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James L. Beatty
New York Times, Friday, February 7, 1992
Author:
James L. Beatty
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 29.8
James L. Beatty has 18 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1 T | 2 A | 3 J | 4 S | 5 A | 6 T | 7 A | 8 N | 9 A | 10 P | 11 S | 12 E |
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13 A | L | E | 14 A | M | O | L | E | 15 E | R | A | T |
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16 C | A | S | 17 U | 18 S | B | E | L | L | I | 19 R | I | M | E |
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20 T | I | T | T | E | R | E | D | 21 G | 22 R | A | M | P | S |
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23 T | E | A | R | 24 T | H | E | T | A | ||||||
25 A | 26 S | 27 T | E | R | 28 S | 29 P | A | 30 D | E | F | 31 E | 32 R |
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33 S | P | A | R | S | 34 E | 35 A | B | 36 L | E | 37 A | L | I |
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38 P | U | B | S | 39 V | 40 A | L | U | E | 41 A | C | I | D |
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42 E | M | U | 43 D | A | D | E | 44 S | 45 T | R | I | D | E |
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46 N | E | L | 47 L | Y | 48 I | S | 49 H | 50 I | D | E | E | S |
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51 A | L | E | 52 R | T | 53 E | 54 R | N | E | ||||||
55 A | 56 B | R | A | D | E | 57 A | L | I | G | N | 58 E | 59 R | 60 S |
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61 S | E | A | M | 62 A | 63 R | S | P | O | E | T | I | C | A |
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64 E | L | S | A | 65 R | E | S | E | T | 66 M | A | N |
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67 A | L | A | S | 68 M | E | N | D | S | 69 I | F | S |
© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,431
Across
1
Muslim cap : TAJ
4
Apollyon : SATAN
9
Part of a basilica : APSE
13
Stout : ALE
14
Soap substitute : AMOLE
15
Q.E.F. word : ERAT
16
Cause of a dispute : CASUSBELLI
19
Frost often seen in Vt. : RIME
20
Giggled : TITTERED
21
Pop's pop : GRAMPS
23
Binge : TEAR
24
Letter before iota : THETA
25
Beeweed : ASTER
28
Ballston ___, N.Y. : SPA
30
Put off : DEFER
33
Scanty : SPARSE
35
Thor ___, U.S. rocket : ABLE
37
Sicilian cape : ALI
38
Meccas for darts players : PUBS
39
Appraise : VALUE
41
Tart : ACID
42
Nandu's look-alike : EMU
43
Miami's county : DADE
44
Walk triumphantly : STRIDE
46
Giant petrel : NELLY
48
Musician Kabibble : ISH
50
Notions in Nice : IDEES
51
On the qui vive : ALERT
53
Zane Grey's masked rider : ERNE
55
Grate : ABRADE
57
Auto mechanics, at times : ALIGNERS
61
Coal stratum : SEAM
62
Treatise by Horace : ARSPOETICA
64
Role often played by Steber : ELSA
65
Terse anagram : RESET
66
Staff : MAN
67
Lackaday! : ALAS
68
Doctors : MENDS
69
Conditions : IFS
Down
1
Savoir-faire : TACT
2
Kyrgyz range : ALAI
3
Witticism : JEST
4
Native Israeli : SABRA
5
Muslim noblemen : AMEERS
6
Related : TOLD
7
The works : ALL
8
Equine negative? : NEIGH
9
Make effervescent : AERATE
10
At first sight : PRIMAFACIE
11
Corn porridge : SAMP
12
Hot times in Paree? : ETES
17
Voices : UTTERS
18
Haruspices : SEERS
22
Old-style tale : REDE
24
Banned : TABU
25
Quiverleaf : ASPEN
26
Froth : SPUME
27
Clean slate : TABULARASA
29
Pickets : PALES
31
Omit : ELIDE
32
Harasses; teases : RIDES
34
___ Marie Saint : EVA
36
Berlioz's "___ Troyens" : LES
40
Collier's entrance : ADIT
41
Zealous : ARDENT
43
Used puccoon : DYED
45
Trace : TINGE
47
Guanacos' kin : LLAMAS
49
Gave succor : HELPED
52
Get new guns : REARM
54
Melees : RIOTS
55
Cruising : ASEA
56
Deer's roar : BELL
57
Org. : ASSN
58
An e. e. cummings work : EIMI
59
Can. air arm : RCAF
60
Without : SANS
63
Female ruff : REE
Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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