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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Monday, January 22, 1990

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 239 (avg 1.27)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 28.5
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,685
Across
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TV series featured herein : LALAW
6
Entertainer Falana : LOLA
10
Zany : DAFT
14
Attica's marketplace : AGORA
15
Newspaper notice, for short : OBIT
16
Understanding reply : ISEE
17
College officials : DEANS
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Jummy Smits plays Victor ___ : SIFUENTES
20
Signifies : DENOTES
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Groups of nine : ENNEADS
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Deighton or Dykstra : LEN
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Deputy : AGENT
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Retain : HOLD
28
Ballet skirt : TUTU
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Aquatic mammal : OTTER
34
Altar on high : ARA
35
Five: Comb. form : PENTA
36
Grayish tan : BEIGE
37
"Kidnapped" author's initials : RLS
38
Jackie's second spouse : ARI
39
Electrical unit : REL
41
Land measure : ARE
42
Former big-game guns : ROERS
44
Soup server : LADLE
46
Gun a motor : REV
47
Belgian W.W. I battle site : YPRES
48
U.S. holly : ASSI
49
Social engagement : DATE
50
Tilts sideways : LISTS
52
Susan ___ plays Grace Van Owen : DEY
54
High-school subject : SCIENCE
57
Annual quartet : SEASONS
61
Collection of animals : MENAGERIE
63
Wooden shoe : SABOT
64
Sea eagles : ERNS
65
Thurmond of N.B.A. fame : NATE
66
Irregular : EROSE
67
First word of the Bay State motto : ENSE
68
___ Rachins plays Douglas Brackman : ALAN
69
Precipitous : STEEP
Down
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Alan or Cheryl : LADD
2
Askew : AGEE
3
Bank transaction : LOAN
4
Corbin Bernsen plays ___ Becker : ARNOLD
5
Squander : WASTE
6
Deprivation : LOSS
7
Kimono sash : OBI
8
Pool attendants : LIFEGUARDS
9
" ... I am incapable of ___": Lamb : ATUNE
10
Small room off a kitchen : DINETTE
11
Nick Charles's dog : ASTA
12
Nourish : FEED
13
Hardy heroine : TESS
19
Dignify : ENNOBLE
21
Enroll : ENTER
24
Lawyer: Abbr. : ATT
25
___ Hamlin plays Michael Kuzak : HARRY
26
Lowest deck : ORLOP
27
Intense beam : LASER
29
One-sided : UNILATERAL
31
Coronet : TIARA
32
Wading bird : EGRET
33
Superman portrayer : REEVE
35
Making the grade : PASSING
40
Slur over : ELIDE
43
Free : RELEASE
45
Fool : ASS
49
Richard ___ plays Leland McKenzie : DYSART
51
Part of an opera : SCENA
53
Mitigates : EASES
54
Pintail duck : SMEE
55
Decide: Rom. law : CERN
56
Guest houses : INNS
57
Observed : SEEN
58
Hautboy : OBOE
59
Proboscis : NOSE
60
Pace : STEP
62
Give ___ go (try) : ITA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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