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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Monday, March 6, 1989

67-Across : Gainsay

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { J W X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 59, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,363
Across
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Mournful : SAD
4
Nomadic tribe, e.g. : HORDE
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Gossip : DIRT
13
Eager : AVID
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Liquid part of fat : OLEIN
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Lake or canal : ERIE
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Container : CASE
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Lowest point : NADIR
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Small body of water : POND
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Big casino : TENOFDIAMONDS
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Typical : MODAL
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Obtain : GET
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Exclude : BAR
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Chewy substance : GUM
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Guided : LED
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Monk's title : FRA
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Nick Charles's dog : ASTA
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Vigor : LIFE
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Stewpots : OLLAS
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" ... ___ pinned to the bark ... ": Harte : THEDEUCEOFCLUBS
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Employs : HIRES
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Rival of Las Vegas : RENO
43
Sun-dried brick, for short : DOBE
44
His, in Nice : SES
45
Theater sign : SRO
47
Historic period : ERA
49
Soak flax : RET
50
Drone, e.g. : BEE
51
Certain poker hand : SKEET
53
Nursery tarts-maker : QUEENOFHEARTS
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Russian river : URAL
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Part of a political platform : PLANK
61
Unit of area : ACRE
64
Site of the Taj Mahal : AGRA
65
Weird : EERIE
66
Malicious look : LEER
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Gainsay : DENY
68
Requires : NEEDS
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Diocese : SEE
Down
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Pouch : SAC
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Actress Gardner : AVA
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Those who bend the facts : DISTORTERS
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Capital of Hawaii : HONOLULU
5
King of Norway : OLAF
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Comedian Foxx : REDD
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Livy's 503 : DIII
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Infuriate : ENRAGE
9
Train station : DEPOT
10
Press : IRON
11
Bacon skin : RIND
12
Spreads hay to dry : TEDS
14
Act : DEED
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Inferior race horse : NAG
22
French wine region : MEDOC
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Golf club : MASHIE
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Spa : BATHS
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Small: Comb. form : MICRO
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Sierra ___ : LEONE
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Glows with radiant energy : FLUORESCES
30
Notch or groove in a board : RABBET
31
Valuable possession : ASSET
33
Fruit drink : ADE
35
Charge for services : FEE
37
Honorary law deg. : LLD
39
City in the Ruhr valley : ESSEN
40
Abandons : FORSAKES
46
Resume : REOPEN
48
Univ. city in Ohio : AKR
50
Kin of avast : BELAY
52
And others: Lat. abbr. : ETAL
53
Piece of type metal : QUAD
54
Prod : URGE
55
Merit : EARN
56
Run away : FLEE
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Noted loser of a race : HARE
58
Geraint's wife : ENID
62
Dakota Indian : REE
63
Before, to Byron : ERE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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