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Peter G. Snow
Peter G. Snow

New York Times, Saturday, July 23, 1983

9-Down : Hire in advance

Author:
Peter G. Snow
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Peter G. Snow has 29 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,310
Across
1
Chaise : SHAY
5
Guesswork, for short : SPEC
9
Butts : RAMS
13
Arouse : MOVE
14
Trunk : TORSO
15
Issue : EMIT
16
Much-used vegetable oil : OLEO
17
National antonym : ALIEN
18
Sped : TORE
19
Person from Bonn? : GERWOMAN
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Enervate : WEAKEN
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Part of the Polish-E. German border : ODER
24
Asian desert : GOBI
25
Disgraces : SHAMES
28
Administer or conduct? : WOMANAGE
32
Ponderous works : TOMES
33
Sacred book of Islam : KORAN
34
"Summer ___," Hassam painting : SEA
35
Parthenon, e.g. : RUIN
36
Amplify : WIDEN
37
Some canonized persons: Abbr. : STES
38
Panza's Dapple : ASS
39
Is excessively fond : DOTES
40
"___ Body?" Sayers book : WHOSE
41
Sycophants? : YESWOMEN
43
Oft-traded pieces of paper : SHARES
44
Mild expletive : EGAD
45
Gush : SPEW
46
Overthrown : FALLEN
49
Strong person? : SHEWOMAN
53
Very much : ALOT
54
Criminal : FELON
56
Caused : MADE
57
Amount, to an R.N. : DOSE
58
Topple : UPEND
59
Once again : ANEW
60
Daniel or Isaiah : SEER
61
Bail : LADE
62
Monster-infested loch : NESS
Down
1
Some air pollution : SMOG
2
Part of a stud-poker hand : HOLE
3
Affirm : AVER
4
British small landholders? : YEOWOMEN
5
Word with system or cycle : SOLAR
6
Sch. authority : PRIN
7
Compass pt. : ESE
8
Swindler? : CONWOMAN
9
Hire in advance : RETAIN
10
Frenzied : AMOK
11
Bog : MIRE
12
British weapon : STEN
14
Softens : TAMES
20
Epinicia : ODES
22
Abba : EBAN
24
Pierces : GORES
25
Err : STRAY
26
Theater audience : HOUSE
27
Faulty : AMISS
28
Germanic god : WODEN
29
Former B'way hotel : ASTOR
30
Embdens, e.g. : GEESE
31
Abates : EASES
33
Soared : KITED
36
Brave or resolute? : WOMANFUL
37
Amerind medicine person? : SHAWOMAN
39
Genoese magistrate : DOGE
40
Sound of relief : WHEW
42
Turmoil : WELTER
43
Disburse : SPEND
45
Was eminent : SHONE
46
Crazes : FADS
47
Tropical plant : ALOE
48
Mislay : LOSE
49
Rosebud, e.g. : SLED
50
Hippie's hairdo : MANE
51
Lemon and lime followers : ADES
52
Word : NEWS
55
Org. headed by W. D. Ruckelshaus : EPA

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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