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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Monday, January 12, 1987

38-Across : A Philippine island

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 246 (avg 1.33)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 20.7
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,579
Across
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Box : SPAR
5
A Celt : GAEL
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Coin originally called disme : DIME
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Scarlett O'Hara's home : TARA
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Old Norse poems : RUNES
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___ of March : IDES
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Collar or jacket : ETON
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Unit or tract follower : ARIAN
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Melodies : AIRS
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Song from "A Chorus Line" : WHATIDIDFORLOVE
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Former French coin : SOU
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Public vehicle : BUS
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Sports enthusiast : FAN
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Caustic remark : SARCASM
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Depot on a RR : STA
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Greek god of war : ARES
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Saw or hammer : TOOL
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A Philippine island : BATAN
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Song identified with Ruth Etting : LOVEMEORLEAVEME
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Odor : SMELL
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British carbine : STEN
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Region : AREA
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Cereal spike : EAR
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Serves : ATTENDS
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Blunder : ERR
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Fruit drink : ADE
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Lubricant : OIL
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First popular song that won an Emmy : LOVEANDMARRIAGE
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Assert : AVER
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Stock-exchange memberships : SEATS
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Stumble : TRIP
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Start of Caesar's message : VENI
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Follow : ENSUE
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Ireland, to 5 Across : EIRE
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Poker stake : ANTE
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Despot : TSAR
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Rank : RATE
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Fret : STEW
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Trail : PATH
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Venezuelan copper center : AROA
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Is in a rage : RANTS
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Receive a college degree : GRADUATE
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Gold: Comb. form : AURI
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Wife of Geraint : ENID
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Sheet of paper : LEAF
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Tunes in the radio : DIALS
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One's own: Comb. form : IDIO
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___ Griffin, TV host : MERV
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To be, to Tiberius : ESSE
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Supercilious people : SNOBS
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Large Hawaiian hawks : IOS
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Cuban dance : RUMBA
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Not true : FALSE
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Fragrance : AROMA
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At no time : NEVER
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Perch : ROOST
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Dance dip in Spain : CORTE
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Ethan or Woody : ALLEN
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Cubic meter : STERE
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One who domesticates : TAMER
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Close to, in poesy : ANEAR
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Parisian's condiment : SEL
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Actress Gardner : AVA
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Rimsky-Korsakov opera : MLADA
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One who sanctions : ENDORSER
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Taut : TENSE
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Title Churchill had : SIR
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Eagle's nest : AERIE
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Metric liquid measure : LITER
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Molten rock : LAVA
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Hot spot : OVEN
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Air passage : VENT
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Disfigurement on a car : DENT
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Bulk : MASS
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Polynesian spirit : ATUA
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Operatic offering : ARIA
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Encircled : GIRT
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Fencing sword : EPEE

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

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