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Peter Swift
Peter Swift

New York Times, Monday, October 6, 1980

Author:
Peter Swift
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X Y }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 59, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 42.8 Grid has duplicate clues.
Peter Swift has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,290
Across
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Intended : AIMED
6
Umpire's call : SAFE
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Accurate : TRUE
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Climb up or over : SCALE
15
Placid : EVEN
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Philosopher Descartes : RENE
17
"Till ___" (a long time) : HELLFREEZESOVER
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Boater's need : OARS
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Cheat, with "off" : RIP
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Bestows : IMPARTS
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Roman statesman : AGRIPPA
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Takes care of : NURSES
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Tropical black bird : ANI
32
Small room : CELL
33
Moods of irritation : SNITS
34
Move gradually : EDGE
35
"Preacher" of pitching fame : ROE
36
"Till ___" (a long time) : DEATHDOUSPART
40
"N'est-ce ___?" : PAS
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Haughty manners : AIRS
42
Powerful clique : ELITE
44
Denizens of a formicary : ANTS
46
Road map abbr. : RTE
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More spiteful : MEANER
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Duns : PESTERS
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Grammar students, at times: Brit. : PARSERS
51
A long time ___ : AGO
52
Begrime : SOIL
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"Till ___" (a long time) : THECOWSCOMEHOME
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One of the Channel Islands : SARK
62
Relative of etc. : ETAL
63
Temptress : SIREN
64
Urges (on) : EGGS
65
Taps gently : DABS
66
Use up : SPEND
Down
1
Wood for skis : ASH
2
Word with cream or pick : ICE
3
___ de mer : MAL
4
Building extension : ELL
5
Clear away the trees : DEFOREST
6
Prophets : SEERS
7
Rarae ___ : AVES
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Red cap : FEZ
9
Latent powers : ENERGIES
10
___ of Capricorn : TROPIC
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Accelerate a motor : REV
12
French article : UNE
13
Always: Poet. : EER
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Exclamation of annoyance : RATS
19
Title Chaplin held : SIR
22
Those in power : INS
23
Worldly : MUNDANE
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Residents of a rectory : PRIESTS
25
Nick and Nora's pooch : ASTA
26
Former county in Scotland : ANGUS
27
Actress from Galveston : PERRINE
28
Member of a cabal : PLOTTER
29
Pub drink : ALE
31
Revere : ADORE
34
Emends : EDITS
37
Did a farm job : HARROWED
38
Unmatched : PEERLESS
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Cry of despair : ALAS
40
Baby food : PAP
43
Sounds of hesitation : ERS
45
Followers of hay and smoke : STACKS
47
Mutilate : MAIM
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Conceit : EGO
50
Mutual funds : POOLS
52
Anathema to an A.F.L. member : SCAB
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Monogram of a memorable poet: 1888–1965 : TSE
54
Crone : HAG
55
Unit of work : ERG
56
RR stop : STA
57
Wise: Slang : HIP
58
Swedish coin : ORE
59
Board-game pieces : MEN
60
Last word in many books : END

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

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