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Peter Swift
Peter Swift

New York Times, Monday, May 31, 1982

38-Down : Most grating

Author:
Peter Swift
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
Peter Swift has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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B
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L
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A
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S
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T
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P
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A
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D
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A
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F
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O
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R
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E
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A
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M
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S
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U
T
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R
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E
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C
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S
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S
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A
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S
K
I
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N
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C
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L
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O
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A
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R
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S
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Y
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D
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L
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C
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S
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C
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H
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E
C
K
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R
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D
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O
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A
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M
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A
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C
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O
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B
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T
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H
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S
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,892
Across
1
Explosion : BLAST
6
Waterlily's leaf : PAD
9
In regard to : ASFOR
14
Two below par, to Nicklaus : EAGLE
15
Bustle : ADO
16
Meld : MERGE
17
Corpulent : STOUT
18
Soft drinks : ROOTBEERS
20
Poker variety : THREECARDMONTE
22
Seven ___ : SEAS
23
Writer St. Johns : ADELA
24
Slalom, e.g. : SKI
25
Fence in : ENCLOSE
31
Esthetic affectation : ARTINESS
36
Alpine "music" : YODEL
37
Board game : CHINESECHECKERS
40
Touch : TINGE
41
Ancient missile hurler : BALLISTA
42
Exasperated : ANGERED
45
Grande or Bravo : RIO
46
Criticize unmercifully : ROAST
48
Stadium near LaGuardia Airport : SHEA
52
Poker variety : SPITINTHEOCEAN
57
"___ created equal" : ALLMENARE
58
Kind of eel : CONGO
59
Nitwits : BOOBS
60
"___ mightiest in the mightiest": Shak. : TIS
61
Gave an edge to : HONED
62
Name venerated in Dublin, familiarly : STPAT
63
Corrode : EAT
64
Mark for Mark Roth : SPARE
Down
1
Outwits : BESTS
2
Potter's wheel : LATHE
3
Israeli coin : AGORA
4
Twists sideways : SLUES
5
Henri's head : TETE
6
State of delight : PARADISE
7
Love rapturously : ADORE
8
Scribble : DOODLE
9
Early church pulpit : AMBO
10
Perceived : SEEN
11
Guitar part : FRET
12
Dreadful person : OGRE
13
Lawyer's "thing" : RES
19
Fed : TMAN
21
Ale's partner : CAKES
24
Jeer or fleer : SNEER
26
Wheel: Prefix : CYCLO
27
Norse god of discord : LOKI
28
Lyric literature : ODES
29
Turkish province : SERT
30
Actress Lanchester : ELSA
31
Ecclesiastical proceedings : ACTA
32
Nose: Prefix : RHIN
33
Bell sound : TING
34
"A Loss of Roses" playwright : INGE
35
Univ. degree : SCB
38
Most grating : HARSHEST
39
Superior group : ELITE
43
Innisfail : ERIN
44
Contribute : DONATE
47
Roman halls : ATRIA
48
Ice-cream measure : SCOOP
49
Reddish brown : HENNA
50
Fervid : EAGER
51
Battery terminal : ANODE
52
Deer's track : SLOT
53
Drop heavily : PLOP
54
Lake near Tokyo : IMBA
55
Criterion : TEST
56
Noted N.Y. newspaper publisher : OCHS
57
Missing: Abbr. : ABS

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

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