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Dale O. Burgener
Dale O. Burgener

New York Times, Wednesday, May 4, 1988

56-Down : Interclan rivalry

Author:
Dale O. Burgener
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.14, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Dale O. Burgener has 16 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,057
Across
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Run amok: Slang : GOAPE
6
Seaweed : ALGA
10
Space walks, for short : EVAS
14
One who pleads : URGER
15
Gossip : DIRT
16
Grape-press residue : MARC
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Dress up : ADORN
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Doubtful : MOOT
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Cordon ___ : BLEU
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Trifling : MONKEYINGAROUND
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Egyptian king : SETI
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Bowling-alley buttons : RESETS
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Volcanic peak in Calif. : SHASTA
29
Flavor-givers : ZESTS
31
Actor Cronyn : HUME
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Litigant : SUER
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Proportion : RATIO
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Malayans in Luzon : IGOROTS
40
Meteorological map lines : ISOBARS
42
Studied hard : PORED
43
White-tailed eagle : ERNE
45
Mark's follower : LUKE
46
Din : NOISE
48
Dangerous fly : TSETSE
50
Church platforms : ALTARS
53
Type of shark : LOAN
55
They have common interests : BIRDSOFAFEATHER
61
Tony's next of kin : OBIE
62
Slender: Comb. form : LEPT
63
Sheer linen : TOILE
64
Swerve : VEER
65
Italian actress: 1859-1924 : DUSE
66
Morgan, e.g. : HORSE
67
Makes mistakes : ERRS
68
Churchill associate : EDEN
69
Pilfer : STEAL
Down
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Largest of the Marianas : GUAM
2
Church calendar : ORDO
3
Dramatic conflict : AGON
4
Boil, as java : PERK
5
Frank's comic sidekick? : ERNEST
6
Confess : ADMIT
7
Treat as a bigwig : LIONIZE
8
Diluted liquor : GROG
9
Fragrances : ATTARS
10
Suitable for bas-relief : EMBOSSABLE
11
Esteem : VALUE
12
"See what ___ the envious Casca made": Shak. : ARENT
13
Moves swiftly : SCUDS
21
Leaven : YEAST
22
Type of rocket, for short : RETRO
25
Corvette, e.g. : SHIP
26
Sci-fi award : HUGO
27
Don José's emotion : AMOR
28
Singers under balconies : SERENADERS
30
Banshee's land : ERIN
33
Employs : USES
35
Very tight : TAUT
36
Annoys : IRKS
37
Hosea: Douay Bible : OSEE
39
Olfactory stimulants : ODORS
41
Caterpillar hairs : SETAE
44
Backslide : RELAPSE
47
Tristan's tryster : ISOLDE
49
Scythe handles : SNATHS
50
Overhead : ABOVE
51
Records book : LIBER
52
City on the Mosel : TRIER
54
Frequently : OFTEN
56
Interclan rivalry : FEUD
57
Honk : TOOT
58
"This Gun for ___," 1942 film : HIRE
59
A Maxwell : ELSA
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Stagger : REEL

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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