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Robert H. Wolfe
Robert H. Wolfe

New York Times, Friday, May 29, 1992

Author:
Robert H. Wolfe
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 17.5
Robert H. Wolfe has 23 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 60 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,543
Across
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Datum : FACT
5
Beman of the P.G.A. : DEANE
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Larch : FIR
13
To be, in Paree : ETRE
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Barkin and Drew : ELLENS
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"Tokyo Rose" actress Massen : OSA
17
Flamenco number? : THESTAMPACT
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___ Tae Woo, S. Korean leader : ROH
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Bed canopy : TESTER
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One of 22 cards : TAROT
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Toward the inside : ENTAD
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J.F.K. was one : PRES
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Actress D'Orsay : FIFI
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Dismantle a flat : RASE
30
Late card play? : THENEWDEAL
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Tarry : WAIT
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Bantu-speaking Zimbabwean : ROTSE
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William F. Buckley? : THEBILLOFRIGHTS
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___ pro semper (once for all) : SEMEL
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Balm: Abbr. : OINT
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Benedict's bovines? : PAPALBULLS
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Jezebel's deity : BAAL
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Retard : STEM
50
Polygonal projection : APSE
51
"C'est ___!" : LAVIE
52
What Silver does in the intro : REARS
54
Clears the head, with "up" : SOBERS
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Milne's Baby ___ : ROO
57
Repulsive reducing regimen? : DIETOFWORMS
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Bruin Hall of Famer : ORR
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The Scourge of God : ATTILA
62
Douay Bible's Hosea : OSEE
63
"___ Boot" : DAS
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Devereux's earldom : ESSEX
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Lanai goose : NENE
Down
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Shackle : FETTER
2
She sprang from a head : ATHENA
3
Topknots : CRESTS
4
Seed integuments : TESTAE
5
Sweetie : DEAR
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O'Neill tree of desire : ELM
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Monte Viso, e.g. : ALP
8
Make shipshape : NEATEN
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Put in a box : ENCASE
10
South Dakota, the ___ State : FORTIETH
11
Lead-in for bar or bath : ISO
12
Fanfare? : RAH
15
Orch. section : STR
18
Williams or Koppel : TED
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"Wool of bat, and tongue ___": Macbeth : OFDOG
24
Marlo's mate : PHIL
25
Updates a factory's gear : RETOOLS
27
Speedy : FAST
28
Seine sights : ILES
30
Indian cymbals : TAL
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Bar order : WRIT
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This is sometimes free : WILL
34
Child amts. : TSPS
35
Meet part : HEAT
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Nero et al. : EMPERORS
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Big Apple ex-mayor : BEAME
38
Ipcress or Odessa : FILE
39
T.L.C. deliverers : RNS
43
Paint ingredient : BARITE
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Topples : UPSETS
45
A monkey's uncle? : BABOON
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Loath : AVERSE
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SAM evaders : AIRMEN
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Letter of a sort : LESSEE
51
Disconsolate : LOW
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Byron's daughter : ADA
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Tunisian port : SFAX
55
Taylor or Stewart : ROD
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Mouths, to Marcus : ORA
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"My country, ___ of thee" : TIS
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12 Down in Mexico City : OLE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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