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William S. McIlrath
William S. McIlrath

New York Times, Monday, November 6, 1989

1-Across : Puts on weight

Author:
William S. McIlrath
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F H K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 252 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 26.5
William S. McIlrath has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,608
Across
1
Puts on weight : GAINS
6
Border on : ABUT
10
Canon : RULE
14
Concur : AGREE
15
Flower holder : VASE
16
Danube tributary : ISAR
17
Goldie Hawn role : PRIVATEBENJAMIN
20
Mournful : SAD
21
Author Vidal : GORE
22
Inspirit : ELATE
23
Bando and Maglie : SALS
24
Try to lose weight : DIET
26
Napoleon : LITTLECORPORAL
32
Passageway : AISLE
33
Cheers from Carlos : OLES
34
Conceit : EGO
35
___ Alto : PALO
36
Moderated : BATED
38
"Gil ___" : BLAS
39
Navy's C.I.A. : ONI
40
Jog : TROT
41
Woodcut : PRINT
42
Kirby-Simon comic strip : CAPTAINAMERICA
46
Fit to ___ : ATEE
47
First name in fashion : OLEG
48
Papal cape : ORALE
51
Rooms in harems : ODAS
52
Nectar collector : BEE
55
A postal service : GENERALDELIVERY
59
Israeli statesman : EBAN
60
Those with Aug. 6 birthdays : LEOS
61
"___ Macabre" : DANSE
62
Bridge position : EAST
63
Chipper and frisky : PERT
64
Script direction : ENTER
Down
1
Deep, sloping ravines : GAPS
2
Taj Mahal site : AGRA
3
Gladiolus or crocus : IRID
4
A neighbor of Calif. : NEV
5
Navigable access to an ocean : SEAGATE
6
Loath : AVERSE
7
Ruth or Herman : BABE
8
Employ : USE
9
Score for Retton : TEN
10
Theater district : RIALTO
11
Inits. on the Hudson : USMA
12
Café au ___ : LAIT
13
Salty soarer : ERNE
18
Fee at a bridge : TOLL
19
W.W. II vehicles : JEEPS
23
Battle site of W.W. II : STLO
24
Bush rival in 1988 : DOLE
25
With teeth on edge : IRED
26
Tropical vine : LIANA
27
Resort on Long Island : ISLIP
28
Surplice : COTTA
29
Holy Grail, e.g. : RELIC
30
Guam's capital : AGANA
31
Confused : LOST
32
N.T. book : APOC
36
Soft cheese : BRIE
37
Top-flight : AONE
38
Tar's cell : BRIG
40
Spud : TATER
41
Occupy the chair : PRESIDE
43
Faculty : TALENT
44
Retiring : MODEST
45
Mideastern airline : ELAL
48
Curved molding : OGEE
49
Midianite king : REBA
50
Collections of anecdotes : ANAS
51
Scent : ODOR
52
Propensity : BENT
53
Gaelic : ERSE
54
Witness : EYER
56
Jungfrau is one : ALP
57
Singer Peggy : LEE
58
Leader's place : VAN

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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