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Wilson McBeath
New York Times, Monday, November 11, 1991
Author:
Wilson McBeath
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { B J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 25.4
Wilson McBeath has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 S | 2 U | 3 I | 4 N | 5 G | 6 S | 7 H | 8 A | 9 L | 10 E | 11 G | 12 I | 13 S |
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14 A | N | V | I | L | 15 T | O | N | E | R | 16 E | S | C |
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17 W | A | Y | N | E | 18 N | E | W | T | O | N | 19 O | T | O |
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20 N | E | A | L | S | 21 E | 22 R | R | O | R |
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23 M | 24 U | 25 S | 26 I | C | A | L | 27 I | S | O | G | O | N |
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28 O | R | A | T | O | R | 29 H | 30 A | T | T | I | E | |||
31 D | A | N | S | E | 32 G | E | N | E | S | 33 S | 34 S | 35 S |
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36 A | N | D | Y | 37 R | A | N | T | S | 38 S | C | U | P |
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39 L | O | Y | 40 F | A | I | R | E | 41 C | H | O | S | E |
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42 D | 43 A | I | N | T | Y | 44 S | H | U | T | I | N |
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45 A | 46 L | U | M | N | I | 47 S | L | A | N | T | E | D |
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48 P | E | N | T | A | 49 S | 50 O | L | A | R | |||||
51 P | A | C | 52 N | 53 A | N | C | Y | W | A | 54 L | 55 K | 56 E | 57 R |
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58 A | S | A | 59 C | R | A | T | E | 60 D | E | E | R | E |
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61 L | E | N | 62 E | D | G | A | R | 63 E | S | N | E | S |
© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,343
Across
1
Plaintiff's activity : SUING
6
Oily stone : SHALE
11
O.D. wearers : GIS
14
Smith's purchase : ANVIL
15
Paint tester : TONER
16
Port. monetary unit : ESC
17
Mich. city + Iowa city : WAYNENEWTON
19
Neb. Indian : OTO
20
Actress Patricia et al. : NEALS
21
Slip-up : ERROR
23
"Cats," e.g. : MUSICAL
27
Rectangle, for one : ISOGON
28
Bryan or Webster : ORATOR
29
"Panama ___" : HATTIE
31
___ macabre : DANSE
32
Chromosome units : GENES
33
Draft org. : SSS
36
Handy one : ANDY
37
Vituperates : RANTS
38
A porgy : SCUP
39
Actress Myrna : LOY
40
Laissez-___ : FAIRE
41
Picked : CHOSE
42
Petite : DAINTY
44
Convalescent : SHUTIN
45
Homecoming honorees : ALUMNI
47
Biased : SLANTED
48
Five: Comb. form : PENTA
49
Kind of energy : SOLAR
51
Felt shoe : PAC
52
French city + Mich. city : NANCYWALKER
58
___ rule (generally) : ASA
59
Box : CRATE
60
Plow pioneer : DEERE
61
Author Deighton : LEN
62
Guest or Poe : EDGAR
63
Thralls of yore : ESNES
Down
1
Adage : SAW
2
Actress Merkel : UNA
3
Prestigious league : IVY
4
Author Anaïs : NIN
5
Chicago suburb : GLENCOE
6
Go silently : STEAL
7
Ululate : HOWL
8
Pismires : ANTS
9
Composer Delibes : LEO
10
Borgnine and Hemingway : ERNESTS
11
N.Y. lake + Okla. peak : GEORGESCOTT
12
"This ___ butch for be!": Kipling : ISTOO
13
Disdain : SCORN
18
Close : NEAR
22
"Vive le ___" : ROI
23
Of manner : MODAL
24
Heavens: Comb. form : URANO
25
Me. river + Okla. city : SANDYDUNCAN
26
___-bitsy : ITSY
27
Residents of: Suffix : ITES
29
Fonda or Ford : HENRY
30
Part of A.M. : ANTE
32
Trot or pace : GAIT
34
"If You Knew ___ ... " : SUSIE
35
Use a credit card : SPEND
37
Sari wearer : RANI
38
Eschew : SHUN
40
Supply capital : FINANCE
41
Blatant pretense : CHARADE
43
Sum total: Abbr. : AMT
44
Side dish : SLAW
45
Horrify : APPAL
46
Hire : LEASE
47
More guileful : SLYER
49
Obstacle : SNAG
50
Eight: Comb. form : OCTA
53
Dull follower : ARD
54
Brown of renown : LES
55
Murray or Berry : KEN
56
Before, in poesy : ERE
57
Musical notes : RES
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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