSCIENCE
12
Diminutive suffix : ETTE
13
Something for the birds : SEED
18
Color or flower : LILAC
22
Acclaimed creations : MASTERPIECES
23
Attacks : HASAT
24
Member of a minority group : ETHNIC
25
Disclose : REVEAL
29
Abate : EASEUP
30
One who frightens : SCARER
33
P.O. item : ENV
35
Danish or Norwegian monetary unit : KRONE
37
Judge's pronouncement : SENTENCE
42
Part of TNT : NITRO
45
OPEC is one : CARTEL
49
Derogatory, in a sly way : SNIDE
50
Shifting : FLUID
51
Tempo : PACE
52
During : AMID
53
Roman poet : OVID
57
Emulate Betsy Ross : SEW
58
Fashion : TON
59
Upward bend in timber : SNY

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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