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Eli Wesoff
Eli Wesoff

New York Times, Friday, April 8, 1988

4-Down : Salamanders

Author:
Eli Wesoff
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { F J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Eli Wesoff has 93 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,031
Across
1
Busy one in Apr. : ACCT
5
Ostrich's S.A. look-alike : RHEA
9
Do aquatints : ETCH
13
Loved ones : DEARS
15
Clumsy one's expression : OOPS
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Scat : SHOO
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Hellman's "Toys in the ___" : ATTIC
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Sixth-century date : DLII
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Shipping weight allowance : TRET
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Harassed : HECTORED
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Took long steps : STRODE
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Hex : HOODOO
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Kind of deal : RAW
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Flora : PLANTS
28
Denial : NEGATION
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Crooner Columbo : RUSS
34
Anagram for ante : ETNA
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Tale start : ONCE
36
Basic facts : ABC
37
Suffering : AGONY
38
Links item : TEE
39
Light collations : TEAS
41
Yucatán indigene : MAYA
42
Herringlike fish : SHAD
43
Dumb, in Durango : ESTUPIDO
45
City on the Somme : AMIENS
47
___-Magnon : CRO
48
Farthest limit : UTMOST
50
Machination : SCHEME
53
Nuclear-fission apparatuses : REACTORS
56
Perception; poise : TACT
57
Wimbledon champ: 1975 : ASHE
59
Declaration signer from N.C. : HEWES
60
Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
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Bridge : SPAN
62
"___ You Glad You're You?" : ARENT
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Diminish : WANE
64
Vittles : EATS
65
Truncated traffic signs : SLOS
Down
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Jubal's mother : ADAH
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Whale : CETE
3
Unplanned : CATCHASCATCHCAN
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Salamanders : TRITONS
5
Wranglers' show : RODEO
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Watch out! : HOLDONTOYOURHAT
7
Prefix with gram or graph : EPI
8
Sale description : ASIS
9
Sierra Madre ore stratum : ESTRATO
10
Give up : THROWINTHETOWEL
11
Distaff student : COED
12
Table d'___ : HOTE
14
Skedaddle : SCOOT
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Aves.' relatives : RDS
23
La-la forerunner : TRA
26
Chatter : PRATE
27
Oils : LUBES
29
Danish composer : ENNA
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___-Pay-Oo : GAY
31
Vast amount : OCEAN
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Shelter, food, etc. : NEEDS
34
Mild oath : EGAD
37
Bon ___ : AMI
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Tropical American tree : SURETTE
42
Norway's Seven ___ Falls : SISTERS
44
A small dog, for short : POM
45
Healers' gp. : AMA
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High grade coffee : MOCHA
49
Tense time for many : TEENS
50
Swelter : STEW
51
"___ Mia," 1954 song : CARA
52
Relaxation : EASE
54
Civil War general : RENO
55
Orly sights : SSTS
58
Resort hotel : SPA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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