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Arthur W. Palmer
Arthur W. Palmer

New York Times, Monday, July 14, 1986

53-Down : "Ay, ___ inch a king": Shak.

Author:
Arthur W. Palmer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { F J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0
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. 13,397
Across
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Take a risk : DARE
5
Blood of the gods : ICHOR
10
Thailand, formerly : SIAM
14
Exude : EMIT
15
Feature of a lariat : NOOSE
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Ruin : UNDO
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Alexander's horse : BUCEPHALUS
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Twice DLII : MCIV
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Neighbor of Mex. : USA
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Beginner for scope : TELE
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Pact, in Paris : TRAITE
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" ... ___ is the night": Keats : TENDER
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Administer : DIRECT
28
Brother of Eris : ARES
30
Sort of roof : MANSARD
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Donkey : BURRO
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Lacking enthusiasm : TEPID
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Type of hold : TOE
39
Later : ANON
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Georgia nut : PECAN
41
___ libre : CUBA
42
Fam. member : SIS
43
Flynn of film fame : ERROL
44
Puzzle : POSER
45
Type of cheese : STILTON
47
Shield : EGIS
49
Tidier : NEATER
51
Paean : ANTHEM
55
Shack : LEANTO
57
"Paradise Lost," e.g. : EPIC
59
Eggs for Cato : OVA
60
" ... but as it ___, it ain't": Carroll : ISNT
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The Duke of Wellington's horse : COPENHAGEN
64
Italian wine center : ASTI
65
Emulate Stephen Douglas : ORATE
66
Starr of football fame : BART
67
Stagger : REEL
68
Hen : LAYER
69
One of the Setons : ANYA
Down
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Actor's first performance : DEBUT
2
Divert : AMUSE
3
Puerto ___ : RICAN
4
Time of juin : ETE
5
Be innate : INHERE
6
Christmas-stocking item for brats : COAL
7
Sank a putt, with "out" : HOLED
8
Columbus inst. : OSU
9
Curb : RESTRAIN
10
Poisonous plants of the cashew family : SUMACS
11
Caligula's horse : INCITATUS
12
Access for a miner : ADIT
13
Actuate : MOVE
18
Beginner for dactyl : PTERO
23
Cleave : REND
25
Fix a sock : DARN
27
Transfix : IMPALE
29
Creator of Tristram Shandy : STERNE
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Lap or ward follower : ROBE
32
Letter opener : DEAR
33
Fish or singing voice : BASS
34
Part of an army : UNIT
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Quixote's horse : ROSINANTE
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Type of system : ECO
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Rigid code : PROTOCOL
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Expenditure : COST
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"L'___, c'est moi" : ETAT
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Snuff quantity : PINCH
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Soup ingredient : LENTIL
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Certain dive : GAINER
50
Compensate : REPAY
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Snead contemporary : HOGAN
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"Ay, ___ inch a king": Shak. : EVERY
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A ray : MANTA
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Fibber : LIAR
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"___ Quam Videri," N.C. motto : ESSE
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Rose or Rozelle : PETE
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Old Danish coin : ORA
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Rhyme scheme : ABA

Answer summary:
4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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