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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Thursday, October 6, 1983

65-Across : Actor in "The Great Dictator"

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { B Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 57, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,385
Across
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Reject a lover : JILT
5
Walk in procession : MARCH
10
Eight: Comb. form : OCT
13
Mormon state : UTAH
14
Love : ADORE
15
Iulius in Caesar's reign : JULY
16
Verne character : NEMO
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Arabian country : YEMEN
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Hindu month : ASIN
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Corundum : EMERY
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___ Mateo, Calif. : SAN
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Loosen : UNTIE
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Yuletide drink : NOG
25
Indian Prime Minister: 1947-64 : NEHRU
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Guarantee : ASSURE
30
The ___ (Rocky Mt. range) : LASALS
33
W.W. II area : ETO
34
Charity-solicitation time : TAGDAY
36
Mechanical repetition : ROTE
38
Features of this puzzle : MONTHSOFTHEYEAR
41
Arabian noble : EMIR
42
A son of Jacob : SIMEON
43
Peruke : WIG
44
Makes points : SCORES
46
Prehistoric tomb : DOLMEN
48
Nautical poles : MASTS
50
Starr or Francis : KAY
51
Bivouacs : CAMPS
54
A neighbor of Ill. : IND
56
Potato type : IDAHO
60
Pulitzer Prize novelist : AGEE
61
Garden pest : SCALE
63
Athena title : ALEA
64
Mistakes : ERRS
65
Actor in "The Great Dictator" : OAKIE
66
Affirmative votes : YEAS
67
New: Comb. form : NOV
68
Pertaining to oil : OLEIC
69
Family branch : SEPT
Down
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Havoc or Haver : JUNE
2
Particular : ITEM
3
Crippled : LAME
4
Prickles; spines : THORNS
5
Comedienne Elaine : MAY
6
Fruity drinks : ADES
7
Kind of candle : ROMAN
8
Having squared notches : CRENELATED
9
Layer : HEN
10
Evict : OUST
11
CCCIV divided by II : CLII
12
English river : TYNE
15
Don ___, pro golfer : JANUARY
20
Lad : YOUTH
22
Speakers' hesitations : URS
24
Fescue and rye : GRASSES
26
Farm device for dragging bales : HAYHOOK
27
Molecule parts : ATOMS
28
Kind of boom : SONIC
29
Conceited : EGOISTICAL
31
Lerner's partner in songwriting : LOEWE
32
Blemish on a tie : STAIN
33
Scottish uncle : EME
35
R.A.F. award : DFM
37
Work unit : ERG
39
Blast-furnace devices : TROMPES
40
Chou ___ : ENLAI
45
Headland : RAS
47
" ... sad Rose of all ___!": Yeats : MYDAYS
49
Plumber's pipe cleaner : SNAKE
51
A D-day city : CAEN
52
Sour, in Salerno : AGRO
53
___ Griffin, TV emcee : MERV
55
Year in the reign of Justinian I : DLII
57
On the sheltered side : ALEE
58
Pile : HEAP
59
Kiln : OAST
61
___ Canals : SOO
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Common Market initials : EEC

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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