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Albert J. Klaus
New York Times, Wednesday, March 14, 1984
30-Across : Ames and Errol
Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 39.8
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1 E | 2 C | 3 R | 4 U | 5 S | 6 C | 7 A | 8 N | 9 S | 10 D | 11 A | 12 W |
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13 A | L | A | N | 14 I | O | N | I | A | 15 T | I | G | E |
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16 R | O | C | K | 17 G | R | I | L | L | 18 W | A | L | L |
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19 S | T | E | N | 20 D | H | A | L | 21 T | 22 R | I | B | E | S |
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23 O | A | T | 24 B | E | E | R | O | T | H |
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25 L | 26 E | W | I | S | 27 C | 28 A | R | R | O | L | L | |||
29 W | Y | N | N | S | 30 L | E | O | N | S | 31 I | 32 P | 33 M |
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34 E | R | G | S | 35 B | A | R | N | S | 36 O | C | H | O |
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37 T | E | A | 38 P | A | N | I | C | 39 S | P | A | I | N |
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40 G | 41 E | O | R | G | E | O | 42 R | W | E | L | L | |||
43 T | 44 H | I | R | S | T | S | 45 O | A | R | |||||
46 R | U | N | N | E | L | 47 T | 48 A | T | T | E | 49 R | 50 E | 51 D |
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52 U | R | G | E | 53 E | 54 V | E | N | T | 55 T | O | L | E |
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56 S | O | L | S | 57 T | O | R | T | E | 58 T | A | I | L |
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59 S | N | Y | 60 T | W | A | I | N | 61 A | R | A | L |
© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,545
Across
1
Beige : ECRU
5
Scrutinizes : SCANS
10
Grackle : DAW
13
Alda or King : ALAN
14
Ancient Greek colony : IONIA
15
Breech pin : TIGE
16
Michael Jackson's forte : ROCK
17
Cross-examine : GRILL
18
Place for an arras : WALL
19
Marie Henri Beyle : STENDHAL
21
Fox and Creek : TRIBES
23
Edible grain : OAT
24
Biblical halting place: Deut. 10:6 : BEEROTH
25
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson : LEWISCARROLL
29
Ed and Keenan : WYNNS
30
Ames and Errol : LEONS
31
A lunchtime hr. : IPM
34
Work units : ERGS
35
Farm buildings : BARNS
36
___ Rios, Jamaican resort : OCHO
37
Pekoe or hyson, e.g. : TEA
38
Hysterical fear : PANIC
39
Welty's "Music from ___" : SPAIN
40
Eric Arthur Blair : GEORGEORWELL
43
Cravings : THIRSTS
45
Rower : OAR
46
Rivulet : RUNNEL
47
___ Tom, Alger hero : TATTERED
52
Impel : URGE
53
A happening : EVENT
55
Enameled metalware : TOLE
56
Musical tones : SOLS
57
Bakery item : TORTE
58
Caudal appendage : TAIL
59
Bend in timber : SNY
60
Samuel Clemens : TWAIN
61
Russian lake : ARAL
Down
1
Fall on deaf ___ : EARS
2
Jumbled mass : CLOT
3
Competition for Atalanta : RACE
4
X-quantities to be solved : UNKNOWNS
5
Observes : SIGHTS
6
Persian gazelle : CORA
7
Indigo : ANIL
8
Nothing : NIL
9
Whence some condiments come : SALTERNS
10
Fiendish : DIABOLICAL
11
Metal tip on a shoelace : AGLET
12
Cardiff citizens : WELSH
15
Spin : TWIRL
20
Speaker's platform : DAIS
22
Old-make cars : REOS
24
Wild horse : BRONCO
25
Harp's cousin : LYRE
26
In an attractive way : ENGAGINGLY
27
Sounds in "The Trolley Song" : CLANGS
28
Eagle's nest : AERIE
29
Soaked : WET
32
Rizzuto : PHIL
33
My, in Metz : MON
35
Variety of pear : BARTLETT
36
Herbert creation : OPERETTA
38
Baffle : POSE
39
Quick, sharp blow : SWAT
41
White-tailed eagles : ERNES
42
Spoiled : ROTTEN
43
Support : TRUSS
44
Ann Arbor's river : HURON
47
Japanese Buddhist's church : TERA
48
Against : ANTI
49
Shout : ROAR
50
Charles Lamb : ELIA
51
Small, secluded valley : DELL
54
Promise solemnly : VOW
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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