This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Monday, December 14, 1987

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 57, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 25.3
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1
T
2
I
3
M
4
E
5
A
6
L
7
I
8
T
9
A
10
S
11
H
12
A
D
A
M
13
R
A
D
I
14
I
15
B
E
E
16
R
17
R
E
D
B
18
U
T
T
O
N
S
19
E
M
M
A
20
S
M
E
A
R
21
E
S
T
A
22
B
L
I
S
H
23
T
S
24
A
R
25
A
R
E
26
P
27
O
28
S
T
A
L
29
D
30
E
C
I
31
S
32
E
33
C
34
A
R
I
L
35
P
36
R
A
Y
37
N
38
O
P
A
R
39
V
A
N
E
40
S
S
A
R
E
41
D
G
R
A
V
E
42
E
T
U
D
E
43
C
E
D
E
44
D
R
E
W
45
D
E
S
46
L
47
E
E
S
48
B
49
L
E
E
D
S
50
A
M
I
51
S
T
E
R
52
P
53
E
54
N
T
A
G
55
R
56
A
M
57
E
L
58
I
59
O
60
T
61
E
V
I
L
62
H
E
L
E
63
N
R
E
D
D
Y
64
T
E
L
A
65
T
A
L
L
Y
66
S
L
O
P
67
R
E
S
68
D
O
L
E
69
S
E
R
E
© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,915
Across
1
Duration measure : TIME
5
Landed : ALIT
9
Hardwood tree : ASH
12
First man : ADAM
13
Spokes of a circle : RADII
15
Bar order : BEER
17
Oscar winner in "Sayonara" : REDBUTTONS
19
Soprano Eames : EMMA
20
Daub : SMEAR
21
Found : ESTABLISH
23
Despot : TSAR
25
Exist : ARE
26
Relating to mail : POSTAL
29
One-tenth: Comb. form : DECI
31
Part of a min. : SEC
34
Seed covering : ARIL
35
Beseech : PRAY
37
Wall Street term : NOPAR
39
Fonda's co-star in "Julia" : VANESSAREDGRAVE
42
Piano exercise : ETUDE
43
Yield : CEDE
44
Pulled : DREW
45
Since, in Savoie : DES
46
Barrel-bottom stuff : LEES
48
Takes sap from trees : BLEEDS
50
Friend, in Pau : AMI
51
Ending for old or young : STER
52
Star-shaped figure : PENTAGRAM
57
Marner's creator : ELIOT
61
Bad : EVIL
62
"I Am Woman" composer-singer : HELENREDDY
64
Brain tissue : TELA
65
Add up : TALLY
66
Mud puddle : SLOP
67
Thing, to Belli : RES
68
Distribute : DOLE
69
Withered : SERE
Down
1
___ and feathers : TARS
2
The same, to Severus : IDEM
3
Constructed : MADE
4
Fortified : EMBATTLED
5
Garfunkel : ART
6
Subsequently : LATER
7
Words exchanged at a wedding : IDOS
8
Color slightly : TINT
9
White poplar : ABELE
10
Half: Prefix : SEMI
11
Garment borders : HEMS
14
Newton or Stern : ISAAC
16
Cheer : RAH
18
___ Major : URSA
22
Take with one : BRING
24
Pennines, e.g. : ALPS
26
Asphalted a road : PAVED
27
Speak pompously : ORATE
28
Cranial cavity : SINUS
29
Defies : DARES
30
Gazed upon : EYED
31
Extra tire : SPARE
32
Like chalets : EAVED
33
Worker gangs : CREWS
36
Running contest : RACE
38
Out of sequence : ORDERLESS
40
Ala. city : SELMA
41
Liability : DEBT
47
Figure in skating : EIGHT
49
Sly look : LEER
50
Book of maps : ATLAS
51
Sniff : SMELL
52
Favorite : PET
53
Always : EVER
54
World's longest river : NILE
55
Peruse : READ
56
Different: Comb. form : ALLO
58
Inactive : IDLE
59
Aroma : ODOR
60
Sort : TYPE
63
U.S. humorist : NYE

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

Log in or purchase a subscription to view an analysis of this puzzle.

Found bugs or have suggestions? Please let us know.

Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

Previous puzzle | Next puzzle
XWord Info Home
XWord Info © 2007-2026, Jim Horne
25 ms