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Fred Toole
New York Times, Wednesday, May 9, 1984
Author:
Fred Toole
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { F K M Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 38.9
Fred Toole has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 P | 2 I | 3 N | 4 U | 5 P | 6 J | 7 I | 8 B | 9 E | 10 A | 11 L | 12 A | |||
13 A | B | A | S | H | 14 O | L | I | O | 15 L | O | V | 16 E |
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17 R | A | T | I | O | 18 C | O | N | S | 19 P | I | R | E | S |
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20 C | R | E | A | T | 21 I | O | N | S | 22 I | N | E | R | T |
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23 O | S | S | A | 24 S | C | E | N | T | ||||||
25 D | 26 I | 27 N | G | L | E | 28 C | O | T | ||||||
29 H | O | N | O | R | E | 30 T | H | O | U | 31 G | 32 H | 33 T | 34 S |
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35 S | E | R | R | A | 36 O | D | A | 37 R | A | I | N | S |
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38 T | R | E | S | P | 39 A | S | S | 40 R | E | L | E | T | S |
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41 H | I | S | 42 L | O | W | E | R | S | ||||||
43 G | 44 A | 45 P | E | D | 46 D | A | L | I | ||||||
47 S | O | N | A | R | 48 D | E | P | E | N | 49 D | 50 I | 51 N | 52 G |
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53 L | O | N | G | S | 54 H | O | T | S | 55 D | O | N | E | E |
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56 A | S | I | A | 57 A | G | E | E | 58 O | R | G | A | N |
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59 E | E | N | 60 H | E | R | D | 61 W | E | E | P | S |
© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,601
Across
1
Betty Grable photo in W.W. II : PINUP
6
Agree with : JIBE
10
___ mode : ALA
13
Make ashamed : ABASH
14
Potpourri : OLIO
15
World turner : LOVE
17
Proportion : RATIO
18
Joins a cabal : CONSPIRES
20
Originals : CREATIONS
22
Lifeless : INERT
23
Mount of myth : OSSA
24
Perfume : SCENT
25
Shady dell : DINGLE
28
Collapsible bed : COT
29
___ de Balzac : HONORE
30
Reflections : THOUGHTS
35
Calif. mission founder : SERRA
36
Harem room : ODA
37
He portrayed David Belasco : RAINS
38
Overstep : TRESPASS
40
Leases again : RELETS
41
Towel marking : HIS
42
Debases : LOWERS
43
Dehisced : GAPED
46
Author of "Babaoua" : DALI
47
Detection device : SONAR
48
Reliant : DEPENDING
53
Risky bets : LONGSHOTS
55
Recipient : DONEE
56
Polo began here : ASIA
57
"Permit Me Voyage" poet : AGEE
58
Church instrument : ORGAN
59
Plural ending for fellah : EEN
60
School of big fish : HERD
61
Emulates Niobe : WEEPS
Down
1
Green spot, in Grenoble : PARC
2
Construction beam : IBAR
3
Thurmond of N.B.A. fame : NATE
4
Govt. news bureau : USIA
5
Snappers : PHOTOGRAPHERS
6
Comical : JOCOSE
7
Actress Massey : ILONA
8
Containers : BINS
9
Dawn goddess : EOS
10
Straighten : ALINE
11
Oscar winner in 1961 : LOREN
12
Ward off : AVERT
16
N.Y. time : EST
19
Big pane : PICTUREWINDOW
21
___ of Palms, S.C. city : ISLE
24
Memorable "Barney Miller" actor : SOO
25
Busy one : DOER
26
Regarding : INRE
27
Neithers' companions : NORS
28
Rolled tea : CHA
29
Winner over T.E.D. : HST
30
N.F.L. thrills : TDS
31
Big blow : GALE
32
Yesterday, in Dieppe : HIER
33
Explosives : TNTS
34
Draft org. : SSS
36
Wild Bill Donovan's org. : OSS
39
Succor : AID
40
Part : ROLE
42
Fell into folly : LAPSED
43
Toulouse, e.g. : GOOSE
44
Harold Gray's little heroine : ANNIE
45
Allotheist : PAGAN
46
Prevent : DETER
47
Moroccan port : SLA
48
Magistrate at Genoa, once : DOGE
49
Dante's great illustrator : DORE
50
Famed English theologian : INGE
51
Kind of tide : NEAP
52
Roman family group : GENS
54
Derisive cry : HAH
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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