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James R. Burns
James R. Burns

New York Times, Tuesday, January 13, 1987

Author:
James R. Burns
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 28.3
James R. Burns has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,580
Across
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Unskilled persons : DUBS
5
Comic Wilson : FLIP
9
Havana, e.g. : CIGAR
14
"L'___, c'est moi": Louis XIV : ETAT
15
Sardinian coins : LIRE
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Worship : ADORE
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Provender : FARE
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Austen novel : EMMA
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For rent : TOLET
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Snoopy's aerial adversary : THEREDBARON
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"___ Kapital": Marx : DAS
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Work unit : ERG
25
One-man boat : SKIFF
27
Pleasure-loving : HEDONIC
31
Tape or wire joining : SPLICE
34
Former hockey All Star : ORR
35
Kind of owl : SNOWY
38
TV's ___ Wences : SENOR
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Longest sentence : LIFE
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Understanding of : GRASP
43
Exchange premium : AGIO
44
Moves quickly : SCUDS
46
Textile workers : DYERS
48
Purpose : END
49
Mexican dish : TAMALE
51
Football play : REVERSE
53
Arabian princes : AMIRS
55
He treats pets : VET
56
Swindle : CON
58
Peter Pan's adversary : CAPTAINHOOK
64
Word of surrender : UNCLE
66
Pisa's river : ARNO
67
"Winnie ___ Pu": Lenard : ILLE
68
"Merry Widow" composer : LEHAR
69
Ballet skirt : TUTU
70
Monk's quarters : CELL
71
Prepare (fowl) for roasting : TRUSS
72
Receives socially : SEES
73
Daytime TV feature : SOAP
Down
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Adroit : DEFT
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The former Deseret, to an extent : UTAH
3
Just sufficient : BARE
4
Kind of record : STEREO
5
Reaching maturity : FLEDGING
6
Branch : LIMB
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"___ La Douce" : IRMA
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Boscs : PEARS
9
Herbal plants : CATNIPS
10
Nuptials response : IDO
11
An 007 adversary : GOLDFINGER
12
Sector : AREA
13
Softens by soaking : RETS
21
Kin of fulmars : ERNS
22
Gives approval to : OKS
26
Kind of collar : FLEA
27
Composer of "The Planets" : HOLST
28
Writer Jong : ERICA
29
Sax Rohmer arch villain : DRFUMANCHU
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Firewood measure : CORD
32
Creates : COINS
33
Eat away : ERODE
36
Minor street : WAY
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North Sea feeder : YSER
40
Hard, yellow cheese : EDAM
42
Prior : PREVIOUS
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Kitchen gadgets : SLICERS
47
Swedish explorer Hedin : SVEN
50
Distinctive time period : ERA
52
Rules of conduct : ETHICS
54
Petty quarrels : SPATS
56
Ism : CULT
57
Rare person : ONER
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Adjust exactly : TRUE
60
Poker stake : ANTE
61
Ersatz butter : OLEO
62
Spanish cooking pot : OLLA
63
Seaweed : KELP
65
___ Vegas : LAS

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

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