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Robert H. Wolfe
Robert H. Wolfe

New York Times, Friday, November 22, 1991

Author:
Robert H. Wolfe
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.14, Missing: { F K Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 10.3
Robert H. Wolfe has 23 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 60 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,354
Across
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Baby Jane portrayer : BETTE
6
Malacca : CANE
10
Use a dipper : LADE
14
Benefit : AVAIL
15
Game-show host Trebek : ALEX
16
"African Queen" screenwriter : AGEE
17
Ranee's garment : SAREE
18
"Norma Rae" director : RITT
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Pen pen : CELL
20
Start of a verse : DRIVINGTORENO
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Chow follower : MEIN
24
Southwestern "bread" : DINERO
25
Deserved reward : DUE
27
Verse: Part II : IRESOLVEDTOPASS
30
C.I.A. predecessor : OSS
31
Topknot locale : HEAD
32
Applications : USES
33
CCLV x X : MMDL
34
Waggery : JEST
37
Lhasa holy man : LAMA
40
Tender : SORE
41
Top piece of a sort : BRA
44
Verse: Part III : APOSTERTHATREAD
49
E.M.T.'s action : CPR
50
Painter Jan and family : STEENS
51
Silk from Assam : ERIA
52
End of verse : EATHEREGETGAS
55
Hawthorne product : TALE
56
___ contendere : NOLO
57
___ hand (humbly) : HATIN
59
Son of Hera : ARES
60
Elbe feeder : ISER
61
Coeur d'___, Idaho : ALENE
62
Ahem's cousin : PSST
63
Indiv. of mixed ancestry : MEST
64
Cuneus : WEDGE
Down
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Oh, what a relief it is! : BAS
2
Dodgers : EVADERS
3
Dillydallies : TARRIES
4
Connections : TIEINS
5
Hgt. : ELEV
6
Shrovetide : CARNIVAL
7
Did a front-end job : ALIGNED
8
Made, finally : NETTED
9
Gouge : EXTORT
10
Alençon, e.g. : LACE
11
Dockets : AGENDAS
12
Exterminate, in a way : DELOUSE
13
An apodan : EEL
21
Lolled : IDLED
22
Kanga's Baby ___ : ROO
23
"O Sole ___" : MIO
26
Letter for Reeve or Reeves : ESS
28
Resistance unit : OHM
29
Call's opposite : PUT
33
Bell and Kettle : MAS
34
Noted British general (full name) : JOHNGORT
35
Obliterate : ERASE
36
Defeat a bridge bid : SET
37
Resin : LAC
38
Looms or seems : APPEARS
39
Mental attitudes : MORALES
40
Family of Addison's partner : STEELES
41
Dressed down : BERATED
42
Action in a poker game : RAISING
43
Nabokov novel : ADA
45
ACTH relative : TSH
46
For, for Fabius : ETENIM
47
Surfaced again : REROSE
48
Wine and dine : REGALE
53
Rorschach is one : TEST
54
Unbend : THAW
55
Open a keg : TAP
58
Barbara Bush, ___ Pierce : NEE

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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