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William S. McIlrath
William S. McIlrath

New York Times, Friday, April 18, 1986

Author:
William S. McIlrath
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J V Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 26.5
William S. McIlrath has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,310
Across
1
Lamb's "___ Verses" : ALBUM
6
Calliope, e.g. : MUSE
10
Slap : CUFF
14
Otago native : MAORI
15
Soon : ANON
16
Light tan : ECRU
17
Coniferous vista? (pointed pun) : PINESANDNEEDLES
20
Sacrée woman, in short : STE
21
Jazz combo, at times : TRIO
22
Heated : IRATE
23
Japanese prime minister: 1964–72 : SATO
24
Cure precursor : PEDI
26
Hoarding carpet layer? (pointed pun) : TACKSCOLLECTOR
32
Seasonal goddesses : HORAE
33
Casino visitor, often : RUER
34
Biographer Winslow : OLA
35
Telling blow : ONER
36
Mortify : ABASE
38
One that does: Suffix : ATOR
39
Mauna ___ : LOA
40
Med. school subject : ANAT
41
Portrait : IMAGE
42
Cobbler's heirloom? (pointed pun) : AWLINTHEFAMILY
46
She wrote "Seven Women": 1977 : NIES
47
Mellow : RIPE
48
Tend : SEETO
51
Tang : BITE
52
Exaction : FEE
55
Truncate not your queries! (pointed pun) : AXMENOQUESTIONS
59
Jetty : PIER
60
Curdle : TURN
61
Marriage : UNION
62
Bewilder : STUN
63
Jewelry item : SARD
64
Mud volcano : SALSE
Down
1
Elec. units : AMPS
2
Milk, in Metz : LAIT
3
Zygoma, e.g. : BONE
4
Scottish chemist: 1778–1857 : URE
5
Gaffe : MISTAKE
6
A source of tapioca : MANIOC
7
Loosen : UNDO
8
David, to Jesse : SON
9
Course dir. : ENE
10
Actor Hardwicke : CEDRIC
11
Western campus : UCLA
12
Ornamental network : FRET
13
Blend : FUSE
18
Some are fine : ARTS
19
Down : EIDER
23
Cicatrix : SCAR
24
Extra : PLUS
25
Robert ___ : ELEE
26
"Up ___," Al Smith's autobiography : TONOW
27
Of a region : AREAL
28
Become hortatory : ORATE
29
The bottom line : TOTAL
30
Branch of knowledge : OLOGY
31
Singular : RARE
32
Granada greeting : HOLA
36
Kind of chamber : ANTE
37
Contemptuous cries : BAHS
38
René's girlfriend : AMIE
40
Cation's opposite : ANION
41
Momentum : IMPETUS
43
Best seller by Doctor X: 1965 : INTERN
44
Intimate : FRIEND
45
Holms : AITS
48
Weakens : SAPS
49
Part of a Sartre title : EXIT
50
Cassowary's kin : EMEU
51
Vidal title : BURR
52
Thwart : FOIL
53
Biblical oldster : ENOS
54
Chattel's kin : ESNE
56
Military training inst. : OTS
57
Sine ___ non : QUA
58
Wycherley's "Love ___ Wood" : INA

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

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