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Fred Toole
Fred Toole

New York Times, Monday, February 15, 1988

58-Down : Greek letter

Author:
Fred Toole
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { Q V X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 28.1
Fred Toole has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 13,978
Across
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The Moslem faith : ISLAM
6
Detroit products : CARS
10
Nos. person : CPA
13
Ruth's mother-in-law : NAOMI
14
A woodwind : OBOE
15
Bind tightly, nautically : FRAP
16
Hybridize : CROSSBREED
18
Tops : AONE
19
___ in Able : AAS
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___ the line (conformed) : TOED
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Diverted : AMUSED
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First U.S. space traveler : SHEPARD
25
Collars or jackets : ETONS
26
Hawaiian liquor, for short : OKE
27
Cummerbunds' cousins : OBIS
28
Charge : FEE
31
TV host : EMCEE
34
Kind of guard : CROSSING
36
Sharp tasting : TART
37
Kitchen wear : APRON
39
Math course : TRIG
40
Transverse timber : CROSSTIE
42
Scholastic shes : COEDS
43
Linen marking : HIS
44
"Sister" of Vesuvius : ETNA
45
Actor Chaney : LON
46
Flier from a fire : SPARK
48
One of Lear's daughters : GONERIL
52
"Ivanhoe" heroine : ROWENA
54
Equitable : JUST
55
"Three men ___ tub" : INA
56
Actor Sharif : OMAR
57
Major intersection : CROSSROADS
60
Gram or type preceder : TELE
61
"All ___ Jazz," 1979 movie : THAT
62
Hit musical : ANNIE
63
Noah's vessel : ARK
64
Male heirs : SONS
65
Musical instrument of 50 Down : SITAR
Down
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Ancient Peruvians : INCAS
2
Actress Bernhardt : SARAH
3
Free : LOOSE
4
Morning hrs. : AMS
5
Error : MISTAKE
6
Prepared apples for baking : CORED
7
Not up yet : ABED
8
Fish eggs : ROE
9
Act of calming via a drug : SEDATION
10
Brisk exchange of words or opinions : CROSSFIRE
11
Window part : PANE
12
Mimicked : APED
15
"Afternoon of a ___": Debussy : FAUN
17
Drill : BORE
22
Playwright Hart : MOSS
24
Keats and Shelley : POETS
25
Spain's longest river : EBRO
27
Sheath of a leafstalk : OCREA
29
Geraint's wife : ENID
30
Leghorns' largess : EGGS
31
Engrave with acid : ETCH
32
French husband : MARI
33
Pedestrian's lane : CROSSWALK
35
"Platoon" director : STONE
37
Draws to : ATTRACTS
38
Carnation : PINK
41
Actor Connery : SEAN
42
Nicaraguan rebels : CONTRAS
45
Profit's opposite : LOSS
47
Mère's mate : PERE
48
Squalls : GUSTS
49
Laughing : RIANT
50
Vast subcontinent : INDIA
51
Intense light beam : LASER
52
Roster : ROTA
53
Hebrew measure : OMER
54
Actress Crawford : JOAN
58
Greek letter : RHO
59
Navy's C.I.A. : ONI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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