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James R. Burns
James R. Burns

New York Times, Monday, June 4, 1984

50-Down : Be intrinsic

Author:
James R. Burns
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { F Q X }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
James R. Burns has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,627
Across
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Wisdom tooth : MOLAR
6
Dominating power : SWAY
10
Sharp thrusts : JABS
14
Chicago airport : OHARE
15
Southernmost Great Lake : ERIE
16
Stratford's river : AVON
17
Set sights on : AIMAT
18
Second word of many : DADA
19
Worldwide relief org. : CARE
20
Burlesque headliners : TOPBANANAS
22
Cows, to Cowper : KINE
23
Movie "King" : KONG
24
"Father of the H-bomb" : TELLER
26
Treat indulgently : PAMPER
30
Kind of thread : LISLE
32
Environmentalist's sci. : ECOL
33
Homophone for scene : SEEN
35
Adult insect : IMAGO
39
Called loudly : SHOUTED
41
Language textbook : GRAMMAR
43
Periods in office : TERMS
44
Brainstorm : IDEA
46
Leak out : OOZE
47
French pastry : TARTE
49
Showy decoration : TINSEL
51
Not on board ship : ASHORE
54
Tres ___ : BIEN
56
Baba au ___ : RHUM
57
Like some diamonds : PEARSHAPED
63
First word of many : MAMA
64
One opposed : ANTI
65
Overact : EMOTE
66
Leave undone : OMIT
67
Bad day for Caesar : IDES
68
Paperboy's tour : ROUTE
69
Decorate anew : REDO
70
___ ha-Shanah : ROSH
71
Take part in : ENTER
Down
1
Water-filled trench : MOAT
2
Home of Harding : OHIO
3
Nightingale carried one : LAMP
4
T. E. Lawrence follower : ARAB
5
Shoot over : RETAKE
6
Site of an 1870 French defeat : SEDAN
7
Argue : WRANGLE
8
Tragic Verdi heroine : AIDA
9
Leavens : YEASTS
10
"Missing" star : JACKLEMMON
11
Be of use : AVAIL
12
Carried : BORNE
13
Scornful expression : SNEER
21
Some Scandinavians : NORSE
25
Director Kazan : ELIA
26
Nuisance : PEST
27
Yearn for : ACHE
28
An Alhambra builder : MOOR
29
Salad ingredient : PLUMTOMATO
31
"Picnic" author : INGE
34
Assemble a final film print : EDIT
36
Biblical prophet : AMOS
37
Look with wonder : GAZE
38
City in central U.S.S.R. : OREL
40
"A Life for the ___": Glinka : TSAR
42
Scolds : RATES
45
Lincoln-Douglas confrontations : DEBATES
48
Put in working order : REPAIR
50
Be intrinsic : INHERE
51
Tank forces : ARMOR
52
Disgrace : SHAME
53
August forecast : HUMID
55
South Bend footballers : IRISH
58
Conductor Akira ___ : ENDO
59
Egyptian deity : AMON
60
Show sullenness : POUT
61
Ending for room : ETTE
62
Does, e.g. : DEER

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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