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Brian G. Tyler
New York Times, Friday, January 9, 1976
Author:
Brian G. Tyler
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 46, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 55, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 48.0
Brian G. Tyler has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
1 P | 2 R | 3 O | 4 S | 5 A | 6 R | 7 C | 8 F | 9 B | 10 I |
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11 P | O | L | E | 12 S | 13 P | U | L | 14 P | 15 I | R | O | N |
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16 S | T | E | R | E | 17 S | E | A | L | 18 D | E | S | K |
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19 C | O | V | E | 20 R | E | D | W | A | 21 G | O | N | S | ||
22 I | D | E | S | 23 T | A | L | C | |||||||
24 A | 25 N | 26 G | L | E | S | 27 F | 28 E | T | I | S | H | 29 E | 30 S |
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31 D | A | R | E | D | 32 C | U | P | E | L | 33 C | A | T |
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34 A | C | E | 35 B | O | N | E | R | 36 U | S | O |
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37 P | R | Y | 38 C | R | A | N | E | 39 S | 40 A | F | E | R |
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41 T | E | M | 42 E | R | I | T | Y | 43 B | A | R | F | L | Y |
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44 A | M | O | S | 45 S | A | L | E | |||||||
46 S | T | O | C | K | 47 E | 48 X | C | H | A | N | 49 G | 50 E | ||
51 W | A | T | T | 52 E | V | E | R | 53 M | O | U | T | 54 H |
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55 O | G | E | E | 56 T | I | N | E | 57 I | S | L | E | S |
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58 E | A | R | 59 L | O | W | 60 E | L | S | E |
© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,645
Across
1
Golf-tour players : PROS
5
Curve part : ARC
8
Govt. agency : FBI
11
North and South : POLES
13
Juice-glass residue : PULP
15
Pressing necessity : IRON
16
Metric measure : STERE
17
Fasten : SEAL
18
Secretary : DESK
19
Insured vehicles : COVEREDWAGONS
22
March 15 : IDES
23
Powdery mineral : TALC
24
Right and obtuse : ANGLES
27
Fixations : FETISHES
31
Provoked : DARED
32
Assayer's vessel : CUPEL
33
Persian or alley : CAT
34
Good hole card : ACE
35
Blunder : BONER
36
G.I. org. : USO
37
Meddle : PRY
38
Construction-site sight : CRANE
39
Less dangerous : SAFER
41
Rashness : TEMERITY
43
Alcoholic insect, perhaps : BARFLY
44
Andy's partner : AMOS
45
Fire or garage event : SALE
46
Cattle trade : STOCKEXCHANGE
51
Inventor James : WATT
52
Constantly : EVER
53
Utter pompously : MOUTH
55
Molding : OGEE
56
Fork part : TINE
57
British and others : ISLES
58
Head part : EAR
59
Cattle sound : LOW
60
Or ___ : ELSE
Down
1
Letter adjunct: Abbr. : PPS
2
Campus org. : ROTC
3
Spread : OLEO
4
Obsequious : SERVILE
5
Church parts : APSES
6
Regretted : RUED
7
Talon : CLAW
8
Slap, in Paris : FRENCHCUFF
9
Domineer : BOSS
10
India, for one : INK
12
Did a lawn job : SEEDED
14
Silver item : PLATTER
15
Star athletes, to children : IDOLS
20
In medias ___ : RES
21
Appropriate name for a hurricane : GAIL
24
Adjust : ADAPT
25
Mother-of-pearl : NACRE
26
Thing involving Zane or Lady Jane : GREYMATTER
27
Girl or bone : FUNNY
28
Sword : EPEE
29
Canvas support : EASEL
30
Tall or short : STORY
32
Paint layer : COAT
35
Meat cut : BRISKET
38
Nile swimmer, for short : CROC
39
Deli offering : SALAMI
40
Sandy : ARENOSE
42
Act the ham : EMOTE
43
Scrooge word : BAH
45
Something often loose : SCREW
46
Forsyte, for one : SAGA
47
Vile : EVIL
48
Strange: Prefix : XENO
49
Hoodwink : GULL
50
French seasons : ETES
51
Grief : WOE
54
Congress unit: Abbr. : HSE
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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