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Tap Osborn
Tap Osborn

New York Times, Saturday, May 8, 1993

Author:
Tap Osborn
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J K Q W }, Scrabble score: 315 (avg 1.67)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 30.9 Grid has repeated answers.
Tap Osborn has 111 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,887
Across
1
Baby bison : CALF
5
Tempo : PACE
9
Zenana group : HAREM
14
Cupid : AMOR
15
Down with, in Dijon : ABAS
16
Andes tragedy account : ALIVE
17
Scruff : NAPE
18
Film directed by 46 Across: 1992 : LOVECRIMES
20
Solar disk : ATEN
21
St.-Lô soul : AME
22
She plays Jessica on TV : ANGELA
23
Defendant in an 1893 trial : LIZZIEBORDEN
26
Skater Midori ___ : ITO
27
Mercenary soldier of yore : HESSIAN
31
Wingding : SPREE
34
Blessings : BOONS
36
Go head to head : VIE
37
Installed, as tile : LAID
38
Deaden : BLUNT
39
Negri rival : BARA
40
Go for it : AIM
41
Superior : ELITE
42
Writer William, Stephen or Laura : BENET
43
___ straws : GRASPAT
45
Arp's field : ART
46
Director of 18 Across : LIZZIEBORDEN
52
Spleen : MALICE
55
Sigma follower : TAU
56
Bengal buffalo : ARNA
57
Charge against 23 Across : AXEMURDERS
59
Crewel material : YARN
60
Asset of many a major city : RIVER
61
Harsh breathing sound : RALE
62
U.S.A. problem : ECON
63
Curtail : ELIDE
64
Belgian river : YSER
65
Poly preceder : ROLY
Down
1
Venetian byway : CANAL
2
Music maker of the 16th century : AMATI
3
Nancy of the L.P.G.A. : LOPEZ
4
Feverish : FRENZIED
5
Early: Comb. form : PALAEO
6
Enola Gay cargo : ABOMB
7
I am wary of: Lat. : CAVEO
8
Tampa-to-Miami dir. : ESE
9
Utilize : HARNESS
10
Racks the pool balls : ALIGNS
11
Frost : RIME
12
Daredevil name : EVEL
13
Ariz. sight : MESA
19
Rhythmic : CADENT
24
Devotee: Suffix : ITE
25
Arles's river : RHONE
28
Foe for Boris : IVAN
29
Ouse feeder : AIRE
30
Spruce : NEAT
31
Scoria : SLAG
32
Match up : PAIR
33
Hudson heroine : RIMA
34
Crash program : BLITZ
35
No longer popular : OUT
38
Sporty jacket : BLAZER
39
Judas, e.g. : BETRAYER
41
Bon vivant : EPICURE
42
Family mem. : BRO
44
Smeared, in a way : SLIMED
45
Addict : ABUSER
47
Virginia willows : ITEAS
48
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Combs : EARLE
49
An Athenian lawgiver : DRACO
50
Start college : ENROL
51
Pram pusher : NANNY
52
Dark lunar plane : MARE
53
Branch angle : AXIL
54
A brother of Simeon : LEVI
58
Droughty : DRY

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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