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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Monday, August 24, 1987

50-Down : Philatelist's collection

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,803
Across
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Spore : SEED
5
Wander : STRAY
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Gossip material : DIRT
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Eight: Comb. form : OCTO
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Seaport in SE England : POOLE
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Buffalo-to-Albany watercourse : ERIE
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Russian sea : ARAL
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Fragrance : AROMA
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Daring : BOLD
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Deceived by trickery : PULLEDAFASTONE
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"Hail!" to Caesar : AVE
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Stannum : TIN
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Seventh sign of the zodiac : LIBRA
28
Collection of anecdotes : ANA
31
"Lost Horizon" director : CAPRA
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Actress Munson : ONA
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Remove : DELETE
39
Where Kashan is : IRAN
40
Pitched a slow ball : PULLEDTHESTRING
43
Gaelic : ERSE
44
An angel : SERAPH
45
Mary Lincoln, ___ Todd : NEE
46
Unexpected obstacles : SNAGS
48
Alcoholic drink : RUM
49
Organic compound : ESTER
51
River in Switzerland : AAR
53
Toward the stern : AFT
54
Moved out of town : PULLEDUPSTAKES
62
Hindu woman's garment : SARI
63
"Palazzo Dario" painter : MONET
64
Dissolve : MELT
65
Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
66
Old womanish : ANILE
67
Mexican monetary unit : PESO
68
Depend (on) : RELY
69
Duchin or Nero : PETER
70
Exude : SPEW
Down
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Cleansing agent : SOAP
2
Beige : ECRU
3
And others: Abbr. : ETAL
4
It once went far : DOLLAR
5
Shovel : SPADE
6
One-third of a 1970 film title : TORA
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Place for a cupola : ROOF
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___ mater : ALMA
9
Fermentation agent : YEAST
10
Carefree : DEBONAIR
11
Press : IRON
12
Irritate : RILE
13
Spread to dry : TED
21
Avoid : EVADE
22
Muscular spasm : TIC
25
Easy, swinging gaits : LOPES
26
Store ashes : INURN
27
Extremely light wood : BALSA
28
Change : ALTER
29
India's Prime Minister: 1947-64 : NEHRU
30
TV series featuring Mr. T : ATEAM
32
Art copy : PRINT
33
Indian queen : RANEE
34
Wrath : ANGER
37
McMahon and Ames : EDS
38
Sixth sense : ESP
41
Conformance with the law : LEGALITY
42
Burglary : THEFT
47
Bando of baseball : SAL
50
Philatelist's collection : STAMPS
52
Chart details again : REMAP
53
Daisylike flower : ASTER
54
Peel : PARE
55
Russian river : URAL
56
Completed : DONE
57
One : UNIT
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Soccer great : PELE
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Retain : KEEP
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Other : ELSE
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Store away : STOW
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Sun. talk : SER

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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