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Tom Underhill
Tom Underhill

New York Times, Thursday, December 17, 1987

Author:
Tom W. Underhill
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 18.7
Tom Underhill has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
Tom W. Underhill is an alias for Tom Underhill.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,918
Across
1
Chanteuse Edith : PIAF
5
Ordained teacher : RABBI
10
Prologue's antecedent : PAST
14
Aleutian isle : ATTU
15
Great Lakes tribe : ERIES
16
K–P connection : LMNO
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Broadway gas : NEON
18
Newspaper section : FUNNYPAPER
20
Very burdensome : GRINDING
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Vent : OUTLET
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Desire : YEN
24
Some railroad men : SHUNTERS
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Winchman : CRABBER
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"___ gratia artis" : ARS
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Trademark : LOGO
32
Rave's partner : RANT
34
___ accompli : FAIT
38
Church corner : AMEN
39
Copenhagen or Marengo : STEED
41
___ no good : UPTO
42
"One man's ___ is another man's Persian" : MEDE
43
Sped : TORE
44
Eight bells : NOON
45
Simple enzyme : ASE
47
Bobbin holder : SPINDLE
49
Tack sellers : SADDLERS
54
Opposite of clerical : LAY
55
Cactus opening : AREOLE
56
Stretch : ELONGATE
61
Inflated currency : FUNNYMONEY
63
Flag : IRIS
64
Joy's lioness : ELSA
65
Jagged : EROSE
66
Tear : RENT
67
Prophet : SEER
68
Challenged : DARED
69
Theater area : LOGE
Down
1
Hunger spasm : PANG
2
Brain passage : ITER
3
Yours, in Lyon : ATOI
4
Sense of humor : FUNNYBONE
5
Some oil companies : REFINERS
6
Sussex river : ARUN
7
Crosby namesakes : BINGS
8
Artist Shahn : BEN
9
"This ___ Life" : ISYOUR
10
Okla. national park : PLATT
11
Sufficient : AMPLE
12
Derisive look : SNEER
13
Wrongs, to Darrow : TORTS
19
Groan inducers : PUNS
21
Society bud : DEB
25
Abhorrers : HATERS
26
Quahog : CLAM
27
Apple type : ROME
28
Ripened : AGED
29
Terrier or snitcher : RATTER
33
Modernist : NEO
34
Musical about Fanny Brice : FUNNYGIRL
35
Footless : APOD
36
Chemical suffix : ITOL
37
Franchot : TONE
40
Arranged, as troops : DEPLOYED
45
Friend in need : ALLY
46
Appeared : SEEMED
48
John, in Aberdeen : IAN
49
Yeggs' targets : SAFES
50
As ___ (generally) : ARULE
51
Obtuse : DENSE
52
Germanic counterpart of Thor : DONAR
53
___ Wences : SENOR
57
___-majesté : LESE
58
Martian: Comb. form : AREO
59
Bell sound : TING
60
Punta del ___ : ESTE
62
Sixty minutes, in Siena : ORA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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