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Peter G. Snow
Peter G. Snow

New York Times, Monday, August 7, 1989

48-Down : Foot parts

Author:
Peter G. Snow
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { F J Q }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 57, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Peter G. Snow has 29 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,517
Across
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Unit for Chris or Martina : SET
4
Thirty-two Boy Scouts : TROOP
9
Flat-bottomed boat : SCOW
13
Mama's mate : PAPA
14
India's main language : HINDI
15
"___ la Douce" : IRMA
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Novelist Ambler : ERIC
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Tripod of a sort : EASEL
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Norman of sitcoms : LEAR
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Jefferson's coin : NICKEL
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Drudgery : SLAVERY
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Rich materials : LAMES
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Hello, to Hadrian : AVE
27
Protective garment : COVERALL
30
Gather : GARNER
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Beame and Fortas : ABES
35
Folkways : MORES
37
"Able was I ___ ... " : ERE
38
A Ritter : TEX
39
"Harvey" star: 1950 : STEWART
41
Heflin or Johnson : VAN
42
Vane reading : ESE
43
Kitchen tool : PARER
44
Examination : TEST
45
Porter : REDCAP
47
Confiscations : SEIZURES
50
Bauxite or galena : ORE
51
Choir member : TENOR
52
Violent storm : TEMPEST
56
Shade of blue : COBALT
60
Over : ATOP
61
Garbage : TRASH
64
Notion : IDEA
65
Quiz answer, perhaps : TRUE
66
Type of musical : REVUE
67
Close : NEAR
68
Prophet : SEER
69
Periods of time : YEARS
70
Asset claimed by 68 Across : ESP
Down
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Rani's garment : SARI
2
Iliad, e.g. : EPIC
3
Football positions : TACKLES
4
Another Ritter : THELMA
5
Inlet : RIA
6
Switch settings : ONS
7
Some poems : ODES
8
Plundering person : PILLAGER
9
The Lone Ranger's horse : SILVER
10
An Algonquian : CREE
11
Bradley or Sharif : OMAR
12
Cautious : WARY
13
Item mightier than the sword : PEN
20
Corn unit : EAR
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"Stop!," at sea : AVAST
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Fudd or Gantry : ELMER
25
Least rapid : SLOWEST
27
Serve food for a fee : CATER
28
Overweight : OBESE
29
Annoyed : VEXED
31
"___ on Sunday," Mercouri film : NEVER
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Clean the slate : ERASE
33
Leases : RENTS
36
Street show : RAREE
39
Tire type : SPARE
40
Wall hanging : TAPESTRY
44
Steam-driven engine : TURBINE
46
One of the fuzz : COPPER
48
Foot parts : INCHES
49
Mecca for children : ZOO
52
Makes lace : TATS
53
Raison d'___ : ETRE
54
Grimace : MOUE
55
Corner : TREE
57
Summer beverages : ADES
58
Jump : LEAP
59
Feather's partner : TAR
62
Actress Gardner : AVA
63
Calif.'s Big ___ : SUR

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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