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Tap Osborn
Tap Osborn

New York Times, Saturday, May 20, 1978

52-Down : Pump primer of the 30's

Author:
Tap Osborn
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Tap Osborn has 111 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,507
Across
1
Shrill bark : YAP
4
Composer Khachaturian : ARAM
8
Bushed : ALLIN
13
Former five-franc coin : ECU
14
That, in Tours : CELA
15
Supple leather : SUEDE
16
" ... the river/Is a ___" (T. S. Eliot) : STRONGBROWNGOD
19
Bailiwick : MILIEU
20
Hari : MATA
21
Heinous : EVIL
22
Navigation system : LORAN
25
News spill : LEAK
29
Christened : NEE
30
Nest-egg builder : SAVER
31
Win by guile : SNARE
32
Points out as relevant : CITES
33
Hock swelling on a horse : SPAVIN
34
Continuation of 16 Across : SULLENUNTAMED
37
Announcer : HERALD
38
Henry, the sculptor : MOORE
39
Eared seal : OTARY
40
Milton of TV : BERLE
41
Face-lift target : SAG
44
Fibber's forte : TALE
45
"The Velvet Fog" : TORME
46
Like shad : BONY
47
Catch red-handed : NAIL
49
Invader of 1066 : NORMAN
51
End of quote : ANDINTRACTABLE
55
Antler part : PRONG
56
Peacock of the sea : OPAH
57
Elephant-toting bird : ROC
58
Anne Sedgwick novel : TANTE
59
Manolete's slayer : TORO
60
Self-esteem : EGO
Down
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Sycophants : YESMEN
2
On the move : ACTIVE
3
Broadway hit in 1970 : PURLIE
4
Complexion problem : ACNE
5
Under strict controls : REGULATED
6
Priest's garb : ALB
7
Spoil : MAR
8
African dam site : ASWAN
9
Memorable stage star : LUNT
10
Signature required for documents, etc. : LEGALNAME
11
"___ not choose to run" : IDO
12
Sparks or Buntline : NED
17
Neat's-foot : OIL
18
Bradley : OMAR
23
Baker's need : OVEN
24
One who takes up a task again : RESUMER
26
Nesting area, at times : EAVE
27
Jejune : ARID
28
Kesey or Venturi : KEN
30
Vacuous : SILLY
31
Superfluous : SPARE
32
Condensed form of printing type : CLARENDON
33
Entry on a police blotter : STOLENCAR
34
Bristle : SETA
35
River into the Caspian : URAL
36
Standard : NORM
37
In a winning streak : HOT
40
Flee : BOLT
41
Melancholy, British style : SOMBRE
42
Parallel : ANALOG
43
Woman: Comb. form : GYNECO
45
Trace : TINGE
46
Half a swimsuit : BRA
48
"It ___ a fit night ... " : AINT
50
Roman emperor : OTHO
51
Quick-witted : APT
52
Pump primer of the 30's : NRA
53
Hogwash : ROT
54
Overseas address : APO

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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