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Arthur W. Palmer
New York Times, Thursday, April 9, 1987
50-Across : Four-time Masters winner
Author:
Arthur W. Palmer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 14, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 39.8
Arthur W. Palmer has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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13 L | E | V | A | N | T | 14 D | O | R | 15 A | R | E | A |
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16 B | R | E | W | E | R | 17 A | P | O | 18 P | L | E | X | Y |
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21 S | O | D | A | 22 A | R | R | E | 23 A | 24 R | 25 S |
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26 C | 27 B | 28 S | 29 E | N | 30 G | R | 31 S | T | R | O | M |
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32 H | O | O | 33 I | N | N | O | 34 U | T | I | L | E |
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35 A | U | G | 36 U | S | T | A | N | 37 A | 38 T | I | O | N | A | L |
39 F | R | O | N | T | 40 G | I | R | T | 41 O | N | T |
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42 E | N | O | C | H | 43 I | S | L | E | 44 S | D | S |
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45 R | E | D | L | E | 46 G | S | 47 E | S | 48 T | 49 E | ||||
50 A | R | N | O | 51 L | D | P | A | L | 52 M | 53 E | 54 R |
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55 P | 56 H | 57 A | S | E | O | U | T | 58 A | S | T | E | R | O |
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59 E | A | R | P | 60 M | R | G | 61 S | T | O | L | I | D |
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62 A | L | M | S | 63 E | S | S | 64 S | E | N | D | S |
© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,666
Across
1
Powdered starches : SAGOS
6
Mineral spring : SPA
9
Masters winner: 1957 : FORD
13
Memorable pianist Oscar ___ : LEVANT
14
"Le Coq ___": Rimsky-Korsakov : DOR
15
___ code : AREA
16
Masters winner: 1967 : BREWER
17
Grapevine blight, also called black measles : APOPLEXY
19
Six-time Masters winner : JACKNICKLAUS
21
Type of fountain : SODA
22
Unpaid debts : ARREARS
26
Paley's network : CBS
29
Bridge bldr. : ENGR
31
J. ___ Thurmond of S.C. : STROM
32
Boo attachment : HOO
33
___ time (pronto) : INNO
34
Practical : UTILE
35
Name for the Masters : AUGUSTANATIONAL
39
___ and center : FRONT
40
Encircle : GIRT
41
Toronto's prov. : ONT
42
___ Arden : ENOCH
43
Wight is one : ISLE
44
Puget and Pamlico: Abbr. : SDS
45
Some Old World snipes : REDLEGS
47
Villa d'___ : ESTE
50
Four-time Masters winner : ARNOLDPALMER
55
Eliminate gradually : PHASEOUT
58
Star: Comb. form : ASTERO
59
Dodge City marshal : EARP
60
Edge: Abbr. : MRG
61
Impassive : STOLID
62
Some gifts : ALMS
63
Host or giant follower : ESS
64
Mails : SENDS
Down
1
Anti-infection agents : SERA
2
___ plaisir : AVEC
3
Stares : GAWKS
4
___-trump (bridge bid) : ONENO
5
Raucous : STRIDENT
6
A neighbor of Minn. : SDAK
7
Aspen is one : POPLAR
8
Riotous : AROAR
9
Artificially high voice : FALSETTO
10
Iron, e.g. : ORE
11
Actor Harrison : REX
12
"Great ___," 1929 song : DAY
13
J.F.K.'s successor : LBJ
18
Chase : PURSUIT
20
Carmine Beauty : CANNA
23
Brazilian river : ARINOS
24
Legendary French hero : ROLAND
25
Small fish : SMELTS
26
Variety of beetle : CHAFER
27
Brook : BOURNE
28
"You never had it ___!" : SOGOOD
30
Ringside ringers : GONGS
33
"___ a doctor in the house?" : ISTHERE
36
Opens : UNCLASPS
37
Felt bad : AILED
38
Encroach : TRESPASS
43
"Little we see in Nature that ___": Wordsworth : ISOURS
46
Dwarf : GNOME
48
Sample : TASTE
49
Singer John : ELTON
51
Features of elec. storms : LTGS
52
Pinochle term : MELD
53
Goddess of discord : ERIS
54
Angler's pole : ROD
55
Pod dweller : PEA
56
Actor Holbrook : HAL
57
Equip : ARM
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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