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Arnold Moss
Arnold Moss

New York Times, Thursday, June 10, 1982

28-Down : Item in "thy brother's eye"

Author:
Arnold Moss
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 2, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Arnold Moss has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
K
2
I
3
N
4
G
5
S
6
T
7
U
8
F
9
F
10
P
11
R
12
O
13
D
14
A
R
E
A
15
P
U
R
E
R
16
H
U
G
E
17
Y
A
R
N
18
O
R
D
R
E
19
L
I
R
A
20
N
O
T
21
E
R
N
U
N
S
22
T
O
N
E
D
23
R
T
S
24
H
E
X
25
P
26
A
27
L
28
M
A
S
29
F
30
R
E
D
31
A
32
C
33
E
34
I
D
I
O
T
35
P
L
U
S
36
P
U
R
L
37
N
O
S
T
O
38
N
E
U
N
T
39
U
R
N
E
D
40
A
B
L
E
41
E
R
I
S
42
S
E
T
T
E
43
S
E
E
44
A
V
I
D
45
M
E
S
S
E
R
46
S
T
E
47
S
O
N
48
N
49
O
50
S
T
E
R
51
N
52
U
N
T
O
53
N
54
E
55
D
56
A
R
N
O
57
S
I
R
E
E
58
E
D
A
59
M
60
M
A
U
L
61
A
T
A
L
L
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S
I
Z
E
63
E
L
B
E
64
Y
E
L
L
S
65
S
T
E
W
© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,902
Across
1
Gargantua, e.g. : KING
5
What "dreams are made on" : STUFF
10
Poke : PROD
14
Kind of code : AREA
15
More virtuous : PURER
16
Mammoth : HUGE
17
Tale : YARN
18
Légion d'honneur, e.g. : ORDRE
19
Hurdy-gurdy : LIRA
20
Avine spoonerism for 37 Across : NOTERNUNSTONED
23
Wall St. term : RTS
24
Bewitch : HEX
25
City in the Canaries, with "Las" : PALMAS
29
Adele's brother : FRED
31
Face card + this = 21 : ACE
34
Dostoyevsky's "The ___" : IDIOT
35
Calculator symbol : PLUS
36
Ripple : PURL
37
Leave ___ (make every effort) : NOSTONEUNTURNED
40
One of a famous trio : ABLE
41
Apple thrower : ERIS
42
Due e cinque : SETTE
43
Bishopric : SEE
44
Eager : AVID
45
Title for Marco Polo : MESSER
46
Jeanne, e.g. : STE
47
Cantor fantasy : SON
48
Musical spoonerism for 37 Across : NOSTERNUNTONED
56
Cartoonist Peter : ARNO
57
"No ___!" : SIREE
58
Holland product : EDAM
60
Heavy hammer : MAUL
61
In any way : ATALL
62
Judge, with "up" : SIZE
63
Dresden's river : ELBE
64
Some cheers : YELLS
65
Mulligan, for one : STEW
Down
1
Francis of films: 1905-68 : KAY
2
Site of Qum : IRAN
3
Adopted son of Claudius : NERO
4
Wolfe character : GANT
5
Big spenders : SPORTS
6
"As the World ___" : TURNS
7
Rawalpindi language : URDU
8
House plant : FERN
9
Most minxish : FRESHEST
10
Showy flower : PHLOX
11
Rack's partner : RUIN
12
The Minotaur, e.g. : OGRE
13
Like Gogol's souls : DEAD
21
One of the Danaides : ERATO
22
Mass. name : TED
25
Cuban fruits : PINAS
26
Hogan material : ADOBE
27
Hosiery thread : LISLE
28
Item in "thy brother's eye" : MOTE
29
Mercury is one : FLUID
30
"So ___ the world away": Hamlet : RUNS
31
Some kin : AUNTS
32
Site of the Minoan civilization : CRETE
33
Mormon priest : ELDER
35
"The Peer and the ___" : PERI
36
Top man in D.C. : PRES
38
"___ die" : NEVERSAY
39
"___ hooks" : USENO
44
Chemical ending : ATE
45
Oases on highways : MOTELS
46
Filched : STOLE
47
Matt of Namath's Jets : SNELL
48
What Juliet asked Romeo to doff : NAME
49
TV preacher Roberts : ORAL
50
Slight : SNUB
51
"Rock On" author : NITE
52
U.S.S.R. river : URAL
53
Cape : NESS
54
Redact : EDIT
55
Stupor : DAZE
59
Sea gull : MEW

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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