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Albert J. Klaus
New York Times, Monday, November 7, 1988
Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 252 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 27.2
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1 R | 2 A | 3 S | 4 H | 5 O | 6 W | 7 E | 8 D | 9 I | 10 N | 11 S |
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12 O | G | L | E | 13 T | R | A | D | E | 14 A | S | E | A |
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15 B | E | E | R | 16 G | A | R | D | E | N | 17 S | L | A | P |
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18 E | D | W | A | R | D | 19 S | N | I | 20 C | K | E | R | S |
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21 L | A | S | 22 S | 23 M | O | E | ||||||||
24 R | 25 E | 26 A | D | Y | 27 I | 28 R | 29 S | 30 A | D | 31 O | 32 R | 33 E |
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34 A | L | A | E | 35 E | L | E | C | 36 T | S | 37 B | I | N |
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38 G | A | R | D | 39 E | N | A | P | A | R | T | 40 M | E | N | T |
41 E | T | O | 42 R | E | G | A | L | E | 43 E | S | S | E |
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44 S | E | N | 45 O | R | 46 E | Y | E | 47 S | T | E | E | R |
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48 T | O | 49 P | 50 S | 51 H | O | E | ||||||||
52 I | 53 N | 54 S | T | R | U | 55 C | 56 T | 57 A | M | O | 58 E | 59 B | 60 A |
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61 D | A | T | E | 62 R | O | S | 63 E | G | A | R | D | E | N |
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64 L | I | E | R | 65 G | L | A | S | S | 66 I | D | E | A |
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67 E | L | M | 68 E | A | R | S | 69 C | A | S | T |
© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,244
Across
1
Headstrong : RASH
5
Was indebted : OWED
9
Winners at the polls : INS
12
Stare amorously : OGLE
13
Barter : TRADE
14
Cruising : ASEA
15
Drinking place : BEERGARDEN
17
Open-hand hit : SLAP
18
Name of eight English kings : EDWARD
19
Derisive laughs : SNICKERS
21
Young girl : LASS
23
A Stooge : MOE
24
Prepared : READY
27
Taxing gp. : IRS
30
Revere : ADORE
34
Wings for Amor : ALAE
35
Chooses : ELECTS
37
Receptacle for coal : BIN
38
Landscaped dwelling unit : GARDENAPARTMENT
41
W.W. II area : ETO
42
Entertain festively : REGALE
43
"___ Quam Videri," N.C. motto : ESSE
44
Spanish gentleman's title : SENOR
46
Observe : EYE
47
Guide : STEER
48
Summit : TOP
50
Brogan or oxford : SHOE
52
Teach : INSTRUCT
57
One-celled animal : AMOEBA
61
Specified time : DATE
62
"I Never Promised You a ___," 1977 movie : ROSEGARDEN
64
Recliner : LIER
65
Williams's "The ___ Menagerie" : GLASS
66
Thought : IDEA
67
Shade tree : ELM
68
Hearing organs : EARS
69
Toss : CAST
Down
1
Dressing gown : ROBE
2
Matured : AGED
3
A lot : SLEW
4
Announced; publicized : HERALDED
5
Hockey great : ORR
6
Small soft masses : WADS
7
Tree-of-life site : EDEN
8
Cloth for overalls : DENIM
9
Man is one : ISLE
10
Very close : NEAR
11
Weakens : SAPS
13
Young boys : TADS
14
Interrogated : ASKED
16
Neutral shade : GRAY
20
Seashore : COAST
22
Fodder : SILAGE
24
Short-lived fashions : RAGES
25
Make happy : ELATE
26
Hank of home-run fame : AARON
28
Compensate : REPAY
29
Weighing devices : SCALES
31
Corpulent : OBESE
32
Laundry cycle : RINSE
33
Enrol : ENTER
35
Mecca-to-Karachi dir. : ENE
36
Three, in Milano : TRE
39
Miscue : ERROR
40
Like a shooting star : METEORIC
45
Water mammal : OTTER
47
Psyche's opposite : SOMA
49
Cleanse of impurities : PURGE
51
Witches : HAGS
52
Inactive : IDLE
53
It's often polished : NAIL
54
Flower part : STEM
55
Soft drink : COLA
56
Russian emperor : TSAR
58
Norse saga : EDDA
59
Honey bunch : BEES
60
Med.-school subject : ANAT
63
Tee predecessor : ESS
Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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