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Louis Baron
Louis Baron

New York Times, Wednesday, November 30, 1977

Author:
Louis Baron
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 23.5 Grid has duplicate clues.
Louis Baron has 39 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,336
Across
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Square's companion : FAIR
5
Sorcerer : MAGUS
10
On in years : AGED
14
Clair de ___ (bluish porcelain) : LUNE
15
Having a scent : OLENT
16
Adjective for George Apley : LATE
17
Mass robes : ALBS
18
Hair aid : RINSE
19
"The Terrible" : IVAN
20
Custer, to Sitting Bull : PALEFACE
22
Marx's collaborator : ENGELS
24
Have ___ for news : ANOSE
25
Gray mineral : TRONA
26
Mescal or prickly pear : CACTUS
28
Bide one's time : WAIT
29
French crop : BLE
32
He has pole, will clam : RAKER
33
Spode or Limoges : CHINA
34
Grazing land : LEA
35
Mouthward : ORAD
36
Binge : FLING
37
Former A.L. team, for short : NATS
38
Gallic denial : NON
39
Emulate Chagall : PAINT
40
Author Mazo de la ___ : ROCHE
41
Desinence : END
42
"This one is ___" : ONME
43
Sideshow worker : BARKER
44
Penned : WROTE
46
Juniper : GORSE
47
Tuareg's land : SAHARA
49
Glaucopian : BLUEEYED
52
Give utterance to : EMIT
53
City sound : SIREN
55
King Cyaxares was one : MEDE
56
Gallery in London : TATE
57
Pertaining to ancient Troy : ILIAC
58
Shade of blue : ETON
59
Tool house : SHED
60
Single : ALONE
61
Word form with auto and astro : NOMY
Down
1
Wing sound : FLAP
2
Hall : AULA
3
Printed; published : INBLACKANDWHITE
4
Took offense : RESENTED
5
Bunyan's "Slough of Despond" : MORASS
6
Singer Cooper : ALICE
7
DNA host : GENE
8
German reflexive pronoun : UNS
9
Kind of wheel or gear : STEERING
10
Straighten : ALIGN
11
Damaged one's reputation : GAVEABLACKEYETO
12
Shortened Latin catchall : ETAL
13
Bears' lairs : DENS
21
Tetrad : FOUR
23
Part of N.B. : NOTA
25
Corrupt : TAINT
26
Hag : CRONE
27
Copland : AARON
28
Pule : WHINE
30
Forgetfulness : LETHE
31
Railroad safety rail : EASER
33
Region, to Keats : CLIME
36
Potpourri of well-known airs : FANTASIA
37
Vikings : NORSEMEN
39
Like Butterfly or Richard : POOR
40
Unusually excellent : RARE
43
Vivacity : BOUNCE
45
Deserved : RATED
46
Collect the leavings : GLEAN
47
Declines : SETS
48
Chinese governess : AMAH
49
Vivacity : BRIO
50
Land of Esau's descendants : EDOM
51
Say nay : DENY
54
Under the weather : ILL

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

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