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Fred Toole
New York Times, Monday, November 16, 1987
Author:
Fred Toole
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 28.1
Fred Toole has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 S | 2 I | 3 M | 4 B | 5 A | 6 G | 7 A | 8 R | 9 B | 10 S | 11 M | 12 U |
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13 A | R | E | A | L | 14 A | G | E | E | 15 I | O | U | S |
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16 B | E | N | N | I | 17 N | G | T | O | N | 18 R | U | S | E |
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19 E | N | D | 20 G | O | E | S | 21 U | 22 N | I | T | E | D |
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23 R | E | S | 24 E | N | T | S | 25 S | M | A | S | H | |||
26 L | E | E | 27 C | O | B | B | 28 B | 29 S | 30 A |
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31 R | 32 A | 33 B | I | D | 34 O | N | E | S | 35 T | E | P | S |
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36 A | B | E | D | 37 H | 38 I | D | E | D | 39 O | N | U | S |
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40 R | E | N | E | 41 C | O | T | Y | 42 O | G | D | E | N |
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43 A | L | E | 44 L | U | I | S | 45 S | R | A | |||||
46 F | 47 L | O | S | S | 48 F | L | A | S | 49 H | 50 E | 51 R |
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52 O | 53 P | I | A | T | E | 54 S | E | A | T | 55 E | R | A |
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56 A | L | T | O | 57 B | 58 E | N | E | V | O | 59 L | E | N | T |
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60 T | E | E | S | 61 O | V | A | L | 62 R | E | L | E | T |
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63 S | A | D | 64 Y | A | P | S | 65 S | I | S | S | Y |
© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,887
Across
1
Leonine name : SIMBA
6
Dress : GARB
10
Dallas univ. : SMU
13
Regarding expanse : AREAL
14
James ___, U.S. author : AGEE
15
Suffix with labor or victor : IOUS
16
Vt. site of British defeat: 1777 : BENNINGTON
18
Pretext : RUSE
19
Finish : END
20
Travels : GOES
21
How we stand : UNITED
23
Takes offense : RESENTS
25
Big Broadway success : SMASH
26
Actress Michele : LEE
27
Lee J. or Ty : COBB
28
Youth org. : BSA
31
Intense; violent : RABID
34
Roaring 20's dances : ONESTEPS
36
Tucked in for the night : ABED
37
Flogged : HIDED
39
Burden : ONUS
40
French President: 1954-59 : RENECOTY
42
Versifier Nash : OGDEN
43
October brew : ALE
44
Firpo of boxing : LUIS
45
Mrs., in Madrid : SRA
46
Dental ___ : FLOSS
48
Intermittent light : FLASHER
52
Narcotic : OPIATE
54
Usher's concern : SEAT
55
Pitcher's stat : ERA
56
Choir member : ALTO
57
Charitable : BENEVOLENT
60
Golfers' pegs : TEES
61
Yale Bowl, e.g. : OVAL
62
Sublease : RELET
63
Dejected : SAD
64
Shrill barks : YAPS
65
Pantywaist : SISSY
Down
1
One-edged sword : SABER
2
A Castle : IRENE
3
Repairs : MENDS
4
Prohibit : BAN
5
Evenly placed : ALIGNED
6
Duelists' pledges : GAGES
7
Business reps. : AGTS
8
Antique auto : REO
9
Stupefied : BENUMBED
10
Fighting Irish campus site : SOUTHBEND
11
Ponder dreamily : MUSE
12
Employed : USED
15
Eye part : IRIS
17
Short letter : NOTE
22
Arrests : NABS
24
Skip over : ELIDE
25
Audio measure : SONE
27
Buffalo Bill's family : CODYS
29
Mold overflow : SPUE
30
Org. : ASSN
31
___ avis : RARA
32
Fourth person : ABEL
33
Gained (from) : BENEFITED
35
Robes for justices : TOGAS
37
Young servant : HOUSEBOY
38
Medical suffix : ITIS
41
Jumbled mass : CLOT
42
Platform pundits : ORATORS
45
Ruthenian : SLAV
47
Cambodian neighbor : LAOS
48
Senses : FEELS
49
What celebrants kick up : HEELS
50
Sea eagles : ERNES
51
Shabby : RATTY
52
Dobbin's dinner : OATS
53
___ bargain (legal stratagem) : PLEA
54
Crisp cookie : SNAP
58
Actress Le Gallienne : EVA
59
Hawaiian garland : LEI
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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