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Robert Dillman
New York Times, Monday, September 13, 1993
52-Down : New Deal legis.
Author:
Robert O. Dillman
Editor:
Mel Taub
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Robert Dillman has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 16 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
Robert O. Dillman is an alias for Robert Dillman.
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14 I | R | O | N | 15 R | E | I | N | A | 16 R | I | V | A |
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17 M | A | L | T | 18 B | E | L | L | T | 19 H | E | C | A | T |
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20 A | L | L | R | 21 O | A | D | S | 22 R | E | L | E | N | T |
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23 W | A | R | N | S | 24 B | A | R | I | ||||||
25 S | E | N | S | E | 26 D | E | C | E | M | 27 B | 28 E | 29 R |
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30 S | P | E | C | 31 P | A | R | E | S | 32 I | T | O |
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33 L | A | V | E | 34 R | A | N | I | S | 35 S | L | U | M |
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36 I | C | I | 37 A | O | R | T | A | 38 E | L | I | A |
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39 D | E | L | 40 E | G | A | T | E | 41 N | 42 O | R | A | S | ||
43 A | N | D | Y | 44 R | I | V | E | N | ||||||
45 I | 46 M | 47 A | G | E | S | 48 S | E | C | O | N | D | 49 E | 50 D |
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51 B | U | L | L | W | I | 52 N | K | L | E | 53 A | C | T | I |
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54 I | S | E | E | 55 G | R | A | I | L | 56 D | O | O | M |
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57 S | T | E | T | 58 N | A | T | T | Y | 59 E | O | N | S |
© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 16,015
Across
1
Friction reducer : LUBE
5
Madison's roommate : UNGER
10
Decorous : PRIM
14
Use a goose : IRON
15
Isabella, e.g. : REINA
16
___ Ridge: 1972 Kentucky Derby winner : RIVA
17
Brewer's need : MALT
18
Do something daring : BELLTHECAT
20
They lead to Rome : ALLROADS
22
Yield : RELENT
23
Admonishes : WARNS
24
Adriatic seaport : BARI
25
Common or sixth : SENSE
26
Tenth month, once : DECEMBER
30
Risky deal, for short : SPEC
31
Shaves : PARES
32
"What am ___ do?" : ITO
33
Clean with water : LAVE
34
Rajahs' spouses : RANIS
35
Area of poverty : SLUM
36
Here, to Henri : ICI
37
Biggest blood vessel : AORTA
38
Director Kazan : ELIA
39
Deputize : DELEGATE
41
Ephron and Charles : NORAS
43
Hardy or Williams : ANDY
44
Sundered : RIVEN
45
Figures of speech : IMAGES
48
Went along with a motion : SECONDED
51
TV moose : BULLWINKLE
53
Play's opening : ACTI
54
Got it! : ISEE
55
Legendary cup : GRAIL
56
Fix the fate of : DOOM
57
Editor's word of reversal : STET
58
Spiffy : NATTY
59
Ages and ages : EONS
Down
1
Capital on the Rímac : LIMA
2
Unnavigable river of Russia : URAL
3
Dixie farmer's bane : BOLLWEEVIL
4
Carry away delightedly : ENTRANCE
5
Suave : URBANE
6
Requirements : NEEDS
7
Hodges and Blas : GILS
8
The bigger pict. : ENL
9
Wearisome competitions : RATRACES
10
Main-event warm-up : PRELIM
11
Paddy grain : RICE
12
Terrible or Great ruler : IVAN
13
Marshal Dillon : MATT
19
Toast starter : HERES
21
Ands companions : ORS
24
V.I.P. under Stalin : BERIA
25
Cosmonaut's milieu : SPACE
26
Florentine poet : DANTE
27
Behave amorously : BILLANDCOO
28
Small cases : ETUIS
29
City in Italia : ROMA
30
Coasted : SLID
31
Shindig : PARTY
34
Lost motorist's aid : ROADSIGN
35
Lovey-dovey musical piece : SERENADE
37
A Nixon V.P. : AGNEW
40
Young bird of prey : EAGLET
41
Agreeably : NICELY
42
Ab ___ (from the start) : OVO
44
Turned the lamp back on : RELIT
45
Heron's relative : IBIS
46
Essential : MUST
47
Not aweather : ALEE
48
Card game for three : SKAT
49
Harrow's rival : ETON
50
Puts on the low beam : DIMS
52
New Deal legis. : NRA
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 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.