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Stanley Glass
Stanley Glass

New York Times, Tuesday, May 28, 1991

51-Down : Diminish

Author:
Stanley Glass
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Stanley Glass has 26 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,176
Across
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Interwoven : LACED
6
Completed : OVER
10
Bible book : ACTS
14
Fragrance : AROMA
15
Blanched : PALE
16
Classify : SORT
17
Specials on chowder? : SOUPYSALES
19
Skid : SLUE
20
"The Last ___": O'Connor : HURRAH
21
A memorable Arden : EVE
22
Yemeni port : ADEN
23
Early ascetics : ESSENES
25
Moral code : ETHIC
27
Spots : SEES
28
Type of chop : LOIN
30
Escape : ELUDE
33
Lawmaker : SOLON
35
___ Pearson, memorable Canadian P.M. : LESTER
36
Excavate : DIG
39
Caress nutriments? : PETFOOD
41
Red or Dead : SEA
42
Wed suddenly : ELOPED
44
Certain poet : ODIST
46
Pumpernickel ingredient : FLOUR
47
Move quickly : TROT
48
A Secretary of State for F.D.R. : HULL
52
Theatrical work : DRAMA
54
Income : REVENUE
56
Dance maneuver : STEP
58
Gleeful cry : AHA
60
Hood and Williams : ROBINS
61
Therefore : ERGO
62
Expensive sirloins? : HIGHSTEAKS
64
Symbol of poverty : RAGS
65
Thine, in Tours : ATOI
66
Cosmetician Lauder : ESTEE
67
Church area : APSE
68
Supreme Court number : NINE
69
Violinist Isaac : STERN
Down
1
Cilia : LASHES
2
Stimulate : AROUSE
3
Curriculum element : COURSE
4
Josephine's title : EMPRESS
5
Late Israeli general : DAYAN
6
Govt. agency in W.W. II : OPA
7
Low area : VALE
8
Rams or Colts : ELEVEN
9
Bowling-alley button : RESET
10
Lights into : ASSAILS
11
Wounds from an icicle? : COLDCUTS
12
Faithful : TRUE
13
British gun : STEN
18
Bombarded : SHELLED
24
Chimney lining : SOOT
26
Minds : HEEDS
29
___ it (on the carpet) : INFOR
31
Actress Sandra or Ruby : DEE
32
Notable period : ERA
34
Puccini work : OPERA
35
Tarries : LOITERS
36
D.A.'s court target : DEF
37
Under the weather : ILL
38
Omelet material? : GOODEGGS
40
Scent : ODOR
43
Aim : PURPOSE
45
"___ is yet to be": Browning : THEBEST
47
Gauguin's island home : TAHITI
49
Member of an Eastern Christian Church : UNIATE
50
Fisherman's prized catch : LUNKER
51
Diminish : LESSEN
53
Famed naval historian : MAHAN
55
Ballots : VOTES
56
Curative agents : SERA
57
Snare : TRAP
59
Conflict, in literature : AGON
63
Rush : HIE

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

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