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Jack L. Steinhardt
Jack L. Steinhardt

New York Times, Saturday, December 26, 1981

52-Down : Author of "From Native Roots"

Author:
Jack L. Steinhardt
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { F J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 90.3
Jack L. Steinhardt has 39 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,736
Across
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Companion of rattle and roll : SHAKE
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Plié, to the layman : BEND
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Some Nigerians : IBOS
14
Star of "Two Women" : LOREN
15
Duke of Edom, in Genesis : OMAR
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Ibsen heroine : NORA
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Piece of sculpture : ORANT
18
Posh wheels : LIMO
19
Lottery action : DRAW
20
Cousin of the meadowlark : BALTIMOREORIOLE
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Iguanid lizards : UTAS
24
Depended (on) : LEANED
25
Force, to a mobster : MUSCLE
28
Donlevy or Aherne : BRIAN
30
Of a piece : ALIKE
31
The ancient hula : RAINDANCE
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Neighbor of South Bend : GARY
36
Gog and ___ : MAGOG
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Actor Tim or Jack : HOLT
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Engraves : INSCRIBES
40
Aegean region : IONIA
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European thrush : OUZEL
42
Acts like Paul Pry : SNOOPS
43
More hackneyed : STALER
46
Quiches Lorraine : PIES
47
Air Force Academy site : COLORADOSPRINGS
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Soon : ANON
54
J. F. Cooper heroine : CORA
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Prepare to drive : TEEUP
56
Magritte : RENE
57
___ House in Chicago : HULL
58
Heated : IRATE
59
Biographer Leon : EDEL
60
Footnote word : IDEM
61
Fall flower : ASTER
Down
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Boor : SLOB
2
Rumanian round dance : HORA
3
Sea east of the Caspian : ARAL
4
Bluegrass honoree : KENTUCKYCOLONEL
5
Authorize : ENTITLE
6
Machetes : BOLOS
7
Mirza's relative : EMIR
8
Reputation : NAME
9
Anticipating pleasure : DROOLING
10
"Fightin'" Midwest team : INDIANAHOOSIERS
11
Nonmetallic element : BORON
12
Fanon : ORALE
13
Used a briar : SAWED
21
Murray or Marsh : MAE
22
President of Delaware: 1777–78 : READ
25
Melchior and two others : MAGI
26
___ Bator, Mongolian capital : ULAN
27
Letter opener : SIRS
28
Enclosure for cream cheese and lox : BAGEL
29
Branco and Grande : RIOS
31
Broadway playwright : RABE
32
Taboo : NONO
33
Type of joint : CLIP
34
Japanese outcasts : ETAS
36
Israeli religious group : MIZRACHI
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Repentant one : RUER
40
Disinclination to move or act : INERTIA
42
Sample : SIP
43
Alarm : SCARE
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___ down (subdued) : TONED
45
Singly : ALONE
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Antiphon : PSALM
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Mamie Geneva ___ Eisenhower : DOUD
49
Heraldic border : ORLE
50
Shipshape : NEAT
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Berliner's "___ Nacht!" : GUTE
52
Author of "From Native Roots" : SPER

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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