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Jesse Roarke
Jesse Roarke

New York Times, Friday, August 13, 1993

24-Down : German for 14 Across

Author:
Jesse Roarke
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 10, XRef: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Jesse Roarke has 48 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,984
Across
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Loose garment : ROBE
5
Mistake : ERROR
10
Vaunt : BRAG
14
The ___ Chancellor (Bismarck) : IRON
15
Soft, to Solti : PIANO
16
Douglas Hyde's land : EIRE
17
Artist who founded the naturalistic school : CARAVAGGIO
19
St. Clare and Tanguay : EVAS
20
Upper crust : ELITE
21
Overbearing : INSOLENT
23
Angers : IRES
26
Neat : TRIG
27
Ecclesiastical traffickers : SIMONIACS
32
Do the job of a 48 Across : ENACT
35
Crockett quarry : COON
36
Abbie's companion in comics : SLATS
38
Wallaroo : EURO
39
Computer gate : AND
40
Irish patriot : EMMET
41
Half pint : CUP
42
Danish-American reformer : RIIS
44
Unvalued, as a stock : NOPAR
45
"It tolls for ___": Donne : THEE
46
Oliver's boss : FAGIN
48
Lawgiver : NOMOTHETE
50
Budget Director Panetta : LEON
52
Graf - ___ : SPEE
53
Supports for jockeys' feet : STIRRUPS
57
Came up : AROSE
61
Venerable : HOAR
62
Followers of 17 Across : TENEBRISTS
65
Best or Ferber : EDNA
66
Bilge : TRIPE
67
Relative of P.D.Q. : ASAP
68
"Hi and ___," comic strip : LOIS
69
Himalayan beings : YETIS
70
Author Joyce ___ : CARY
Down
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Staple of Asia : RICE
2
Evangelist Roberts : ORAL
3
Soprano Lucrezia ___ : BORI
4
Kinship on mother's side : ENATION
5
Browner's org. : EPA
6
Fit out for sailing : RIG
7
East Indian cereal grass : RAGI
8
___ years (aged) : ONIN
9
Chanticleer rules it : ROOST
10
Direct route : BEELINE
11
Milieu of 29 Down : RIVEGAUCHE
12
Flaherty's "Man of ___" : ARAN
13
Notable deed : GEST
18
Pitcher Ruhle : VERN
22
Source of metal : ORE
24
German for 14 Across : EISEN
25
Yellowish pink : SALMON
27
Head covering : SCARF
28
Ancient Asia Minor region : IONIA
29
A leader of modernism in art : MODIGLIANI
30
Argentine grassland : CAMPO
31
Cooks clams, in a way : STEAMS
33
Vinegar vessel : CRUET
34
Pith helmet : TOPEE
37
Hone a razor : STROP
43
High chains : SIERRAS
45
Cure-all : THERIAC
47
Hide ___ hair : NOR
49
Lachrymal drop : TEAR
51
Like a fruitcake : NUTTY
53
Artist-author Silverstein : SHEL
54
Dust-up : TODO
55
Balzac's "Le ___ Goriot" : PERE
56
Pet : SNIT
58
Greek peak : OSSA
59
Headliner : STAR
60
Sec. of Agriculture : ESPY
63
Finial : EPI
64
Egyptian god of music : BES

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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