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A. J. Santora
A. J. Santora

New York Times, Wednesday, September 16, 1987

2-Down : Hindu god of thunder

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 304 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,826
Across
1
Rock singer Andy : GIBB
5
Astringent : ALUM
9
Nosher's delight : SNACK
14
Humdinger : ONER
15
Anderson of TV : LONI
16
Stopover : HOTEL
17
Recommended : ADVOCATED
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Stubborn as ___ : AMULE
20
Preliminary races : TRIALS
21
Lovely : ADORABLE
23
Earl of Triple Crown fame : SANDE
24
Looked popeyed : STARED
25
Maneuvered for position : JOCKEYED
27
Hee follow-up : HAW
30
Name on Japanese ships : MARU
33
Rand of "Atlas Shrugged" : AYN
34
Date for hire : GIGOLO
36
Beasts : ANIMALS
38
Big Red of horse racing : MANOWAR
39
"___ my Lou" : SKIPTO
40
Rhone feeder : AIN
41
Sell : VEND
42
Owns : HAS
43
Slide instrument : TROMBONE
46
Des ___, Iowa : MOINES
47
Bay window : ORIEL
51
Goon : ENFORCER
54
Angler's headache : TANGLE
55
Home-run great : AARON
56
Takes out taxes, etc. : WITHHOLDS
58
Bowling mark : SPARE
59
Genus of maples : ACER
60
Richard and Preacher : ROES
61
Chief Justice: 1836-64 : TANEY
62
River of the Korean War : YALU
63
Tender : SORE
Down
1
Nanny and billy : GOATS
2
Hindu god of thunder : INDRA
3
British Foreign Minister: 1945-51 : BEVIN
4
An event won by Jesse Owen : BROADJUMP
5
Boo-hoo : ALAS
6
Home site : LOT
7
Left on the plate : UNEATEN
8
High noon : MIDDAY
9
Took a part : SHAREDIN
10
Footloose fellow : NOMAD
11
"Three men in ___" : ATUB
12
Cubicle : CELL
13
Swiss painter Paul ___ : KLEE
18
Singer Laine : CLEO
22
A spice : OREGANO
24
"The ___ the limit" : SKYS
26
Of heat : CALORIC
27
Joe Palooka's Ann : HOWE
28
Bates or King : ALAN
29
Promise : WORD
30
Long-running sitcom : MASH
31
"My Way" composer : ANKA
32
Reformer Jacob ___ : RIIS
35
Dukakis and Sununu : GOVERNORS
37
Barrister : ATTORNEY
38
Marbles : MIBS
40
Patriotic song : AMERICA
44
Street sign : ONEWAY
45
Ancient mariner : NOAH
46
Lone Ranger portrayer : MOORE
48
Nanook's place : IGLOO
49
Presbyter : ELDER
50
Flower in Ardennes : LESSE
51
Start of a Steinbeck title : EAST
52
Valley of the grapes : NAPA
53
Kukla friend : FRAN
54
Done, for short : THRU
57
___ Aviv : TEL

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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