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Peter Swift
Peter Swift

New York Times, Tuesday, January 14, 1986

Author:
Peter Swift
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { G J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 25.3
Peter Swift has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,216
Across
1
Provender for Dobbin : OATS
5
Solicits : ASKS
9
Discomfited : UPSET
14
Severn feeder : AVON
15
Word with board or joint : CLIP
16
India's Jawaharlal : NEHRU
17
Old gambling game : FARO
18
Opponent of Caesar : CATO
19
Coffin's "___ Calendar": 1949 : COAST
20
New England snow resort : STOWEVERMONT
23
Halfhearted : TEPID
24
Kind of cross : TAU
25
Much-used article : THE
28
Loch of note : NESS
31
Watercourse : STREAM
33
By chance, to a bard : HAPLY
37
Beast of burden : PACKHORSE
39
Thine, to Hélène : ATOI
40
La Salle and Hudson : AUTOS
41
Allot : METE
42
Record-breaking miler : STEVECRAM
44
Consumer advocate : NADER
45
Obvious : PATENT
46
Nursemaid's words, often : NONO
48
Monterrey Mrs. : SRA
49
U.S.-Canadian canals : SOO
51
Sloping-roof essential : EAVES
55
Smug, pompous one : STUFFEDSHIRT
59
Lecher : SATYR
61
Arbitrary order : FIAT
62
Derrick's arm : BOOM
64
Singer-actress Bordoni : IRENE
65
River through Firenze : ARNO
66
Salinger girl : ESME
67
Bushed : TIRED
68
Speed : TEAR
69
Install in office : SEAT
Down
1
Galoot : OAF
2
Nautical command : AVAST
3
Rich cake : TORTE
4
Be a busybody : SNOOP
5
Acquiesce : ACCEDE
6
Czech, e.g. : SLAV
7
Rise rapidly : KITE
8
Likable fellow : SPORT
9
Boorish : UNCOUTH
10
Menial worker : PEON
11
Reduced to fragments : SHATTERED
12
Sounds of uncertainty : ERS
13
Egyptian king, for short : TUT
21
Heady : WINY
22
Camouflages : MASKS
26
Expedition : HASTE
27
Mideast chieftain : EMEER
29
Incentive : SPUR
30
Old Nick : SATAN
32
City on the Tevere : ROMA
33
Metal fasteners : HASPS
34
Fragrant oil : ATTAR
35
Versifier : POETASTER
36
Wire preceder : LIVE
38
Italian lake : COMO
40
___ God (natural disaster) : ACTOF
43
Guaranteed : ENSURED
44
A Beery : NOAH
47
Wise old man : NESTOR
50
Run ___ the mouth : OFFAT
52
Milt Jackson's forte : VIBES
53
Jagged : EROSE
54
Minute pore in a leaf : STOMA
56
Northumberland river : TYNE
57
Innisfail : EIRE
58
Actress Wynter : DANA
59
Command to a boxer : SIT
60
Jackie's second : ARI
63
Strawberry, for one : MET

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

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