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Albert J. Klaus
New York Times, Monday, December 2, 1991
25-Down : "Rob ___ to pay Paul"
Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 26.9
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1 E | 2 A | 3 S | 4 E | 5 G | 6 E | 7 T | 8 U | 9 P | 10 A | 11 M | 12 A | 13 H |
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14 G | L | U | M | 15 A | T | O | N | E | 16 G | O | G | O |
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17 A | S | P | S | 18 S | U | P | E | R | 19 S | E | D | E | S |
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20 D | O | E | 21 S | K | I | S | 22 F | I | N | E | S | T |
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23 R | 24 O | P | E | S | 25 P | E | N | D | ||||||
26 T | 27 A | P | P | E | T | 28 D | E | C | E | A | 29 S | 30 E | 31 D |
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32 A | L | O | U | D | 33 M | A | T | T | S | 34 U | T | A |
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35 P | E | W | S | 36 D | O | T | E | S | 37 S | P | U | R |
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38 E | R | E | 39 C | E | D | A | R | 40 S | W | E | D | E |
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41 S | T | R | 42 E | U | S | E | L | 43 B | L | A | R | E | S |
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44 I | T | E | M | 45 F | E | A | T | S | ||||||
46 T | 47 R | 48 A | D | E | R | 49 A | R | A | B | 50 O | 51 A | 52 R |
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53 S | U | P | E | R | V | 54 I | S | O | R | 55 A | N | N | E |
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56 A | B | E | R | 57 E | M | E | N | D | 58 R | I | T | E |
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59 R | E | D | S | 60 S | P | A | T | S | 61 A | C | I | D |
© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,364
Across
1
Slacken : EASE
5
Rise : GETUP
10
Oriental nursemaid : AMAH
14
Down in the mouth : GLUM
15
Make amends : ATONE
16
Type of dancer : GOGO
17
Poisonous snakes : ASPS
18
Replaces : SUPERSEDES
20
Female deer : DOE
21
Glides over snow : SKIS
22
Most elegant : FINEST
23
What tyros must learn : ROPES
25
Await decision : PEND
26
Cam-activated lever : TAPPET
28
Departed souls : DECEASED
32
Not in a whisper : ALOUD
33
Dillon and Houston of TV : MATTS
34
Actress Hagen : UTA
35
Church benches : PEWS
36
Is foolishly overfond : DOTES
37
Cowboy's prod : SPUR
38
Before, to Keats : ERE
39
Reddish, aromatic wood : CEDAR
40
Native of Stockholm : SWEDE
41
Crumbly, sugary cake topping : STREUSEL
43
Loud, brassy sounds : BLARES
44
Detail : ITEM
45
Exploits : FEATS
46
One who barters : TRADER
49
Bedouin : ARAB
50
Rower : OAR
53
Overseer : SUPERVISOR
55
Meara or Bancroft : ANNE
56
But, in Bremen : ABER
57
Edit : EMEND
58
Ceremony : RITE
59
Roulette colors : REDS
60
Quarrels : SPATS
61
Sour : ACID
Down
1
Euphemistic oath : EGAD
2
Too : ALSO
3
Dominant state : SUPERPOWER
4
Printers' measures : EMS
5
Leakproofing item : GASKET
6
Needle cases : ETUIS
7
Exceeds : TOPS
8
One, in Paris : UNE
9
Makes flawless : PERFECTS
10
List of things to be done : AGENDA
11
Style : MODE
12
Generations : AGES
13
Army : HOST
19
Trig. functions : SINES
21
Hastened : SPED
24
Musical work : OPUS
25
"Rob ___ to pay Paul" : PETER
26
Records of sorts : TAPES
27
Watchful : ALERT
28
Relating to appointment time : DATAL
29
Faster than sound : SUPERSONIC
30
Chopin product : ETUDE
31
Takes a risk : DARES
33
Data-transmitting device : MODEM
36
Merits : DESERVES
37
Hit with a quick blow : SWAT
39
More attractive : CUTER
40
Thick slice : SLAB
42
Large sea ducks : EIDERS
43
What little shavers don't have : BEARDS
45
Bell captain's call : FRONT
46
Despot : TSAR
47
Hayseed : RUBE
48
Imitated : APED
49
On the briny : ASEA
51
Against : ANTI
52
Oboe or clarinet : REED
54
Small demon : IMP
55
Parseghian of football : ARA
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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