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Thomas W. Schier
Thomas W. Schier

New York Times, Thursday, July 13, 1989

1-Down : "Mayberry ___," TV program

Author:
Thomas W. Schier
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { K Q X }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Thomas W. Schier has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 17 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,492
Across
1
Beatty film : REDS
5
Deals with : HASAT
10
Central sections : HUBS
14
Ceramist's compound : FRIT
15
A.L. batting champ: 1971 : OLIVA
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Actor Jannings : EMIL
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Actress Merrill : DINA
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Roadside gutter : WATERTABLE
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How to give criticism : CONSTRUCTIVELY
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Foreordain : DOOM
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Bank (on) : RELY
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Nervous : JUMPY
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Lake Nasser dam : ASWAN
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President of Albania : ALIA
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Fought for breath : PANTED
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Greek letter : TAU
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Forte of Mr. Chips : INSTRUCTIVENESS
39
Long.'s partner : LAT
40
Complete : ENTIRE
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Myrmecologist's topic : ANTS
42
Relating to vision : OPTIC
43
Manor-house style : TUDOR
44
___ War, 1920 Belmont winner : MANO
46
Eclipse, with "out" : BLOT
48
Rambo's policy : DESTRUCTIONISM
54
Wagoner's activity at the end of the day : UNHITCHING
55
___ moi (at my home) : CHEZ
57
Elbow appendage : ROOM
58
"Ars ___ ... " : LONGA
59
Former Houston hockey player : AERO
60
Contribute to the kitty : ANTE
61
___ Bell (Anne Brontë) : ACTON
62
Clean : LAVE
Down
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"Mayberry ___," TV program : RFD
2
Sevareid or Clapton : ERIC
3
The Flintstones' pet : DINO
4
Hold firm to a decision : STANDPAT
5
Dacey's "___ Avoid Probate" : HOWTO
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Fire signal : ALARM
7
In ___ (in place) : SITU
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With, to Bardot : AVEC
9
Caustic : TART
10
Hindu's devaloka : HEAVEN
11
A racemose inflorescence : UMBEL
12
Budd or Sunday : BILLY
13
Weaver's reed : SLEY
19
Screed : TIRADE
21
Bean or sauce preceder : SOY
24
Monopoly corner : JAIL
25
Armbone : ULNA
26
Fog's fellow traveler : MIST
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Frolicsome : ANTIC
28
Get a move on : STIR
29
"___ Got Tonight," 1976 song : WEVE
31
Indentation at the bottom of a wine bottle : PUNT
32
Shakespearean play part : ACTI
33
Lean towards : TEND
34
In re : ASTO
35
Home of the K.G.B. : USSR
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News broadcast : REPORT
38
Maritime : NAUTICAL
42
Prompt : ONTIME
43
Heavy weight : TON
44
___ horseback (dictators) : MENON
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"___ in the Dark," 1964 film : ASHOT
46
Certain hall call : BINGO
47
Beantown's airport : LOGAN
48
___ mater (brain membrane) : DURA
49
U.S.C. rival : UCLA
50
Clash, in Cannes : CHOC
51
Add color : TINT
52
Flushing stadium : SHEA
53
Entrepreneur Griffin : MERV
56
Playwright Akins : ZOE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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