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Arthur W. Palmer
Arthur W. Palmer

New York Times, Tuesday, July 3, 1990

9-Down : Intensified

Author:
Arthur W. Palmer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Arthur W. Palmer has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,847
Across
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Kind of house or mark : HASH
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Did a cowboy's job : ROPED
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" ... like to a grain of mustard ___": Matt. 13:31 : SEED
14
A Chase : ILKA
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" ... poor dog ___" : ABONE
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Lima's land : PERU
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Raucous Western capital? : NOISYBOISE
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Russian river : URAL
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___ the line (conform) : TOE
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Vigoda and Fortas : ABES
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Equivalence : PARITY
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Spread out ungracefully : SPRAWL
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Forever, in poesy : ETERNE
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Geese formations : VEES
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" ... more difficult to judge ___ ... ": Saint-Exupéry : ONESELF
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Dressed : ROBED
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Records : TAPES
38
Capek opus : RUR
39
Burden : ONUS
40
Lukewarm : TEPID
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Patronize a restaurateur : DINE
42
Peak: Comb. form : ACR
43
Synthetic fabric : ORLON
44
Beleaguer : SIEGE
45
Change of residence : REMOVAL
47
Yawn : GAPE
49
Spheres of action : ARENAS
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Famed Canadian mimic : LITTLE
55
Sullies : SMEARS
57
Strange target : HOLE
59
Profit follower : EER
60
Portion : PART
61
N.D. musical movement? : FARGOLARGO
64
Summit : ACME
65
Type of board : EMERY
66
Small nail : BRAD
67
Interpret : READ
68
Takes a limo : RIDES
69
Story : TALE
Down
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Subtle clues : HINTS
2
Throw for ___ (shock) : ALOOP
3
Figure at Vail : SKIER
4
"The night ___ a thousand eyes" : HAS
5
Riffraff : RABBLE
6
___ da caccia (English-horn forerunner) : OBOE
7
Balance : POISE
8
U.S.N.A. grad : ENS
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Intensified : DEEPENED
10
Rejects with disdain : SPURNS
11
Spooky Indian : EERIEERIE
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Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
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Properly : DULY
18
Swerved : YAWED
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Greek counterpart of Mars : ARES
25
Farewells from Fabius : AVES
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Tippler's problem : TOPING
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Bette Midler role : STELLA
31
Aqua follower : LUNG
32
Gratis : FREE
33
Bellow : ROAR
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___ and for all : ONCE
35
Asian columnist? : BURMAERMA
37
G.I.'s address overseas : APO
40
A bus ticket : TRANSFER
41
Cut intake : DIET
43
Completed : OVER
44
Barker's pitch : SPIEL
46
Emulated Cicero : ORATED
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Amalgams : ALLOYS
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Wisp : SHRED
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Caesar's earth : TERRA
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Type of eagle : LEGAL
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Wear away : ERODE
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Get ready for a bout : SPAR
56
Symbol of authority : MACE
58
Dreaded person : OGRE
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Parisienne's friend : AMI
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Browning's "___ Vogler" : ABT

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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