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Ernst Theimer
New York Times, Saturday, January 25, 1992
Author:
Ernst Theimer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 24.9
Ernst Theimer has 50 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
1 Y | 2 E | 3 G | 4 G | 5 C | 6 L | 7 A | 8 S | 9 S | 10 B | 11 A | 12 I | 13 T |
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14 A | C | R | E | 15 L | A | M | I | A | 16 O | R | C | A |
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17 W | H | A | T | 18 S | A | B | U | C | C | 19 A | N | E | E | R |
20 L | O | B | 21 A | M | I | R | 22 L | I | A | R | S |
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23 S | T | O | L | 24 S | 25 E | P | T | |||||||
26 W | 27 H | 28 A | T | A | R | E | 29 L | E | G | H | O | 30 R | 31 N | 32 S |
33 H | E | L | E | N | 34 A | R | I | A | 35 H | A | T |
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36 E | L | O | N | 37 H | 38 O | N | E | S | 39 M | O | D | E |
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40 E | L | F | 41 F | O | R | K | 42 C | I | D | E | R |
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43 L | O | T | 44 T | O | P | A | Y | 45 F | 46 O | R | C | O | R | N |
47 A | R | I | L | 48 A | L | A | E | |||||||
49 C | 50 L | 51 U | N | G | 52 E | N | D | S | 53 B | 54 O | 55 A |
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56 L | O | N | G | E | 57 R | 58 S | H | O | E | H | 59 O | R | N | S |
60 E | V | I | L | 61 E | A | R | N | S | 62 D | E | C | K |
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63 F | E | T | E | 64 E | G | E | S | T | 65 E | W | E | S |
© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,418
Across
1
Peteman : YEGG
5
Kidney : CLASS
10
Lure : BAIT
14
Land measure : ACRE
15
Vampire : LAMIA
16
Killer whale : ORCA
17
Riddle I : WHATSABUCCANEER
20
Tennis ploy : LOB
21
Eastern potentate : AMIR
22
Fabulists : LIARS
23
Convertiplane : STOL
24
Tribal division : SEPT
26
Riddle II : WHATARELEGHORNS
33
Wife of Menelaus : HELEN
34
Sutherland forte : ARIA
35
Chapeau : HAT
36
He wrote "The Israelis" : ELON
37
Whets : HONES
39
Style : MODE
40
Pixie : ELF
41
Road division : FORK
42
Coccagee : CIDER
43
Answer I, with "a" : LOTTOPAYFORCORN
47
Seed covering : ARIL
48
Wings for aves : ALAE
49
Adhered : CLUNG
52
Objectives : ENDS
53
Neckpiece : BOA
56
Answer II : LONGERSHOEHORNS
60
Wicked : EVIL
61
Merits : EARNS
62
Poop or orlop : DECK
63
Gala : FETE
64
Discharge : EGEST
65
Rams' mates : EWES
Down
1
Jolly boat : YAWL
2
Reverberate : ECHO
3
Snatch : GRAB
4
Obtain : GET
5
Noise : CLAMOR
6
Apt to change : LABILE
7
Asian border river : AMUR
8
Thus : SIC
9
Pouch : SAC
10
Skipjack : BONITO
11
District : AREA
12
Bakery worker : ICER
13
Sailors : TARS
18
Mephisto : SATAN
19
Greek vowel : ALPHA
23
British machine gun : STEN
24
Withered : SERE
25
Shield : EGIS
26
Early invention : WHEEL
27
Cry of surprise : HELLO
28
Airborne : ALOFT
29
Spare and tall : LANKY
30
Rose: Comb. form : RHODO
31
Consumer advocate : NADER
32
Taffrail's locale : STERN
37
Shoshonean : HOPI
38
Evangelist Roberts : ORAL
39
Mickey and Minnie : MICE
41
Counterfeit : FORGE
42
A 1929 event : CRASH
44
Snarl : TANGLE
45
Maniples : FANONS
46
Most aged : OLDEST
49
Pitch indicator : CLEF
50
Nothing, to Courier : LOVE
51
Army group : UNIT
52
"Die ___," Sudermann play : EHRE
53
Concoct : BREW
54
Fairy-tale starter : ONCE
55
Inquires : ASKS
57
Arikara : REE
58
Droop : SAG
59
Parabasis, e.g. : ODE
Answer summary:
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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.