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Charles M. Deber
Charles M. Deber

PLAYING THE ANGLES

New York Times, Sunday, April 4, 1982

14-Down : Afternoons

Author:
Charles M. Deber
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 140, Blocks: 79, Avg Word Len: 5.10, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 556 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 94, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
Charles M. Deber has 18 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 20 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Ten theme answers turn corners. See, for example, 1 Down.

1
C
2
I
3
T
4
E
5
D
6
E
7
B
8
A
9
R
10
O
11
V
12
E
R
14
P
15
E
R
17
O
N
E
R
18
A
G
A
T
E
19
H
E
L
P
20
M
A
P
21
L
22
E
R
N
E
R
24
S
T
O
N
E
S
25
M
E
M
O
26
S
T
E
A
K
27
O
W
E
28
D
I
C
29
E
30
S
P
31
A
32
I
N
C
E
33
U
34
M
35
B
R
A
36
R
I
G
H
T
37
T
U
39
U
P
40
E
N
D
E
D
41
P
I
A
42
T
43
E
E
T
H
44
A
R
R
45
L
O
N
G
I
46
A
L
T
47
A
48
L
A
S
T
49
S
50
U
N
51
C
A
G
E
52
C
53
S
54
T
55
G
L
O
S
56
S
I
C
57
P
58
U
L
S
A
T
E
S
59
U
M
E
A
I
N
S
T
T
H
61
E
62
W
A
L
L
63
R
I
E
64
B
L
O
C
65
O
L
E
66
L
A
K
E
67
E
R
O
S
68
O
A
T
H
69
C
70
L
71
A
R
O
72
J
O
I
E
73
A
S
I
N
74
L
U
R
E
S
75
H
A
R
T
76
S
A
I
L
77
A
N
T
E
78
D
I
F
79
A
M
O
S
80
T
M
S
81
M
A
K
E
R
82
O
O
M
F
83
O
84
R
D
86
L
I
U
87
R
E
M
E
88
D
I
A
L
89
V
E
N
E
T
I
A
90
K
A
N
91
C
R
E
S
O
L
92
E
93
S
94
T
E
S
95
S
H
A
D
96
D
97
O
M
E
D
98
W
E
99
E
100
P
O
R
T
101
S
102
E
L
D
103
H
104
O
T
S
P
O
T
N
A
N
106
D
O
U
T
107
H
108
O
R
S
Y
109
A
C
H
T
110
S
O
111
B
112
C
R
O
C
113
P
O
L
114
S
T
E
L
115
E
116
G
O
117
O
118
F
119
O
N
A
120
H
A
P
P
121
Y
122
N
O
124
T
O
H
E
R
125
E
T
N
A
126
V
E
N
A
L
127
A
I
N
T
O
R
N
T
H
E
R
130
E
D
S
E
L
131
E
P
E
E
© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,835
Across
1
Quote : CITE
5
Exclude : DEBAR
10
Malthusian dilemma : OVERPOPULATION
14
Vertical : PERPENDICULAR
17
Ace : ONER
18
Marble : AGATE
19
Assist : HELP
20
Box elder : MAPLE
25
Reminder : MEMO
26
Cut of halibut : STEAK
27
Be in debt : OWE
28
Cubes of chance : DICE
30
Watering place : SPA
32
Movie pioneer : INCE
33
Vestige or fish : UMBRA
36
Drivers' maneuvers : RIGHTTURNS
39
Toppled : UPENDED
41
Newswoman Lindstrom : PIA
42
Jags or cogs : TEETH
44
Airport abbr. : ARR
45
Counterpart of lati- : LONGI
46
Utah ski resort : ALTA
48
Endures : LASTS
50
Release a canary : UNCAGE
52
Chi. time : CST
55
Spelling system : GLOSSIC
57
Throbs : PULSATES
59
Japanese apricot : UME
63
Type of grass : RIE
64
Coalition : BLOC
65
Violinist Bull : OLE
66
Veronica or Swan : LAKE
67
Cupid : EROS
68
Vow : OATH
69
Mild cigar : CLARO
72
___ de vivre : JOIE
73
A ___ Able : ASIN
74
Entices : LURES
75
Male red deer : HART
76
Put out to sea : SAIL
77
Stake : ANTE
78
