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Walter Covell
Walter Covell

New York Times, Thursday, August 6, 1992

30-Down : Accustomed

Author:
Walter Covell
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q W }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Walter Covell has 33 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,612
Across
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Gasket type : ORING
6
Ore site : LODE
10
Cautionary conjunction : LEST
14
Rice dish : PILAU
15
German river : EDER
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Olive genus : OLEA
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Monad : AMEBA
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Hefty book : TOME
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A memorable Khayyám : OMAR
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He wouldn't be without it : YCHROMOSOME
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Geometric curvature center : EVOLUTE
27
Pheasant brood : NIDE
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Kiel and Erie : CANALS
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Elevating to a bishopric : MITERING
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Make proud : ELATE
34
Covers a wall before papering : SIZES
35
Negative connective : NOR
36
Deeds' needs: Abbr. : SIGS
37
Slate-trimming tools : ZAXES
38
Albacore : TUNA
39
Honshu bay : ISE
40
Like some roofs : TILED
41
Ice pinnacle : SERAC
42
Ophidians : SERPENTS
44
Equestrian school : MANEGE
45
Old chest for valuables : ARCA
46
Established : FOUNDED
47
N.F.L. offenses : TFORMATIONS
51
Moundsman's mistake : BALK
52
Rum portions : TOTS
53
Commodious : AMPLE
58
Zone : AREA
59
Sib of Ares : ERIS
60
Attire for a pilot : GSUIT
61
Motorists' oldies : REOS
62
Hindu stableman : SYCE
63
A memorable Kefauver : ESTES
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W.W. II agcy. : OPA
2
Tire site : RIM
3
Seine sight : ILE
4
Pinch : NAB
5
Mexican rubber plant : GUAYULE
6
Hades flower : LETHE
7
Repute : ODOR
8
Turned into an evil spirit : DEMONIZED
9
Hermits : EREMITES
10
Less constraining : LOOSER
11
Sailor's saint : ELMO
12
Baseball feature : SEAM
13
Biblical weed : TARE
21
Dol. parts : CTS
22
Singable verses : ODES
23
Plant's establishment in a new habitat : ECESIS
24
Carrying bag : VALISE
25
Ancient war engine : ONAGER
26
Old Baltic coins : LATS
29
Commingles : MIXES
30
Accustomed : INURED
31
Immature years : NONAGE
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Favored : GRACED
34
Proceeding by leaps : SALTATORY
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Some compounds of element #30 : ZINCATES
38
Part of T.V.A. : TENN
40
School period : TERM
41
Kielbasa, e.g. : SAUSAGE
43
Arctic jackets : PARKAS
44
Tue. preceder : MON
46
Ditch : FOSSE
47
Ski lift : TBAR
48
Taxi exaction : FARE
49
Butterine : OLEO
50
Suffix with Ham : ITIC
54
Pub.-company pileup : MSS
55
Olympic heaver's throw : PUT
56
Commit perjury : LIE
57
Caen connections : ETS

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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