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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Monday, October 20, 1986

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 18.9
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,495
Across
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Warm oneself in the sun : BASK
5
Land measures : ACRES
10
Fishhook part : BARB
14
Oppositionist : ANTI
15
Story or range preceder : SHORT
16
Toward shelter : ALEE
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Mortgage, e.g. : LOAN
18
"___ Noster" : PATER
19
Not any : NONE
20
Cloth-pressing machine : MANGLER
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Owners, landlords and tenants: Abbr. : OLANDT
24
Jeffrey Hunter religious film: 1961 : KINGOFKINGS
27
Necktie : ASCOT
30
"I have found it!" : EUREKA
31
Welcome benefit : BOON
32
Put in a warehouse : STORE
33
Shea athlete : MET
36
Plant destroyer : BLIGHT
39
Scoffs : SNEERS
41
Long time period : EON
42
Native of Khomeini's land : IRANI
46
Scene of two miracles : CANA
47
Frightened : SCARED
48
Change : ALTER
49
Yul Brynner film : THEKINGANDI
52
Most bashful : SHIEST
53
Ring-tossing games : HOOPLAS
57
Sympathetic : KIND
58
Bean or Welles : ORSON
61
Male parent : SIRE
62
"Bus Stop" author : INGE
63
Some flowers for Cicero : ROSAE
64
Always : EVER
65
Cervine animal : DEER
66
Faint odor : SCENT
67
Unheeding : DEAF
Down
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Fragrant ointment : BALM
2
Small wild ox : ANOA
3
Laurel or Musial : STAN
4
Giant-ape film : KINGKONG
5
Colo. ski resort : ASPEN
6
Asks payment for : CHARGES
7
Decay : ROT
8
Before, in poesy : ERE
9
Oarsmen : STROKERS
10
Kind of split : BANANA
11
Lengthwise : ALONG
12
Tears : RENDS
13
Edible red root : BEET
21
Ignited : LIT
23
Compare : LIKEN
25
Not at home : OUT
26
To and ___ : FRO
27
French priestly title : ABBE
28
Music for one : SOLO
29
Invent : COIN
33
Gist : MEAT
34
Sea eagle : ERNE
35
Despot : TSAR
37
Yokels : HICKS
38
Betrayers : TRAITORS
40
Overshadowed : ECLIPSED
43
Scottish alder tree : ARN
44
Opposite of pos. : NEG
45
Ezra Pound was one : IDAHOAN
47
Farm machine : SEEDER
48
Fuss : ADO
49
"Not my will, but ___, be done": Luke 22:42 : THINE
50
Pivot : HINGE
51
Combination of nine voices : NONET
52
Slide : SKID
54
Word with wire or stock : LIVE
55
Region : AREA
56
Slave : SERF
59
Fabulous bird : ROC
60
Reno-to-Las Vegas dir. : SSE

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

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