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Ernst Theimer
Ernst Theimer

New York Times, Friday, January 29, 1982

Author:
Ernst Theimer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { F Q X }, Scrabble score: 308 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 56.9
Ernst Theimer has 50 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

NYT grid mistake in 34-Across—entry should be LAMARR, not LAMAR; could not fix.

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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,770
Across
1
Talk : CHAT
5
Cries of disgust : PAHS
9
Denude : STRIP
14
Ramble : ROVE
15
Wild sheep of N. Africa : ARUI
16
Mubarak's capital : CAIRO
17
Mimic : APER
18
Orlop or poop : DECK
19
Inert gas : ARGON
20
German appetizer : BISMARCKHERRING
23
Perfect : IDEAL
24
Betty Ford, ___ Bloomer : NEE
25
Venezuelan plains : LLANOS
28
Corn unit : EAR
30
Grackles : DAWS
34
Actress Hedy : LAMAR
35
Monastery head : ABBOT
37
Convened : MET
38
Popular dessert : APPLEPIEALAMODE
41
Wire measure : MIL
42
Black terns : DARRS
43
Door part : HINGE
44
Over : ANEW
46
Part of m.p.h. : PER
47
Bar measure : JIGGER
48
Hockey surface : ICE
50
One protected by Hebe : YOUTH
52
Austrian entree : WIENERSCHNITZEL
59
Omni, for one : ARENA
60
Egyptian goddess personifying truth : MAAT
61
Bit : IOTA
62
Ventures : DARES
63
Soup base : OKRA
64
Grandson of Adam : ENOS
65
Night sound : SNORE
66
Turns right : GEES
67
Lease : RENT
Down
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Beef : CRAB
2
Shoshonean : HOPI
3
Rosary beads : AVES
4
End station : TERMINAL
5
Priests, to G.I.'s : PADRES
6
Asian palm : ARECA
7
Fruity pastry : HUCKLEBERRYCAKE
8
Member of an Indian sect : SIKH
9
Word with crow or head : SCARE
10
Paved, in a way : TARRED
11
Swiss mountain near Lake of Lucerne : RIGI
12
Merciless : IRON
13
Hollow sound : PONG
21
Worshiped : ADORED
22
Sign up : ENROL
25
Andes denizen : LLAMA
26
Rabbit fur : LAPIN
27
More than enough : AMPLE
29
Arab cloaks : ABAS
31
"___ My Souvenirs," 1927 song : AMONG
32
Golf club : WEDGE
33
Guide : STEER
35
Ouse feeder : AIRE
36
Gauguin's island : TAHITI
39
Daily, e.g. : PAPER
40
Adjective for the pen : MIGHTIER
45
McEnroe at Wimbledon: 1981 : WINNER
47
Ruling cliques : JUNTAS
49
Stop : CEASE
51
Windy City airport : OHARE
52
Gum units : WADS
53
Persia now : IRAN
54
Architect Saarinen : EERO
55
Urban haze : SMOG
56
Area : ZONE
57
Collar for a scholar : ETON
58
Endure : LAST

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

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