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Arthur W. Palmer
Arthur W. Palmer

New York Times, Monday, May 5, 1986

49-Down : Sort of oak

Author:
Arthur W. Palmer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 12, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Arthur W. Palmer has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,327
Across
1
Missing G.I. : AWOL
5
Type of curriculum : CORE
9
Played a trumpet : BLEW
13
July treat : CONE
14
Ecclesiastical decree : CANON
15
Paul Revere did this : RODE
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Stands firm : HOLDSONESGROUND
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Culbertson of bridge fame : ELY
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Item in a log : ENTRY
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Willingham's "___ a Man" : ENDAS
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Blast or carp beginner : ENDO
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Type of meal : OAT
24
Is in suspense : HOLDSONESBREATH
32
Battery terminal : ANODE
33
Rumpus ___ : ROOM
34
La-la preceder : TRA
35
Costa ___ : RICA
36
No longer fresh : STALE
38
Lath : SLAT
39
Mrs., in Madrid : SRA
40
Olympia's country : ELIS
41
Author of "The Cloister and the Hearth" : READE
42
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Consumed : ATE
47
"Mary ___ little ... " : HADA
48
Alan Ladd role : SHANE
51
Official proclamation : UKASE
53
"The ___ Curiosity Shop" : OLD
56
Keeps silent : HOLDSONESTONGUE
59
Or ___ : ELSE
60
Devoutness : PIETY
61
Writer Sarah ___ Jewett : ORNE
62
Eros : AMOR
63
Sight from Taormina : ETNA
64
"___ Abby" : DEAR
Down
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Head or tooth problem : ACHE
2
Merino product : WOOL
3
Sole : ONLY
4
Guided : LED
5
Swiss division : CANTON
6
Lalapalooza : ONER
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Optimistic : ROSY
8
Sch. subject : ENG
9
Charlotte, Emily or Anne : BRONTE
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___ and clear : LOUD
11
Ferber or Best : EDNA
12
Marries : WEDS
14
Modern abode : CONDO
17
Judgment : SENSE
18
Update military equipment : REARM
22
Old Norse literature : EDDA
23
A woodwind : OBOE
24
Strident : HARSH
25
Dream: Comb. form : ONIRO
26
Union chapter : LOCAL
27
Delete : ERASE
28
Old ___ (the sun) : SOL
29
North African range : ATLAS
30
Plumbing or welding : TRADE
31
Detests : HATES
36
Type of gin : SLOE
37
Bolivian export : TIN
38
Antitoxins : SERA
40
Kefauver : ESTES
41
Calf-roping event : RODEO
43
Anger : DANDER
44
Daisy variety : SHASTA
45
Harvard's ___ Pudding Club : HASTY
48
Mets' home : SHEA
49
Sort of oak : HOLM
50
"The Sun ___ Rises" : ALSO
51
Module or monad : UNIT
52
Bewail, Irish style : KEEN
53
Monster : OGRE
54
Type of moth : LUNA
55
Buck or doe : DEER
57
Disclose, to Shelley : OPE
58
Wynken pal : NOD

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 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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