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Fred Toole
Fred Toole

New York Times, Tuesday, February 7, 1989

61-Down : Superlative suffix

Author:
Fred Toole
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
Fred Toole has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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O
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P
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T
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N
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A
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S
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T
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H
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R
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A
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O
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A
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I
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E
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K
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R
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U
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R
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O
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B
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O
Y
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E
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G
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A
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P
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L
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L
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M
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T
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H
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C
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P
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O
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L
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M
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P
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N
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R
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F
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,336
Across
1
Choose : OPT
4
Boss Tweed's nemesis : NAST
8
Go marketing : SHOP
12
Pope's triple crown : TIARA
15
Heraldic band : ORLE
16
Gaelic name for Ireland : EIRE
17
Family entertainment : TELEVISION
19
Distantly : AFAR
20
Aperture : ORIFICE
21
Lbs. and ozs., e.g. : WTS
23
Sort : ILK
24
Glacial ridge : ESKER
26
Brief halts : PAUSES
28
Scotch cocktail : ROBROY
31
"The ___," G. Meredith novel : EGOIST
33
In the past : AGO
34
Overhastily : PELLMELL
37
Vegetarian's no-no : MEAT
39
Scottish lord : THANE
41
Canadian Indian : CREE
42
Passes away : PERISHES
44
Consume : EAT
45
Set out : DEPART
46
Wise legislators : SOLONS
49
Rue : REGRET
51
Cubic meter : STERE
53
Harem room : ODA
54
Environment: Comb. form : ECO
56
Fall back : RELAPSE
60
Small coin : DIME
62
Family entertainment : HOMEMOVIES
64
Seine sights : ILES
65
A son of Seth : ENOS
66
Kin of apples : PEARS
67
Hoopoe's home : NEST
68
L.A. footballers : RAMS
69
Lawyer's retainer : FEE
Down
1
Bismarck : OTTO
2
Atlantic City attraction : PIER
3
Anklebones : TALI
4
"Long time ___" : NOSEE
5
Onassis nickname : ARI
6
Highway sign : SLOW
7
Camper's prop : TENTPOLE
8
Red or Black : SEA
9
Family entertainment : HIFISTEREO
10
Papal vestment : ORALE
11
Privileges, colloquially : PERKS
13
Allude (to) : REFER
14
Dispatch boat : AVISO
18
Like goo : ICKY
22
Use a ketch : SAIL
25
Feasts : REPASTS
27
Leathernecks' outfit: Abbr. : USMC
28
Inclined way : RAMP
29
Molding with a double curve : OGEE
30
Family entertainment : BOARDGAMES
32
Army off. : GEN
35
Not fatty : LEAN
36
Rents : LETS
38
Theater-seat section : TIER
39
P.M. Margaret : THATCHER
40
"He was ___ man ... " : HER
43
German admiral : SPEE
46
Appear : SEEM
47
Ship's deck : ORLOP
48
Go : LEAVE
49
He sculpted "The Thinker" : RODIN
50
Roman magistrate : EDILE
52
Lock : TRESS
55
Mrs. Charles Chaplin : OONA
57
Chanteuse Edith : PIAF
58
Dry : SERE
59
Start of N.C.'s motto : ESSE
61
Superlative suffix : EST
63
Pop's partner : MOM

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

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