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Arthur W. Palmer
New York Times, Tuesday, March 19, 1985
Author:
Arthur W. Palmer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 246 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 21.1
Arthur W. Palmer has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
1 B | 2 O | 3 O | 4 R | 5 L | 6 A | 7 D | 8 E | 9 S | 10 N | 11 A | 12 P | 13 E |
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14 A | N | N | A | 15 A | L | I | S | T | 16 O | P | U | S |
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17 N | E | T | S | 18 P | L | A | T | A | 19 T | E | N | T |
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20 C | R | O | C | 21 O | D | I | L | E | T | 22 E | A | R | S | |
23 A | M | O | 24 R | U | S | |||||||||
25 A | 26 L | L | I | G | 27 A | 28 T | O | R | P | 29 E | 30 A | 31 R | 32 S |
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33 D | U | O | 34 T | S | A | R | 35 E | Y | E | L | E | T |
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36 A | R | I | 37 D | 38 R | U | 39 R | 40 L | A | M | E |
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41 C | A | R | E | 42 S | 43 S | 44 S | A | 45 C | 46 O | 47 M | U | M |
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48 E | L | E | P | H | A | 49 N | T | F | O | L | 50 I | O | S | |
51 A | L | A | 52 N | E | G | |||||||||
53 K | 54 A | 55 N | G | A | R | 56 O | 57 O | C | O | U | 58 R | 59 T | 60 S |
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61 H | I | R | E | 62 A | R | I | D | E | 63 A | T | O | P |
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64 A | L | M | A | 65 M | O | T | O | R | 66 N | E | R | O |
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67 S | T | A | R | 68 S | W | A | R | T | 69 A | S | S | T |
© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,915
Across
1
Churl : BOOR
5
Carries into a carrier : LADES
10
Back of the neck : NAPE
14
Karenina or Christie : ANNA
15
Tilted, as the Titanic : ALIST
16
Musical work : OPUS
17
N.B.A. team from N.J. : NETS
18
"Oro y ___," Montana motto : PLATA
19
Camper's gear : TENT
20
Hypocritical sorrow : CROCODILETEARS
23
Latin-lesson word : AMO
24
Countryside, to Cicero : RUS
25
Avocados : ALLIGATORPEARS
33
Twosome : DUO
34
Autocrat : TSAR
35
Peephole or loophole : EYELET
36
Saharan : ARID
38
Capek classic : RUR
40
Weak : LAME
41
Sign of affection : CARESS
44
Biddeford's neighbor : SACO
47
Silent : MUM
48
Largest publications : ELEPHANTFOLIOS
51
___ mode : ALA
52
Opposite of pos. : NEG
53
Where trials proceed by leaps and bounds : KANGAROOCOURTS
61
Employ : HIRE
62
What a mob takes a rat for : ARIDE
63
On : ATOP
64
___ mater : ALMA
65
Type of boat : MOTOR
66
Wolfe of fiction : NERO
67
Shine : STAR
68
Dark-complexioned, in poesy : SWART
69
Prin.'s aide : ASST
Down
1
Bench for Burger : BANC
2
Lollapalooza : ONER
3
Aware of : ONTO
4
Imp : RASCAL
5
Chihuahua and Pomeranian : LAPDOGS
6
"___ Know," Jim Webb song : ALLI
7
Channel changer : DIAL
8
Inlet : ESTERO
9
Prestige : STATURE
10
___ bene : NOTA
11
Mimic : APER
12
Evokers of groans : PUNS
13
Part of i.e. : EST
21
Leave out : OMIT
22
Make out : ESPY
25
Of the ear or air : AURAL
26
French area, rich in coal : LOIRE
27
Rhine feeder : AAR
28
Reliance : TRUST
29
Slippery one : EEL
30
"Remember the ___" : ALAMO
31
Co-founder of Rome : REMUS
32
Check : STEM
33
European fish : DACE
37
Airport abbr. : DEP
39
W.W. II heroes : RAF
42
Type of rug : SHAG
43
Compliments : SALAAMS
45
Pops event : CONCERT
46
Margarine : OLEO
49
Short of breadth : NARROW
50
Harmless lizard : IGUANA
53
Scot's garb : KILT
54
"Aeneid" opening : ARMA
55
Kind of beer : NEAR
56
City on Kyushu : OITA
57
Aroma : ODOR
58
Hwys. : RTES
59
Rocky peaks : TORS
60
What Lady Macbeth curses : SPOT
61
Owns : HAS
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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