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Larry Goldhirsch
Larry Goldhirsch

New York Times, Saturday, January 17, 1987

Author:
Larry Goldhirsch
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F Q V X }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 37.7
Larry Goldhirsch has 12 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,584
Across
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Clunker : HEAP
5
Moslem prayer : SALAT
10
Clan man : SCOT
14
Integument : ARIL
15
Agave root : AMOLE
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Alas, to Ovid : EHEU
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Playwright Schary : DORE
18
Thaumaturgy : MAGIC
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Alain ___ Lesage : RENE
20
Psychologist-TV notable : JOYCEBROTHERS
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Clemens : TWAIN
24
Equal : MATCH
27
Nucleus : CADRE
30
Unclose, to Shakespeare : OPE
32
Trick ending : ERY
33
N.L. batting champ: 1966 : ALOU
34
Boil : SEETHE
37
Female sandpiper : REE
38
Blues singer-songwriter : BIGMAMATHORNTON
41
___ emma (before noon in England) : ACK
42
Secure a plant again : REROOT
43
SE Kan. city : IOLA
44
Rest : LIE
45
Unser of baseball : DEL
46
Sexton and Edwards : ANNES
47
Spanish saint : SANTO
49
Buffalo hockey pro : SABRE
52
Editor-author : NORMANCOUSINS
58
"The People's Choice" deadpan dog : CLEO
60
Select portion : ELITE
61
Egyptian deity : PTAH
62
Druid, for one : CELT
63
Heron or ibis : WADER
64
Leak out : OOZE
65
Bludgeon, in Bristol : COSH
66
City on the Aire : LEEDS
67
Very, in Versailles : TRES
Down
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Moslem duty : HADJ
2
Suffix for switch : EROO
3
Like persiflage : AIRY
4
Guitarist's tool : PLECTRUM
5
Brazilian dance : SAMBA
6
"___ usque ad mare," Can. motto : AMARI
7
Computerist's access procedure : LOGON
8
Left the saddle : ALIT
9
Kind of sch. : TECH
10
Missionary on a 44¢ stamp : SERRA
11
Father Brown's creator : CHESTERTON
12
Wine: Comb. form : OEN
13
Calendar abbr. : TUE
21
Ma that says "maa" : EWE
22
Descendant of Fatima : EMEER
25
La. language : CREOLE
26
African carnivores : HYENAS
27
Juntas : CABALS
28
Alonso or Markova of ballet : ALICIA
29
Places for pooches : DOGKENNELS
30
Emperor who gave a hoot? : OTHO
31
Unit of illumination : PHOT
34
Barrie baddie : SMEE
35
Actor Holliman : EARL
36
W.W. II arena : ETO
39
Passion : ARDOR
40
Yarborough high card : NINESPOT
46
Indonesia's ___ Islands : ARU
48
It takes a pasting : TOOTH
49
Slyly malicious : SNIDE
50
Feigned : ACTED
51
Afrikaners : BOERS
53
Whimper : MEWL
54
Wings for Amor : ALAE
55
"Believe ___ Not" : ITOR
56
Headland : NAZE
57
Women : SHES
58
F.D.R. program : CCC
59
Regulus's home : LEO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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