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Fred Toole
Fred Toole

New York Times, Monday, December 30, 1991

Author:
Fred Toole
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Grid flow: 27.5
Fred Toole has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,392
Across
1
Rim : EDGE
5
Pindaric poems : ODES
9
Robin Hood's Allan-___ : ADALE
14
Paper measure : REAM
15
Unmannerly : RUDE
16
Give in to : DEFER
17
Postmeridian period : AFTERNOON
19
River in a Burns poem : AFTON
20
Hi-fi equipment : STEREOS
21
Compound used in synthetic rubber : STYRENE
23
Gangster's gun : GAT
24
Cee follower : DEE
25
Mine deposits : ORES
26
Late bloomer : ASTER
29
Right a wrong : REDRESS
31
College cheers : RAHS
32
Gear part : COG
33
TV anchorman : RATHER
36
___ de France : ILE
37
Scud destroyer : PATRIOT
39
"___ pro nobis" : ORA
40
Town in Conn. : DARIEN
42
Timetable abbr. : ARR
43
Year in Louis VII's reign : MCLI
44
Fencer's call : ENGARDE
46
Made bread : BAKED
47
Kipling's "To ___, a bone ... " : ARAG
49
Actress Grant : LEE
50
Dracula's enemy : SUN
51
Give new energy to : REFRESH
53
Street: Ger. : STRASSE
57
Lute of India : SITAR
58
Lingering luminescence : AFTERGLOW
60
"And ___ grow on" : ONETO
61
Fly high : SOAR
62
Ireland, to Gaels : EIRE
63
Nostrils : NARES
64
On this earth : HERE
65
Box : SPAR
Down
1
Ages : ERAS
2
Dexterous : DEFT
3
Fence feature : GATE
4
Comes forth : EMERGES
5
"Believe It ___" : ORNOT
6
Couples : DUOS
7
Nigerian native : EDO
8
Felt : SENSED
9
TV's "Queen for ___" : ADAY
10
Thaw : DEFROST
11
Earthquake "echo" : AFTERSHOCK
12
Sierra ___, Africa : LEONE
13
Sea eagles : ERNES
18
Bring up : REAR
22
Intense fear : TERROR
24
Lower : DEGRADE
26
Desertlike : ARID
27
Hacienda room : SALA
28
Subsequently : THEREAFTER
29
Decay : ROT
30
Consume : EAT
32
Kiel and Suez : CANALS
34
Writer Gardner : ERLE
35
Sortie : RAID
37
Short dowel : PEG
38
Anger : IRE
41
Thankless one : INGRATE
43
Runs : MANAGES
45
Go over again : REHASH
46
Duel winner: 1804 : BURR
47
Flaming crime : ARSON
48
Isabel was one : REINA
50
Cubic meter : STERE
52
Greek god of love : EROS
53
Luminary : STAR
54
Error : SLIP
55
Carolina rail : SORA
56
Pitcher : EWER
59
Hamilton, to 46 Down : FOE

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