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John Greenman
John Greenman

New York Times, Wednesday, August 5, 1987

4-Down : A poplar

Author:
John Greenman
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { B F K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
John Greenman has 52 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 12 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,784
Across
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Dusting powder : TALC
5
Pop-music platter : DISC
9
Mythical murderess : MEDEA
14
Hawaiian thrush : OMAO
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Cartoonist Soglow : OTTO
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Open to view : OVERT
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Agitated state : SNIT
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"Bird thou never ___": Shelley : WERT
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Farm-gear pioneer : DEERE
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U.S. clergyman-author: 1663-1728 : COTTONMATHER
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Unspecified person : ANYONE
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Of low quality : POOR
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Copyright symbol : CEE
28
He pulls in pushers : NARC
30
Army sergeants : NONCOMS
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Given a glimpse : SHOWN
35
Tobacco drier : OAST
37
Skip over : OMIT
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Verne captain : NEMO
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Pigs' digs : STIES
40
Far: Comb. form : TELE
41
Toast topping : OLEO
42
Raison d'___ : ETRE
43
Mink's cousin : OTTER
44
Man-eating ogre of legend : WINDIGO
46
Showcase recording, for short : DEMO
48
Msg. from the Titanic : SOS
49
Author Jaffe : RONA
51
Songs for nine : NONETS
55
A "Citizen Kane" co-star : JOSEPHCOTTEN
57
July TV fare : RERUN
60
Zwei follower : DREI
61
Station wagon, e.g. : AUTO
62
Unaccompanied : ALONE
63
Ragged : TORN
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Notion: Comb. form : IDEO
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Practiced a trade : PLIED
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Draft status : ONEA
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For fear that : LEST
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Puccini opera : TOSCA
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David's eldest son : AMNON
3
Parishioners, e.g. : LAITY
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A poplar : COTTONWOOD
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Something depressing : DOWNER
6
Inventory unit : ITEM
7
Seat-belt part : STRAP
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Kind of oil : COTTONSEED
9
Contemporary : MODERN
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At any juncture : EVER
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Actor Billy ___ Williams : DEE
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Mismanage : ERR
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Had a little lamb : ATE
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Second son of Judah : ONAN
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Jeers : HOOTS
25
Halley's ___ : COMET
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Nellie's "South Pacific" man : EMILE
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Product of an acid-alcohol reaction : ESTER
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Grew to like : COTTONEDTO
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Flopsy sibling : COTTONTAIL
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Phoebe and C. P. : SNOWS
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Sun: Comb. form : HELIO
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Auguries : OMENS
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Demeanor : AIR
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Edible bulbs : SEGOS
43
"Typee" sequel : OMOO
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Made wrinkle-free : IRONED
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Live oak : ENCINA
50
Stage projection : APRON
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Chopin product : ETUDE
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Heads, in Le Havre : TETES
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Look down one's nose at : SNOOT
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D-day month : JUNE
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At this site : HERE
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Join a bull session : RAP
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Wing : ELL
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Parisian's king : ROI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 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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