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Fred Toole
Fred Toole

New York Times, Monday, June 29, 1987

8-Down : Famed atomic physicist

Author:
Fred Toole
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 27.5
Fred Toole has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,747
Across
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Canines : DOGS
5
Quasi : ASIF
9
Kitchen implement : CORER
14
Opera highlight : ARIA
15
Nobelist in Literature: 1947 : GIDE
16
Sierra ___ : LEONE
17
Home décor : WALLPAPER
19
"As You Like It" forest : ARDEN
20
Scheduled : SLATED
21
Cole Porter's "I ___ Love" : AMIN
23
Feminists' goal : ERA
24
Hot-weather home adjunct : SWIMMINGPOOL
27
Bit of butter : PAT
30
N.Y. canal : ERIE
31
Where Springsteen was born : USA
32
Lessen : ABATE
34
Cell-nuclei substances : DNAS
36
___ avis (oddity) : RARA
40
"Anna ___," Yordan play : LUCASTA
42
Ebbs : RECEDES
44
Cease : STOP
45
Invitation abbr. : RSVP
47
Controls for colts : REINS
48
Suffix with Annam : ESE
50
Role for Jose Ferrer : IAGO
52
Heavy weight : TON
53
Cold-weather home adjunct : STORMWINDOWS
58
Cries of delight : AHS
59
"Money ___ everything" : ISNT
60
Wild ass : ONAGER
64
Adhesive ornament : DECAL
66
Type of gardener : LANDSCAPE
68
"___ of Two Cities" : ATALE
69
Taj Mahal site : AGRA
70
Paul ___, Swiss artist : KLEE
71
Darnels : TARES
72
Affirmative votes : YEAS
73
Search for : SEEK
Down
1
Crows' cousins : DAWS
2
By mouth : ORAL
3
___ monster, SW lizard : GILA
4
Veteran sailors : SALTS
5
Morocco quake site: 1960 : AGADIR
6
Taste the soup : SIP
7
Think-tank occupants : IDEAMEN
8
Famed atomic physicist : FERMI
9
Noisy bell sounds : CLANGS
10
Above, to Key : OER
11
Cowboys' contest : RODEO
12
New Year's month, in Madrid : ENERO
13
Of the kidney : RENAL
18
Flycatchers : PEWEES
22
Being employed : INUSE
25
Gold-making king : MIDAS
26
Gay ___ : PAREE
27
Chums : PALS
28
Touch at the edge : ABUT
29
Sancho's snack : TACO
33
Diminish gradually : TAPER
35
Hungarian hero : ARPAD
37
Mine entrance : ADIT
38
A place to play keno : RENO
39
Y.M.C.A., e.g. : ASSN
41
Tartan trousers : TREWS
43
Royal headgear : CROWNS
46
Wine classification : VINTAGE
49
Happy expressions : SMILES
51
Heller's "___ Gold" : GOODAS
53
Mubarak's predecessor : SADAT
54
Greek letter : THETA
55
Part of a Hepburn collection : OSCAR
56
Dental device : INLAY
57
Attacks on quarterbacks : SACKS
61
High wind : GALE
62
Blunted sword : EPEE
63
Give off fumes : REEK
65
October brew : ALE
67
Gun fanciers' org. : NRA

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

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