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Fred Toole
Fred Toole

New York Times, Monday, January 21, 1991

Author:
Fred Toole
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 26.3
Fred Toole has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,049
Across
1
Org. for Cahn, Kahn et al. : ASCAP
6
Third man : ABEL
10
Lively dances : JIGS
14
Natural knack : FLAIR
15
Actor Lugosi : BELA
16
Les Etats-___ (U.S.) : UNIS
17
Chicken ___ : CORDONBLEU
19
Black fly : GNAT
20
Censure : BLAME
21
"___ Rosenkavalier" : DER
22
Clan : GENS
23
Greek peak : OSSA
25
Chris of tennis : EVERT
27
Sketch : DRAW
31
Tasted : SAMPLED
33
Super : AONE
34
Notion, in Nice : IDEE
35
Out front : AHEAD
39
Blabbed : SPILLED
41
Lose ground after convalescing : RELAPSE
43
Hi! : HELLO
44
Uncouth person : LOUT
46
Actress Hayworth : RITA
47
Acute; strong : INTENSE
49
Bionomics: Abbr. : ECOL
50
Canine disease : MANGE
52
Spanish muralist : SERT
54
Watercolorist Kingman : DONG
55
___ King Cole : NAT
57
Ruth's mother-in-law : NAOMI
61
Single factor : UNIT
62
See 26 Down : SCALOPPINE
65
Director Preminger : OTTO
66
Therefore : ERGO
67
Some peers : EARLS
68
Actor Penn : SEAN
69
Perceived : SEEN
70
Does in : SLAYS
Down
1
Jets' div. : AFC
2
Slovenly one : SLOB
3
Author Sandburg : CARL
4
Verdi opera : AIDA
5
Adman's P.R. device : PROMO
6
Warp yarn : ABB
7
Hag : BELDAME
8
Gen. Robert ___ : ELEE
9
Hardy's sidekick : LAUREL
10
Rabbit stew : JUGGEDHARE
11
Type of tube : INNER
12
Mays was one : GIANT
13
Concordes : SSTS
18
Nickname for a Scottish "monster" : NESSIE
24
Horseman's seat : SADDLE
26
With 62 Across, Italian dish : VEAL
27
Punctuation mark : DASH
28
Towing gear : ROPE
29
Indigo : ANIL
30
Beef ___ (a steak fillet) : WELLINGTON
32
Read : PERUSE
36
Monumental work : EPIC
37
In re : ASTO
38
Give out cards : DEAL
40
Kingfish Huey : LONG
42
Everlasting, in Este : ETERNO
45
Behind a certain apron : ONSTAGE
48
Past and present : TENSES
50
Three-card ___ : MONTE
51
Author Loos : ANITA
53
Recordings : TAPES
54
Couples : DUOS
56
Parcel of land : ACRE
58
Gemstone : OPAL
59
Red star in Cetus : MIRA
60
Deeply : INLY
63
Nol of Cambodia : LON
64
Suffix with host : ESS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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