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Richard Silvestri
Richard Silvestri

New York Times, Wednesday, December 12, 1990

10-Across : Jannings or Ludwig

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 4, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 30.8
Richard Silvestri has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 84 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 15,009
Across
1
Up to snuff : ABLE
5
Ladies' titles : DAMES
10
Jannings or Ludwig : EMIL
14
Told a whopper : LIED
15
Dramatize : ENACT
16
Not any : NONE
17
Cahn-Van Heusen song introduced by 20 Across: 1955 : LOVEANDMARRIAGE
20
Singer born Dec. 12, 1915 : SINATRA
21
Egg-rolling occasion : EASTER
22
Be contrite : RUE
23
Letters : MAIL
24
Conquer : MASTER
28
Song recorded by 20 Across in 1947 : MAMSELLE
32
Youth org. : YMCA
33
Pass by : ELAPSE
35
Lend a hand : AID
36
Cautions : WARNS
38
Blowup: Abbr. : ENL
39
Mends socks : DARNS
41
Memorabilia : ANA
42
Plains dwellings : TEPEES
45
Ill-mannered : RUDE
46
Whined : YAMMERED
48
"Can ___ a Little Love?": 1957 recording : ISTEAL
50
Profess : AVOW
51
"High Hopes" creature : ANT
52
Kind of cow : SACRED
55
Pointed the finger at : ACCUSED
59
Song recorded by 20 Across: 1955 : LEARNINTHEBLUES
62
View from Buffalo : ERIE
63
Observer : NOTER
64
God of war : ARES
65
"Summer ___" (one of his favorites) : WIND
66
A or B : GRADE
67
"Talk ___," 1959 recording : TOME
Down
1
"___ Way," 1957 hit : ALL
2
Life stories, for short : BIOS
3
Matchmaker Dolly : LEVI
4
Utopia : EDEN
5
Set of false teeth : DENTURE
6
Conductor Kostelanetz : ANDRE
7
Peggy Wood role : MAMA
8
Marshall Plan agcy. : ECA
9
Rills : STREAMS
10
Isolate : ENISLE
11
Castle ditch : MOAT
12
The Gloomy Dean : INGE
13
Evil look : LEER
18
Swiss river : AARE
19
Brought up : RAISED
23
Sugar source : MAPLE
24
A 1969 hit for 20 Across : MYWAY
25
___ Church Society : AMANA
26
Vamoose : SCRAM
27
Make leather : TAN
28
Like lions : MANED
29
TV's "Lights Out" narrator: 1949-50 : LARUE
30
Actress Evans : LINDA
31
Detroit dud : EDSEL
34
Cartoon skunk Pepe ___ : LEPEW
37
Director Spielberg : STEVEN
40
Tate display : ART
43
Wearing away : ERODING
44
Genuine : SINCERE
47
Defaced : MARRED
49
Ticket part : STUB
51
Hurt : ACHED
52
Did in : SLEW
53
Flying start? : AERI
54
Second man : CAIN
55
"___ boy!" : ATTA
56
Bed support : SLAT
57
A kangaroo : EURO
58
Judge : DEEM
60
Scand. land : NOR
61
Compass pt. : SSE

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

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