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William S. McIlrath
William S. McIlrath

New York Times, Wednesday, December 14, 1988

38-Across : Arabian prince

Author:
William S. McIlrath
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { B K Q W X }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 20.7
William S. McIlrath has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,281
Across
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Bluefin : TUNA
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Separate : APART
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Liberate : FREE
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Chemical compound : ENOL
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Cherish : VALUE
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Scintilla : IOTA
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Train : LINE
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Eschew : AVOID
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Decays : ROTS
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Always jealous? : EVERGREEN
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Attack : SETAT
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Crop : TRIM
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Similar : SUCH
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Before, to the Bard : ERE
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Summer treats : ICES
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Red Guard, e.g. : MAOIST
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The last one is not least : JUDGMENT
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Reliable : TRUSTY
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Arabian prince : EMIR
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Due follower : TRE
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Hogwash : SLOP
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Large, showy herb : COLEUS
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Augment : INCREASE
48
Event at Versailles: 1919 : TREATY
49
Hewing tool : ADZE
50
Writers' output, for short : MSS
51
Piquant : TART
53
Comfort : EASE
55
Alberta item : PEACH
58
Sending nary a note on Feb. 14? : HEARTLESS
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Vapor: Comb. form : ATMO
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"Middling" bones: Comb. form : PELVI
65
"Behold," dear Brutus : ECCE
66
Sector : AREA
67
Why some carry a torch? : ARSON
68
Singe : CHAR
69
Split : RENT
70
Stiller's partner : MEARA
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Lug : TOTE
Down
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Part of TV : TELE
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Inst. of higher learning : UNIV
3
One minus one : NONE
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Sharp : ALERT
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Cupidity : AVARICE
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Flagging : PAVEMENT
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Ubiquitous puzzle plant : ALOE
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These often attract tourists : RUINS
9
Weems or Williams : TED
10
Personnel office, to some? : FIREHOUSE
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What fans do : ROOT
12
Kett of comics : ETTA
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Orient : EAST
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Horrid : GRIM
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Indentification mark : SCAR
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Former draft initials : UMT
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Do a bouncer's job : EJECT
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Grapevine morsel : RUMOR
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Roman official : EDILE
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Groove : STRIA
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Moslem's religion : ISLAM
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Facing a glacier : STOSS
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Ilk and sort : TYPES
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House painter's excellent job? : GREATCOAT
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Try : ENDEAVOR
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Orem is here : UTAH
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Isr. neighbor : SYR
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Spouse of Ivan or Peter : CZARINA
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Interval : REST
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"Over ___," Cohan song : THERE
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Choose : ELECT
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Early late-night host : PAAR
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To be, in Toulon : ETRE
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Church corner : AMEN
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Lohengrin's wife : ELSA
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Canyon phenomenon : ECHO
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Git! : SCAT
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Arid : SERE
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Jack of clubs : PAM

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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