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Peter Swift
Peter Swift

New York Times, Wednesday, May 20, 1987

Author:
Peter Swift
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 4, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 29.2
Peter Swift has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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A
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G
3
A
4
R
5
C
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R
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E
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E
9
K
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A
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T
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T
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U
14
B
A
B
A
15
Y
E
A
R
N
16
S
H
O
R
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B
L
A
C
18
K
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E
R
R
I
19
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S
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20
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S
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N
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S
C
R
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Y
22
A
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K
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Y
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B
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E
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H
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A
V
E
28
P
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R
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S
S
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U
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R
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E
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E
L
U
D
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34
L
O
I
R
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R
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L
I
M
A
37
F
O
W
L
S
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P
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G
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L
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O
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M
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B
E
L
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G
R
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T
A
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S
T
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E
A
M
E
R
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C
O
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A
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A
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C
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S
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G
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W
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A
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L
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W
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Y
R
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G
R
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N
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E
G
R
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I
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S
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D
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T
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,707
Across
1
Chinese gelatin : AGAR
5
An Amerind : CREEK
10
One of the Near Islands : ATTU
14
Ali ___ : BABA
15
Hanker : YEARN
16
Memorable restaurateur : SHOR
17
With 35 and 56 Across, a botanical observation : BLACKBERRIESARE
20
Ancient ascetics : ESSENES
21
Gangly : SCRAWNY
22
Tavern order : ALE
23
Francis of films : KAY
24
Parental command : BEHAVE
28
Kind of cooker : PRESSURE
33
Dodge : ELUDE
34
France's longest river : LOIRE
35
See 17 Across : RED
36
S. American capital : LIMA
37
Game birds : FOWLS
38
Sharp, metallic sound : PING
39
Old card game : LOO
40
Singer Mercer : MABEL
41
First name in film lore : GRETA
42
Newspaper headline : STREAMER
44
Stir : COOLER
45
Tropical black bird : ANI
46
Onassis : ARI
47
Equity member : ACTRESS
51
Upper edge of a ship's side : GUNWALE
56
See 17 Across : WHENTHEYREGREEN
58
Observe : NOTE
59
Marsh bird : EGRET
60
Irritated : IRED
61
Took legal action : SUED
62
Medicinal shots : DOSES
63
Pitch : TOSS
Down
1
Singer Lane : ABBE
2
Dolls : GALS
3
Down with, in Dijon : ABAS
4
Slalom, e.g. : RACE
5
Phyrgian nature goddess : CYBELE
6
Singer Della : REESE
7
Concha : EAR
8
Goes astray : ERRS
9
Bloomers' cousins : KNICKERS
10
Evaluates : ASSAYS
11
Winter warm spell : THAW
12
Riven : TORN
13
Nobel chemist: 1934 : UREY
18
Jack : KNAVE
19
Rub out : ERASE
24
"With silver ___ and cockleshells" : BELLS
25
He wrote "The Cocktail Party" : ELIOT
26
Thurber forte : HUMOR
27
Odontologist's org. : ADA
28
Authority : POWER
29
Small brook : RILL
30
An archangel : URIEL
31
French annuity : RENTE
32
Oater actor Buchanan : EDGAR
34
Part of the pinna : LOBE
37
Starving : FAMISHED
38
Golfer Norman, e.g. : PRO
40
French Impressionist : MANET
41
Auctioneer's word : GOING
43
Made : EARNED
44
Vinegar bottles : CRUETS
46
Coincide : AGREE
47
Beards grown by farmers : AWNS
48
___ En-lai : CHOU
49
Cécile's cranium : TETE
50
Utah's state flower : SEGO
52
Legal document : WRIT
53
Gas: Comb. form : AERO
54
Dregs : LEES
55
Means' partner : ENDS
57
Time pds. : YRS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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