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Albert E. Lytle
Albert E. Lytle

New York Times, Wednesday, June 2, 1982

Author:
Albert E. Lytle
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 18.4
Albert E. Lytle has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,894
Across
1
Speech defect : LISP
5
Bag man : SANTA
10
Did an impression : APED
14
Dies ___ : IRAE
15
Those in ambush or in bed : LIERS
16
___ contendere : NOLO
17
Bringing good luck : FORTUITOUS
19
What claques do : CLAP
20
Brook : ENDURE
21
Tyro : NEOPHYTE
23
Shoemaker's device : LAST
25
Flagged : DROOPED
26
Dealer in land : REALTOR
29
Rocky peak : TOR
30
Petty officers, for short : BOSNS
31
Entangle : RAVEL
33
Belgian resort : SPA
36
___ St. Louis, Ill. : EAST
37
Wandered : ROVED
38
Medicinal plant : ALOE
39
Before : ERE
40
Assents : YESES
41
Stings a customer : CLIPS
42
Asian holiday : TET
43
Plights : STRAITS
45
In the dark : UNAWARE
49
Antinuke group's acronym : SANE
50
Conclude a speech : PERORATE
52
Immaturity : NONAGE
56
Type of shoe : PUMP
57
Liable to be accused : CHARGEABLE
59
Daredevil's first name : EVEL
60
Sample : TASTE
61
Asian weight unit : TAEL
62
Gainsay : DENY
63
Show contempt : SNEER
64
Basking periods in Brest : ETES
Down
1
No "empty dream," to H.W.L. : LIFE
2
Mashie, e.g. : IRON
3
Type of quartz : SARD
4
Irritable : PETULANT
5
Most wily : SLIEST
6
River isle : AIT
7
Component of some signs : NEON
8
Adjusted exactly : TRUED
9
Miscellaneous : ASSORTED
10
Item tattooed on Popeye's arm : ANCHOR
11
Sea anemone : POLYP
12
Make very proud : ELATE
13
Drugged : DOPED
18
Russian range : URALS
22
Table game : POOL
24
Corrida beasts : TOROS
26
Surf sound : ROAR
27
Basic verb for Virgil : ESSE
28
Enthusiastic critiques : RAVES
30
"Queen ___," J. Crawford film : BEE
32
Dresses : VESTS
33
Skirt feature : SLIT
34
Conductor J. Williams's group, for short : POPS
35
Roman bronze : AES
37
Pulls back : RETRACTS
38
Cause a friend to say, "The end!" : ALIENATE
40
Newcomer in January : YEAR
41
Light craft : CANOE
42
Woven double : TWOPLY
44
Forest denizen : RANGER
45
Raised : UPPED
46
___-Chapelle, historic French town : NEUVE
47
"Stop the Music" singer : ARMEN
48
One of the Allens : ETHAN
51
Assuage : EASE
53
Blind as ___ : ABAT
54
Exultation : GLEE
55
Lampreys' cousins : EELS
58
Way to go: Abbr. : RTE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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