Prefix with fuse or fraction : DIF
79
Hebrew prophet : AMOS
80
Logos : TMS
81
Thomas show : MAKEROOMFORDADDY
86
Inst. in N.Y. : LIU
87
Corrective : REMEDIAL
89
Ancient Roman province : VENETIA
90
Neighbor of Neb. : KAN
91
Coal-tar product : CRESOL
92
Sen. Kefauver : ESTES
95
Clupeid fish : SHAD
96
Like some stadiums : DOMED
98
Tiny : WEE
100
Places of call : PORTS
102
" ... and Memories of ___!": Poe : ELD
103
Nightclub : HOTSPOT
107
Like the polo crowd : HORSY
109
Eight, in Essen : ACHT
110
Kind of story or sister : SOB
112
Gator's cousin : CROC
113
Ward heeler : POL
114
Ancient monument : STELE
116
Flub : GOOF
119
Nice way to end a pen-pal letter : ONAHAPPYNOTE
124
"I will speak daggers ___ ... ": Hamlet : TOHER
125
Sicilian spouter : ETNA
126
Corruptible : VENAL
127
"___ Misbehavin' " : AINT
130
Ford flop : EDSEL
131
Fencer's blade : EPEE
Down
1
Building blocks : CORNERSTONES
2
Hostel : INN
3
Golfer's gadget : TEE
4
Miscue : ERROR
5
Appointment : DATE
6
Self : EGO
7
Outlaws : BANDITS
8
"Dinner ___," 1933 song : ATEIGHT
9
Colorado Rockies goalie : RESCH
10
Electrical unit : OHM
11
Churchill's gesture : VEE
12
Shade givers : ELMS
14
Afternoons : PMS
15
Gourmand's delight : EATING
21
Cluny ___ : LACE
22
Barely managed : EKED
24
Hit a fly : SWAT
29
Greek vowel : ETA
31
Orbital high points : APOGEES
33
In desperate straits : UPAGAINSTTHEWALL
34
Thousandth: Comb. form : MILLI
35
Twirler's tool : BATON
36
Come to : REACH
37
Strumpet : TRULL
40
Chemical suffixes : ENES
43
Cream of the crop : ELITE
47
Classifies : ASSORTS
49
"Thus ___ Zarathustra" : SPAKE
51
Flattop : CARRIER
53
Struck : SMOTE
54
Georgia and Cal : TECHS
56
Normandy town : STLO
58
Caucho : ULE
61
Plaza dweller and namesakes : ELOISES
62
Banshee sound : WAIL
64
Comic operas : BOUFFES
67
Tasso's patron : ESTE
69
Teacher's need : CHALK
70
Vampire : LAMIA
71
From third to second to first base : AROUNDTHEHORN
72
Serried : JAMMEDTOGETHER
73
Low-down joint : ANKLE
74
Delineate : LIMN
76
Binaural systems : STEREOS
77
Shoe width : AAA
78
Biblical verb : DOEST
81
A ___ minute : MILEA
82
Public : OVERT
83
Second of two : OTHER
84
Coins in Qum : RIALS
87
Can. lawmen : RCMP
88
Broke : DOWNANDOUT
93
Ladled : SPOONED
94
Big-billed birds : TOUCANS
97
Stableboy : OSTLER
99
Ref. book : ENC
101
Boutique : SHOP
103
Have, to W.S. : HAST
104
Eight: Comb. form : OCTO
106
Motored : DROVE
108
Pitchers for Pericles : OLPAE
111
The two : BOTH
113
Weary : PALL
115
Osprey's cousin : ERN
117
Undivided : ONE
118
Distant : FAR
120
"Some ___ meat ... ": Burns : HAE
121
Kennel sound : YIP
122
Compass point : NNE

Answer summary:
11 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 9 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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