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Jack R. Harnes
Jack R. Harnes

New York Times, Wednesday, May 22, 1991

4-Down : Some Nigerians

Author:
Jack R. Harnes
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.76, Missing: { F J K P Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 255 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Jack R. Harnes has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,170
Across
1
Giants' manager : CRAIG
6
Theater section : LOGE
10
Old Br. coins : SOVS
14
Nepalese native : LIMBU
15
Persia today : IRAN
16
Windward's opposite : ALEE
17
Fusion : UNION
18
Fatu Hiva, once : MAGDALENA
20
Discharge : EGESTION
22
Relative of platinum : OSMIUM
23
Dearie : HON
24
ESP psychologist : RHINE
25
German seaport : EMDEN
28
___-majesté : LESE
30
Nets : CLEARS
31
Supervises : OVERSEES
36
" ... ___ handsome does" : ISAS
37
Att.'s group : ABA
38
Not taped : LIVE
39
Westchester town : VALHALLA
42
Angry looks : GLARES
44
Pub staple : BEER
45
P.G.A. champ: 1924-27 : HAGEN
46
Performing : DOING
49
Chalice veil : AER
50
Composer born on May 22, 1813 : WAGNER
51
Memorable banker ___ Warburg : SIEGMUND
56
SST ports : AIRDROMES
58
Eldritch : EERIE
59
Elbe feeder : ISER
60
Warning : OMEN
61
Actress Berger : SENTA
62
Disintegrate : LYSE
63
Aper : MIME
64
Purloin : STEAL
Down
1
Hint : CLUE
2
Circle : RING
3
Girlfriend, in Grenoble : AMIE
4
Some Nigerians : IBOS
5
"Inside" man : GUNTHER
6
José, the dancer : LIMON
7
Algerian port : ORAN
8
Choke : GAG
9
Approve : ENDORSE
10
Ragout : SALMI
11
Liquid part of fat : OLEIN
12
Trial location : VENUE
13
Stitch line : SEAM
19
Eighth son of Jacob : ASHER
21
Free electrons : IONS
25
Actress Lanchester : ELSA
26
Repast : MEAL
27
Elan : DASH
28
Having rounded projections : LOBAR
29
Stowe girl : EVA
30
Cato's 104 : CIV
32
Dross : SLAG
33
Celt's land : EIRE
34
Tied : EVEN
35
His: Fr. : SES
37
Hood's quaff : ALE
40
Son of Ner : ABNER
41
Space needed by Abdul-Jabbar : LEGROOM
42
Indian butter : GHEE
43
Generosity : LARGESS
46
Kind of wheel or chain : DAISY
47
Scarebabes : OGRES
48
French department : INDRE
49
Oise tributary : AISNE
50
Cry; keen : WAIL
51
Appear : SEEM
52
Proper : MEET
53
French samovar : URNE
54
Naldi of the silents : NITA
55
Transaction : DEAL
57
Start of the 21st century : MMI

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

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