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Ernst Theimer
Ernst Theimer

New York Times, Friday, January 12, 1990

Author:
Ernst Theimer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 43, Avg Word Len: 4.67, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 241 (avg 1.32)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Ernst Theimer has 50 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,675
Across
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Following : AFTER
6
Droop : SAG
9
Baby : TOT
12
Clamorous : NOISY
13
Mariposa lily : SEGO
14
Japanese wrestling : SUMO
15
How to make a belt catch a rod tightener : TURNBUCKLE
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Review: Colloq. : CRIT
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Toward shelter, at sea : ALEE
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Gael's republic : EIRE
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Lone Ranger's sidekick : TONTO
21
Record : TAPE
22
Severs : CUTS
23
Kind of cross : TAU
25
Bart or Brenda : STARR
27
Ratite bird : EMU
30
Imitates a partridge : CHURRS
33
Ornamentations on costumes : SPANGLES
35
Spouse : PARTNER
37
Mounted : ASTRIDE
38
More cantankerous : ORNERIER
40
Fries, in a way : SAUTES
41
But, to Britannicus : SED
42
Finished : ENDED
44
Fallen into disuse: Abbr. : OBS
45
Part of St. Patrick's Cathedral : NAVE
47
Soft mineral : TALC
49
A Neptune neighbor : PLUTO
51
Take on : HIRE
52
In ___ (positioned) : SITU
56
Potato or carrot : ROOT
57
How to make a tortoise capsize : TURNTURTLE
59
Cather's "One of ___" : OURS
60
Eras : AGES
61
Solo : ALONE
62
Boise's county : ADA
63
Garden plot : BED
64
Ice-cream holders : CONES
Down
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Pier of a sort : ANTA
2
Noisome : FOUL
3
Radial, e.g. : TIRE
4
Feudal serf : ESNE
5
It crosses the bar : RYE
6
Arcana : SECRETS
7
Chills and fever : AGUE
8
Tar : GOB
9
How to make rural crossings subway entrances : TURNSTILES
10
Leave out : OMIT
11
Oz dog : TOTO
13
Omits : SKIPS
14
Macbeth, for one : SCOT
16
Meadow : LEA
20
How to make a jacket for a traitor : TURNCOAT
21
How to make a cricket series a dessert : TURNOVER
22
Unrefined : CRASS
23
How to make more or less a traffic circle : TURNAROUND
24
Comedian Johnson : ARTE
26
River on Paraguay's border : APA
28
Ancient Iranian : MEDE
29
Employs : USES
30
Certain U S N men : CPOS
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Loser of a fabled race : HARE
32
Net : SEINE
34
Chow : GRUB
36
Cincy player : RED
39
Abed : RETIRED
43
Repairs socks : DARNS
46
Members of an A.B.A. : ATTS
48
Confederate immortal : LEE
49
Outrigger of Malay : PROA
50
Stentorian : LOUD
51
Immense : HUGE
52
W W II battle site : STLO
53
Mashie or niblick : IRON
54
Melody : TUNE
55
Western Indians : UTES
57
Bill : TAB
58
Varnish ingredient : LAC

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 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.

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