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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Monday, October 16, 1989

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 22.7
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,587
Across
1
Reverberate : ECHO
5
To the left, at sea : APORT
10
Cry of regret : ALAS
14
Literary work : BOOK
15
Staid; serious : SOBER
16
Neighbor of Java : BALI
17
Sharp weapon : BOWIEKNIFE
19
Lyric poems : ODES
20
Guided : STEERED
21
Ovid's 3601 : MMMDCI
23
Water pitcher : EWER
25
Actress Arthur : BEA
26
Frost or Field : POET
30
Kingdom : REALM
32
Occupy a throne : SIT
35
Science of light and vision : OPTICS
38
Antony's mistress : CLEO
39
Somewhat: Suffix : ISH
40
Repeating gun : WINCHESTERRIFLE
43
Former Spanish queen : ENA
44
Grocery item : OLEO
45
Formulated method : SYSTEM
46
In medias ___ : RES
47
Not hidden : OVERT
49
This, in Madrid : ESTE
50
Employ : USE
51
Trigonometric function : SINE
54
Written : PENNED
57
Lassos : LARIATS
62
Dry : ARID
63
Multibarrel weapon : GATLINGGUN
66
Path : LANE
67
Barrymore or Kennedy : ETHEL
68
Caen's river : ORNE
69
Leading actor : STAR
70
Prophets : SEERS
71
Highway : ROAD
Down
1
Wanes : EBBS
2
Rail bird : COOT
3
Sewing-machine inventor : HOWE
4
Steinbeck character : OKIE
5
To one side : ASKEW
6
Deliberate : PONDER
7
Japanese sash : OBI
8
Gridiron V.I.P. : REF
9
Shakers : TREMBLERS
10
Large S.A. snake : ABOMA
11
Alan or Cheryl : LADD
12
Pianist Templeton : ALEC
13
Pedro's emphatic agreement : SISI
18
Before, to the Bard : ERE
22
Recollection : MEMORY
24
Clergymen : RECTORS
26
Force : POWER
27
State a view : OPINE
28
Alcohol lamps : ETNAS
29
Muscle spasm : TIC
31
Pub beverage : ALE
32
Screens : SIFTS
33
Dot on a map : ISLET
34
Literary subject : THEME
36
Prefer : CHOOSE
37
Fabric edges : SELVEDGES
41
Observe : SEE
42
Suffix with expert : ISE
48
Cultivator : TILLER
50
Below : UNDER
52
Hard as ___ (tough) : NAILS
53
Sea eagle : ERN
54
Chums : PALS
55
Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
56
One of Columbus's ships : NINA
58
Composer Stravinsky : IGOR
59
Sour, in Salerno : AGRO
60
Food fish : TUNA
61
Prune, in Ayr : SNED
64
Consumed : ATE
65
Definite article : THE

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

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