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William E. Heinemann
William E. Heinemann

New York Times, Wednesday, April 10, 1991

Author:
William E. Heinemann
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Grid flow: 19.9
William E. Heinemann has 21 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,128
Across
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Mehta's wand : BATON
6
"Volsunga ___" : SAGA
10
Sea dog : SALT
14
Gothic arch : OGIVE
15
Controversial orchard substance : ALAR
16
Pretext : PLEA
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Dogma : TENET
18
Bristle : SETA
19
___ Jay Lerner : ALAN
20
Sweetie : HEARTTHROB
22
Secretary : DESK
23
Earl Grey, e.g. : TEA
24
Three-pronged spears : TRIDENTS
26
Stags : MEN
29
Dandy : DUDE
31
Rook's call : CAW
32
Templeton : ALEC
34
Renoir subject : NUDE
36
Theme : MOTIF
40
Quarantine : ISOLATE
42
Travesty : CHARADE
44
Lists of selections : MENUS
45
Spike : LACE
47
Tartan wraparound : KILT
48
An action at Belmont : BET
50
Personality : SELF
52
Horsley of "Guns of Paradise" : LEE
53
Toasts : WASSAILS
57
Fairway position : LIE
59
Connive with : ABET
60
Financier Brady : DIAMONDJIM
65
Drummer Krupa : GENE
66
In the dumps : BLUE
67
Maguey, for one : AGAVE
68
Joy Adamson's pet : ELSA
69
Calamities : ILLS
70
Rod of tennis : LAVER
71
Hunt : SEEK
72
Hebrew letter : TETH
73
Efface : ERASE
Down
1
Equally : BOTH
2
Pulitzer Prize novelist: 1958 : AGEE
3
One of the Sinatras : TINA
4
Public : OVERT
5
Snared : NETTED
6
Casement : SASH
7
On guard : ALERTED
8
Fla. bowl : GATOR
9
Egyptian language : ARABIC
10
Preliminary preparation : SPADEWORK
11
"Crimes and Misdemeanors" director : ALLEN
12
___ squares (a statistical method) : LEAST
13
Patton's vehicles : TANKS
21
Twit : TAUNT
25
Lady of Spain : DAMA
26
Impair : MAIM
27
If not : ELSE
28
Inert gas : NEON
30
Affaire d'honneur : DUEL
33
Beef cut : CLUBSTEAK
35
___ homo : ECCE
37
Shadow : TAIL
38
Frivolous : IDLE
39
Gala entertainment : FETE
41
Cruising : ASEA
43
"___, Young Lovers" : HELLO
46
Head-on charge : ASSAULT
49
Delicacy : TIDBIT
51
Epilogue : FINALE
53
Carries on : WAGES
54
A poplar : ABELE
55
Judgment : SENSE
56
French university city : LILLE
58
Impressionist Degas : EDGAR
61
Lattice : MESH
62
Jakarta's country : JAVA
63
Folk singer from Ill. : IVES
64
Plain : MERE

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