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Laufer
Laufer

New York Times, Tuesday, August 13, 1985

40-Across : Author Garcia ___

Author:
Laufer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 15, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Laufer has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,062
Across
1
Shelf : LEDGE
6
Aldrich's "Story of ___ Boy" : ABAD
10
Costa loser : ADAM
14
"___ for the Misbegotten": O'Neill : AMOON
15
A source of hope : LIFE
16
Venetian magistrate, once : DOGE
17
Obligation : OUGHT
18
___ Idle of "Monty Python" : ERIC
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Gossip : DIRT
20
Captives, for short : POWS
22
London streetcar : TRAM
24
Dolley Madison, ___ Payne : NEE
25
Foolishly selfish person : DOGINTHEMANGER
28
Letters of credit : IOU
29
Burns's dissent : NAE
30
Schl. affiliate : PTA
31
Bach's "Brandenburg ___" : CONCERTOS
35
Brouhahas : TODOS
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Within: Comb. form : ENDO
40
Author Garcia ___ : LORCA
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Point deep down in the ocean : MOHO
43
Reposes : RESTS
45
Element of the Great White Way : NEONLIGHT
47
Football device : TEE
49
Female ruff : REE
50
Cry of surprise : HOO
51
Elaborate p.r. job : DOGANDPONYSHOW
57
Copy : APE
58
Fashion name : DIOR
59
A son of Isaac : ESAU
60
Tear : REND
62
Kind of bag : TOTE
64
Maxwell et al. : ELSAS
67
Dryad's home : TREE
68
Memorable publisher : OCHS
69
Blessed ___ : EVENT
70
Cloy : SATE
71
Homphone for rose : RHOS
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Impudent : SASSY
Down
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NE Thailand group : LAO
2
Bird from Down Under : EMU
3
Enclosures for strays : DOGPOUNDS
4
___-wild (lack restraint) : GOHOG
5
Interlace : ENTWINE
6
Robin Hood's drink : ALE
7
Nativity : BIRTH
8
Blazing : AFIRE
9
Abscond : DECAMP
10
Say further : ADD
11
Busy : DOING
12
Come to terms : AGREE
13
Poet's rhythm : METER
21
Growl : SNARL
23
TV's ___ Houston : MATT
25
Lorna ___ : DOONE
26
Grand ___ National Park : TETON
27
Mother-in-law of Ruth : NAOMI
28
Cooler : ICER
32
Terra ___ : COTTA
33
Bauxite : ORE
34
Contemn : SCORN
36
Canine shelters : DOGHOUSES
37
"___ I Hate to Get Up ... " : OHHOW
38
De___, old car : SOTO
41
Keep ___ on (tend) : ANEYE
44
Transmit : SEND
46
Renters : LESSEES
48
Max Perkins, for one : EDITOR
51
Pub game : DARTS
52
"Lulu," e.g. : OPERA
53
Fur-bearing animal : GENET
54
A woof-woof : POOCH
55
Correct: Comb. form : ORTHO
56
Sesame honey confection : HALVA
61
Aberdeen stream : DEE
63
Suffix with host : ESS
65
Response to a ques. : ANS
66
Piggery : STY

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 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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