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Emory H. Cain
Emory H. Cain

New York Times, Thursday, May 27, 1982

37-Down : Swell

Author:
Emory H. Cain
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Emory H. Cain has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,888
Across
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Syria, formerly : ARAM
5
City in N Italy : PARMA
10
Jewish month : ADAR
14
Physical extent : SIZE
15
Walking ___ (elated) : ONAIR
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Tendon: Comb. form : TENO
17
Kremlin expertise? : KNOWHOWINMOSCOW
20
Bean or Bates : ALAN
21
English novelist: 1814-84 : READE
22
Horned viper : ASP
25
"___ Rosenkavalier" : DER
26
Biked : PEDALED
28
Stored away : STOWED
30
Pelvic bones : ILIA
31
Leporid : HARE
32
Lascivious : PRURIENT
36
Swedish surgeon? : GENDERAMENDER
39
Opinion or judgment : ESTIMATE
40
Ancient cry of revelry : EVOE
42
A caustic : LIME
43
Juries : PANELS
45
Legal warnings : CAVEATS
49
Irish Sea island : MAN
50
Literary monogram : RLS
51
Sloping; slanted : ATILT
52
Harry's lady : BESS
53
Caterer? : PROVENDERSENDER
60
Supportive stake : PILE
61
Saying : ADAGE
62
Prefix for drome : AERO
63
River or region in Europe : SAAR
64
Some kind of nut : BETEL
65
River of Northumberland : TYNE
Down
1
Solicit : ASK
2
One-tenth of a sen : RIN
3
Kind of dye : AZO
4
Cage for hawks : MEW
5
Combined resources : POOLED
6
Gamal's successor : ANWAR
7
Colton-Randolph play: 1922 : RAIN
8
Gump's wife : MIN
9
Fortify : ARM
10
Mystified : ATSEA
11
Type of transfer : DECAL
12
Electrode : ANODE
13
Propelled a proa : ROWED
18
Geologic angle : HADE
19
Establish by decree : ORDAIN
22
Bat wood : ASH
23
Milieu for Drew : STAGE
24
Reflects deeply : PORES
26
Helmet adornment : PLUME
27
Gaelic name for Ireland : EIRE
29
Withdrew : WENT
30
Enraged : IRATE
32
Nannies' conveyances : PRAMS
33
First place : EDEN
34
"I'll ___ Smile Again," 1939 song : NEVER
35
Fish on the move : TROLL
37
Swell : DILATE
38
Issue : EMIT
41
Snaky curve : ESS
43
Large number, in the Ozarks : PASSEL
44
Handle for Henri : ANSE
45
Family of Fosdick's creator : CAPPS
46
Heart parts : ATRIA
47
Orchestra member : VIOLA
48
Sniggler's quarry : ELVER
49
Turnpike sign : MERGE
52
Patrolman's route : BEAT
54
Seize suddenly : NAB
55
E.T.O. boss : DDE
56
Writer Hentoff : NAT
57
Ottoman ruler, once : DEY
58
Homonym for urn : ERN
59
One of Reese's teammates : ROE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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