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William S. McIlrath
William S. McIlrath

New York Times, Friday, May 23, 1986

Author:
William S. McIlrath
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 256 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 17.7
William S. McIlrath has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,345
Across
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Dearth : LACK
5
Calgary Corral, e.g. : ARENA
10
Police-alert inits. : APB
13
Gudrun's spouse : ATLI
14
Hall of Fame golfer : BOROS
15
A spread : OLEO
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Productive hardball feats : GRANDSLAMHOMERS
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One, in Bonn : EIN
20
The Little Colonel : REESE
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Sandarac is one : RESIN
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Coats named for a baron : RAGLANS
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Hammarskjöld : DAG
25
Leg. eagle : ATT
26
Aerobic wear : LEOTARDS
31
Calvados capital : CAEN
34
Tidal flow : EAGRE
35
Goose eggs on a scoreboard : OOO
36
Rare gridiron capers : HUNDREDYARDRUNS
40
Japanese statesman : ITO
41
Over : ENDED
42
One of the "Greats" : OTTO
43
Directing principle : POLESTAR
45
Choose : OPT
47
Emulate Ananias : LIE
48
Like Pete Rose : DURABLE
52
" ... leaps o'er ___ decree": Shak. : ACOLD
55
Everyday writing : PROSE
57
Bela forerunner : LON
58
Rousing roundball maneuvers : THREEPOINTPLAYS
61
Near : MEAN
62
Agreeing : ASONE
63
Name meaning "hairy" : ESAU
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Temple's mascot : OWL
65
A kind of reader : METER
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Stet's opposite : DELE
Down
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Beer stored for aging : LAGER
2
Certain halls : ATRIA
3
Trolley sound : CLANG
4
People you kiss? : KIN
5
Roll-book heading : ABSENT
6
Functions : ROLES
7
Pitching stats. : ERAS
8
Gold-rush site: 1899–1903 : NOME
9
Wood for skis : ASH
10
French pub center? : ALES
11
Kind of scope : PERI
12
Petty off. : BOSN
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The last : OMEGA
17
Expletive exhibiting exasperation : DRAT
18
Spouted : ORATED
23
Catch : LAND
24
R.I. rebel: 1840's : DORR
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Ectocyst, e.g. : LAYER
27
See 17 Down : EGAD
28
Word for Super Bowl XX : ROUT
29
"___ sit under ... " : DONT
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Not bad : SOSO
31
Cossette : CHIP
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Stanley Steamer, e.g. : AUTO
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Organic compound : ENOL
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Opera's Moser : EDDA
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Lodge : RESIDE
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Grafted, in heraldry : ENTE
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List : ROTA
44
Actress Terry : ELLEN
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Dismissal : OUSTER
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Type of sch. : PREP
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Greatest of the metaphysical poets : DONNE
49
Jaded : BLASE
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Faithful : LOYAL
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Result : ENSUE
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Air: Comb. form : ATMO
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Masticate : CHEW
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Like Sabin's vaccine : ORAL
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Baffle : POSE
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Uproar : RIOT
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A knave : PAM
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Blazed the way : LED

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