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Robert H. Wolfe
Robert H. Wolfe

New York Times, Friday, May 29, 1992

22-Down : "Wool of bat, and tongue ___": Macbeth

Author:
Robert H. Wolfe
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Robert H. Wolfe has 23 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 60 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,543
Across
1
Datum : FACT
5
Beman of the P.G.A. : DEANE
10
Larch : FIR
13
To be, in Paree : ETRE
14
Barkin and Drew : ELLENS
16
"Tokyo Rose" actress Massen : OSA
17
Flamenco number? : THESTAMPACT
19
___ Tae Woo, S. Korean leader : ROH
20
Bed canopy : TESTER
21
One of 22 cards : TAROT
23
Toward the inside : ENTAD
24
J.F.K. was one : PRES
26
Actress D'Orsay : FIFI
29
Dismantle a flat : RASE
30
Late card play? : THENEWDEAL
32
Tarry : WAIT
33
Bantu-speaking Zimbabwean : ROTSE
34
William F. Buckley? : THEBILLOFRIGHTS
40
___ pro semper (once for all) : SEMEL
41
Balm: Abbr. : OINT
42
Benedict's bovines? : PAPALBULLS
45
Jezebel's deity : BAAL
49
Retard : STEM
50
Polygonal projection : APSE
51
"C'est ___!" : LAVIE
52
What Silver does in the intro : REARS
54
Clears the head, with "up" : SOBERS
55
Milne's Baby ___ : ROO
57
Repulsive reducing regimen? : DIETOFWORMS
60
Bruin Hall of Famer : ORR
61
The Scourge of God : ATTILA
62
Douay Bible's Hosea : OSEE
63
"___ Boot" : DAS
64
Devereux's earldom : ESSEX
65
Lanai goose : NENE
Down
1
Shackle : FETTER
2
She sprang from a head : ATHENA
3
Topknots : CRESTS
4
Seed integuments : TESTAE
5
Sweetie : DEAR
6
O'Neill tree of desire : ELM
7
Monte Viso, e.g. : ALP
8
Make shipshape : NEATEN
9
Put in a box : ENCASE
10
South Dakota, the ___ State : FORTIETH
11
Lead-in for bar or bath : ISO
12
Fanfare? : RAH
15
Orch. section : STR
18
Williams or Koppel : TED
22
"Wool of bat, and tongue ___": Macbeth : OFDOG
24
Marlo's mate : PHIL
25
Updates a factory's gear : RETOOLS
27
Speedy : FAST
28
Seine sights : ILES
30
Indian cymbals : TAL
31
Bar order : WRIT
32
This is sometimes free : WILL
34
Child amts. : TSPS
35
Meet part : HEAT
36
Nero et al. : EMPERORS
37
Big Apple ex-mayor : BEAME
38
Ipcress or Odessa : FILE
39
T.L.C. deliverers : RNS
43
Paint ingredient : BARITE
44
Topples : UPSETS
45
A monkey's uncle? : BABOON
46
Loath : AVERSE
47
SAM evaders : AIRMEN
48
Letter of a sort : LESSEE
51
Disconsolate : LOW
53
Byron's daughter : ADA
54
Tunisian port : SFAX
55
Taylor or Stewart : ROD
56
Mouths, to Marcus : ORA
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"My country, ___ of thee" : TIS
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12 Down in Mexico City : OLE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 8 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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