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Ernie Furtado
Ernie Furtado

New York Times, Saturday, May 25, 1991

5-Down : Growing

Author:
Ernie Furtado
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { B J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Ernie Furtado has 18 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 12 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,173
Across
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P.O. competitor : UPS
4
Cicatrix : SCAR
8
Expect : AWAIT
13
Cager Calvin ___ : NATT
15
Manx tongue : ERSE
16
Dull finish : MATTE
17
Start of a kooky version of a fairy tale : APRINCESS
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First unelected President : TYLER
20
Rival of Amneris : AIDA
21
Mob chaser : STER
23
Depict : LIMN
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Like Bryce Canyon : SCENIC
26
"Star Trek ... " android : DATA
28
Part II of version : KISSESAPRINCE
33
Cronies : PALS
35
Type of vb. : INT
36
What "ye faithful" do : ADORE
37
Dockers' org. : ILA
38
Condition : STATE
41
Knockout number : TEN
42
"Mend when thou ___": Shak. : CANST
45
Color slide : GEL
46
Promises : VOWS
47
Part III of version : ANDCHANGESHIM
51
Plane starter : AERO
52
"Tinker, ___, Soldier, Spy" : TAILOR
54
Thaw : MELT
57
Minuet part : TRIO
59
Novice : TIRO
60
Send sky-high : ELATE
62
End of version : INTOAFROG
65
Spoken for : TAKEN
66
Tall ___, Iraqi base : AFAR
67
Over there, briefly : YOND
68
Bergen creation : SNERD
69
Java's ___ man : SOLO
70
Jazz guitarist Montgomery : WES
Down
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___ voce (unanimously) : UNA
2
Irene from Greece : PAPAS
3
Hero of "The Moon and Sixpence" : STRICKLAND
4
Jiff : SEC
5
Growing : CRESCENT
6
ADC : ASST
7
Grayish green : RESEDA
8
Qty. : AMT
9
Ambushed : WAYLAID
10
Huns' leader : ATLI
11
Gossip-column tidbit : ITEM
12
Set of three : TERN
14
" ... the ___ evidently coming in": Macaulay : TIDEIS
18
Grey and Merriman : NANS
22
Rock offshoot : RAP
25
"That that ___": Shak. : ISIS
27
Refrain starter : TRA
29
Legendary college coach : STAGG
30
"There's ___," 1949 song : NOTOMORROW
31
Staff : CREW
32
Poetic twilights : EENS
33
Size of type : PICA
34
Author Villiers : ALAN
39
Abstain completely : TEETOTAL
40
Mme. Schiaparelli : ELSA
43
Go in different directions : SCATTER
44
Déjeuner beverage : THE
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Defame : VILIFY
48
Garfunkel : ART
49
Water wheels : NORIAS
50
"A ___ very palpable ... ": Shak. : HITA
53
TV's Arledge : ROONE
54
World Series winners: 1986 : METS
55
Ardor : ELAN
56
Actor who played Bumstead : LAKE
58
Dope : INFO
61
Remnant : END
63
Start of Mont.'s motto : ORO
64
Mdse. : GDS

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 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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