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Robert W. Sturges
Robert W. Sturges

New York Times, Tuesday, February 7, 1978

Author:
Robert W. Sturges
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 30.9
Robert W. Sturges has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,405
Across
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Word with area or zip : CODE
5
"When I was ___ ... " : ALAD
9
Tackle the QB : SACK
13
Gigli specialty : ARIA
14
Late singer-actor : MINEO
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"Merry," in a game name : ALAI
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Ruinous quality : DESTRUCTIVENESS
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Suffix with alarm and arson : IST
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Part of SEATO : ASIA
22
Constructs : ERECTS
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Man of many words : ROGET
25
Seed's protection : ARIL
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Reacted to a poltergeist : PALED
27
Siamese's poor relative : ALLEYCAT
31
Morton or Jay : GOULD
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"Life is ___ day at most": Burns : BUTA
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Kimono adjunct : OBI
34
European capital : RIGA
35
Deck out : ARRAY
36
Role for a Zimbalist : GMAN
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Havana residue : ASH
38
Felis Leo pad : LAIR
39
Thicket : COPSE
40
Like bismuth or magnesium : METALLIC
43
Wife of Abraham : SARAH
44
Tried to outdo : VIED
45
Turbine blades : VANES
46
Kind of price : ASKING
49
Famed suffragette : MOTT
50
Sonny's sibling : SIS
53
Interpreter of the Constitution : CONSTRUCTIONIST
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Potpourri : OLIO
57
Willow : OSIER
58
Tree trunk : BOLE
59
Deteriorates : ROTS
60
R.N. assistant : AIDE
61
Once again : ANEW
Down
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Eastern judge : CADI
2
Stibnite and bornite : ORES
3
Frantic : DISTRAUGHT
4
Signora's "Mangia!" : EAT
5
"We are not ___": Queen Victoria : AMUSED
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Permitted by law : LICIT
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Portico post : ANTA
8
Mass prayer, "Agnus ___" : DEI
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How to celebrate July 4 : SANELY
10
Herring sauce : ALEC
11
Program listing : CAST
12
Command to Kate : KISS
15
Superimpose : OVERLAY
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Spread unchecked : RAGED
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New York canal : ERIE
24
Highly seasoned meat dish : OLLA
25
Word with boy and rail : ALTAR
26
Aplomb : POISE
27
Relating to gold : AURIC
28
"For the Lord is full of ___ ... ": Ecclus. 2:11 : COMPASSION
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Embarrass : ABASH
30
Prong : TINE
31
Follower of photo and radio : GRAM
32
Queue : BRAID
35
Movement faster than andante : ALLEGRO
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Author Vidal : GORE
39
Part of "The Divine Comedy" : CANTO
41
Dispatch boats : AVISOS
42
Serge nemesis : LINT
43
Literary sarcasm : SATIRE
45
Exercised a franchise : VOTED
46
Acidity : ACOR
47
Pas seul : SOLO
48
Grow together : KNIT
49
Year in the reign of Henry I : MCII
51
Wight or Man : ISLE
52
Become agitated : STEW
54
Between Can. and Mex. : USA
55
Knicks' org. : NBA

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

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