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Arthur W. Palmer
Arthur W. Palmer

New York Times, Tuesday, September 26, 1989

44-Down : Secret

Author:
Arthur W. Palmer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Arthur W. Palmer has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,567
Across
1
Preakness event : RACE
5
Dwellers near the Baltic Sea : LETTS
10
Clinches, as a victory : ICES
14
Supt. of school's responsibility : EDUC
15
Roman halls : ATRIA
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Observe : NOTE
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Live well : EATHIGHONTHEHOG
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Sponge : FREELOAD
21
Me. college town : ORONO
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Celebrity : LION
23
Soften : MELT
25
Certain Polynesian : SAMOAN
28
School ___ (rural teacher) : MARM
29
Japanese land measure : CHO
32
"Terrible" czar : IVAN
33
Bad score for Nicklaus : BOGIE
34
Pasture : LEA
35
Partake of hospitality : EATSOMEONESSALT
39
Contend : VIE
40
Zoo attraction : PANDA
41
A Gardner : ERLE
42
Culbertson of bridge fame : ELY
43
Playing card : TREY
44
Leave the land of Nod : AWAKEN
46
Limit intake : DIET
47
Gather, as a storm : BREW
48
Dactyl's precursor : PTERO
51
Friendly : SOCIABLE
55
Grieve bitterly : EATONESHEARTOUT
58
Bank activity : LOAN
59
Inflexible : STERN
60
Actress Best : EDNA
61
Villa d'___ : ESTE
62
Badger : TEASE
63
Actual : REAL
Down
1
Trim a sail : REEF
2
Between Shebat and Nisan : ADAR
3
Attractive : CUTE
4
Flight formations : ECHELONS
5
Shallow pond : LAGOON
6
A Vermont Allen : ETHAN
7
" ... still by faith he ___": V. Lindsay : TROD
8
"___ Men," 1987 film : TIN
9
What Miss Muffet did : SAT
10
Sluggish : INERT
11
Type of salmon : COHO
12
Institution on the Thames : ETON
13
Lily of Utah : SEGO
18
Mother of Romulus : ILIA
19
Watson's companion : HOLMES
23
___ cum laude : MAGNA
24
Pa. city : ERIE
25
Sifter : SIEVE
26
Benefit : AVAIL
27
London dockyard worker : MATEY
28
Mazda Senior Tournament winner: 1989 : MOODY
29
Lewis's exploring partner : CLARK
30
She fled on a golden ram : HELLE
31
Of a certain grain : OATEN
33
Author of "John Brown's Body" : BENET
36
Choice : OPTION
37
Foal's mother : MARE
38
The Atlantic's contents : SEAWATER
44
Secret : ARCANE
45
Small dam : WEIR
46
Stingless, feckless bee : DRONE
47
Some South Africans : BOERS
48
Soccer great : PELE
49
Town or county in N.M. : TAOS
50
L'___ c'est moi" : ETAT
51
Seaver's first baseball home : SHEA
52
Presage : BODE
53
Type of moth : LUNA
54
Catchall abbr. : ETAL
56
Part of i.e. : EST
57
Anagram of 56 Down : STE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle.

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