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Ronald C. Hirschfeld
New York Times, Friday, December 27, 1991
Author:
Ronald C. Hirschfeld
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { F H J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 255 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 55.6
Ronald C. Hirschfeld has 25 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 S | 2 A | 3 L | 4 S | 5 S | 6 C | 7 A | 8 N | 9 P | 10 T | 11 A |
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12 A | L | I | C | 13 E | 14 C | A | N | E | 15 A | R | E | S |
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16 R | E | A | R | M | 17 U | N | D | E | 18 R | G | O | N | E |
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19 A | C | R | O | P | 20 O | L | I | S | 21 U | I | N | T | A |
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22 L | A | P | P | S | 23 U | N | T | O | ||||||
24 S | 25 K | 26 I | L | L | E | T | 27 U | N | G | A | G | 28 E | 29 D |
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30 A | R | M | 31 E | R | U | 32 P | T | S | 33 T | R | I | O |
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34 I | A | M | 35 A | 36 A | R | E | T | E | 37 E | A | D | S |
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38 L | I | O | N | 39 T | E | P | E | E | 40 S | 41 D | E | E |
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42 S | T | R | I | 43 V | E | S | 44 R | I | P | 45 P | E | R | S |
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46 A | M | I | S | 47 L | A | N | A | I | ||||||
48 B | 49 O | L | A | S | 50 S | O | N | G | S | T | 51 E | 52 R | 53 S |
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54 B | R | I | T | A | 55 N | N | I | C | 56 M | O | D | A | L |
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57 L | E | S | E | 58 B | O | R | E | 59 S | N | A | R | E |
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60 S | S | T | 61 A | W | E | S | 62 S | M | E | W |
© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,389
Across
1
Mineo and Bando : SALS
5
CAT ___ : SCAN
9
"Harper Valley ___," 1978 film : PTA
12
Restaurant owner in a 1969 film : ALICE
14
Sugar source : CANE
15
Greek god of war : ARES
16
Fix Venus de Milo? : REARM
17
Opposite of overcome? : UNDERGONE
19
Parthenon site : ACROPOLIS
21
Range in the Rockies : UINTA
22
Finns' neighbors : LAPPS
23
"Do ___ others ... " : UNTO
24
Frying pan : SKILLET
27
Not pawned : UNGAGED
30
Law member? : ARM
31
Vesuviates : ERUPTS
33
Beethoven's "Archduke," e.g. : TRIO
34
"___ Camera": Van Druten : IAMA
36
Valor : ARETE
37
St. Louis bridge : EADS
38
Social celebrity : LION
39
Crows' homes : TEPEES
41
Elizabeth I's astrologer : DEE
42
Attempts : STRIVES
44
Some saws : RIPPERS
46
Kingsley's Parisian friends? : AMIS
47
Hawaiian porch or island : LANAI
48
Gauchos' gear : BOLAS
50
Sinatra and Styne : SONGSTERS
54
Of Victoria's realm : BRITANNIC
56
Like some jazz compositions : MODAL
57
___-majesté : LESE
58
Eagre : BORE
59
Delusion's partner : SNARE
60
TU-144. e.g. : SST
61
Fills with fear and wonder : AWES
62
Merganser : SMEW
Down
1
Poet Teasdale : SARA
2
Composer Wilder : ALEC
3
Pinocchio, for one : LIAR
4
Archeological find near the Dead Sea : SCROLL
5
Some Bernini creations : SCULPTURES
6
This can be Major or Minor : CANIS
7
Ampersands : ANDS
8
Society-page word : NEE
9
Walking on all fours : PRONOGRADE
10
Tupik, e.g. : TENT
11
In Poseidon's realm : ASEA
13
Spear : EMPALE
15
Roil : AGITATE
18
Step to success : RUNG
20
Functions : OPERATES
23
Blind : UNSEEING
24
Niña's flappers : SAILS
25
Asian snake : KRAIT
26
Gide opus, with "The" : IMMORALIST
27
Vocal expressions : UTTERANCES
28
Duck down : EIDER
29
Medicinal quantities : DOSES
32
Vim : PEP
35
Inspirit : ANIMATE
40
Sudden activities : SPASMS
43
Passport entry : VISA
45
Spikes for Hillary : PITONS
47
River at Nantes : LOIRE
48
OPEC units : BBLS
49
Prill and cinnabar : ORES
50
___ apple (Fameuse) : SNOW
51
Cheese made backward? : EDAM
52
Recherché : RARE
53
Ruck : SLEW
55
Org. for Ewing : NBA
Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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