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Ernst Theimer
Ernst Theimer

New York Times, Saturday, September 29, 1990

12-Down : Title of respect: Abbr.

Author:
Ernst Theimer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
Ernst Theimer has 50 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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B
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A
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B
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Y
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I
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D
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E
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M
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I
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R
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E
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A
C
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E
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D
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U
N
T
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O
D
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T
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C
O
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A
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F
T
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Q
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H
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E
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L
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A
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D
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E
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R
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D
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O
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U
B
L
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C
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U
R
V
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S
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I
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G
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N
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E
R
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P
E
A
T
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R
O
O
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P
O
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T
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K
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E
P
I
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M
A
I
L
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E
N
E
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E
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H
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W
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R
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L
D
W
A
R
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T
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W
O
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N
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E
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I
R
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S
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R
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A
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A
L
O
U
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T
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R
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A
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S
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F
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I
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G
N
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M
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U
S
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C
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V
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R
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T
H
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N
G
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S
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P
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S
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S
© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,935
Across
1
Infant : BABY
5
Brainstorm : IDEA
9
Bog : MIRE
13
Land measure : ACRE
14
Cow : DAUNT
15
Harem rooms : ODAS
16
Part of a formal request : THISCOMESAFTERQ
19
Border : HEM
20
Recedes : EBBS
21
Also-ran : LOSER
22
Others, to Cicero : ALII
23
Hart : DEER
25
Part of a formal request : DOUBLECURVESIGN
32
Sea eagles : ERNES
33
Bog fuel : PEAT
34
Down Under marsupial, for short : ROO
35
Mail : POST
36
Military caps : KEPIS
38
Armor : MAIL
39
Chemical suffix : ENE
40
Gaels' republic : EIRE
41
Hair-dye color : HENNA
42
Part of a formal request : WORLDWARTWOSIGN
46
Prepare for publication : EDIT
47
Annoys : IRKS
48
Lasso : RIATA
51
N.L. batting champion: 1966 : ALOU
52
Among, in Italia : TRA
55
Part of a formal request : SOFTSIGNINMUSIC
59
One that eats: Comb. form : VORE
60
Leather strap : THONG
61
Sensible : SANE
62
Indigent : POOR
63
Descant : SING
64
Saharan areas : ERGS
Down
1
Spa in England : BATH
2
Relative of a twinge : ACHE
3
Poke on a bonnet : BRIM
4
Affirmative : YES
5
___ pentameter (kind of verse) : IAMBIC
6
Club assessments : DUES
7
Printers' measures : ENS
8
One ___ time : ATA
9
Tours : MOTORS
10
Bad time for Caesar : IDES
11
Steak order : RARE
12
Title of respect: Abbr. : ESQR
14
Author of "The Longhorns" : DOBIE
17
Body units : CELLS
18
Speedy : FLEET
22
Incite : ABET
23
It's between zwei and vier : DREI
24
A Perón and a Gabor : EVAS
25
Railroad magnate Chauncey ___ : DEPEW
26
University of Maine site : ORONO
27
Famed name in auto racing : UNSER
28
Kind of house or hand : UPPER
29
Modern Persian : IRANI
30
Auctioneer's word : GOING
31
Actor in "Earthquake": 1974 : NOLAN
36
A New Zealander, informally : KIWI
37
You were, to Cato : ERAT
38
Nautical meal : MESS
40
Icelandic sagas : EDDAS
41
Bosh : HOKUM
43
See 16, 25, 42 or 55 Across : LETTER
44
Bathroom flooring : TILING
45
Incorrect : WRONG
48
The formal request : RSVP
49
M : IOOO
50
Kind of hairdo : AFRO
51
Presently : ANON
52
Despot : TSAR
53
Grommet : RING
54
Snake eyes at a casino : ACES
56
"___ My Party," Lesley Gore hit : ITS
57
F-J connection : GHI
58
Employ : USE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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