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Pollard
Pollard

New York Times, Tuesday, February 19, 1980

Author:
Pollard
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 29.9
Pollard has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,060
Across
1
Rhyme scheme : ABAB
5
Most frequent, to a statistician : MODAL
10
Individuality : SELF
14
Lacquered metalware : TOLE
15
"___ at the office" : IGAVE
16
Colorado resort : VAIL
17
Kind of surgeon : ORAL
18
Lamp spirit : GENIE
19
Old Norse poetry collection : EDDA
20
Twain's fingerprint expert : PUDDNHEADWILSON
23
Islands in a stream : AITS
24
Mat. time : AFT
25
Not generous : SKIMPY
28
Race-track bet : PERFECTA
33
Bancroft and Jackson : ANNES
34
Fondant : CANDY
35
Pronoun : HER
36
An inch equals 1,000 of these : MILS
37
Golfer Julius : BOROS
38
Dollar, in Durango : DURO
39
Italian goose : OCA
40
Home-run king of 1961 : MARIS
41
High-altitude clouds : CIRRI
42
Frolics : SKYLARKS
44
Having paths, as a theater : AISLED
45
Sphere : ORB
46
Street waif : ARAB
47
Twain's frog's milieu : CALAVERASCOUNTY
55
"What's ___ for me?" : INIT
56
___ Doone : LORNA
57
Miss Ponselle : ROSA
58
Two-by-two man : NOAH
59
Disabled : LAMED
60
Headliner : STAR
61
"I Should ___," 1944 song : CARE
62
Springe : SNARE
63
Merit : EARN
Down
1
Over : ATOP
2
Brian ___, old Irish king : BORU
3
"When I was ___" : ALAD
4
Ugly women : BELDAMES
5
Powerful : MIGHTY
6
S-shaped curves : OGEES
7
Actor Andrews : DANA
8
Greedy : AVID
9
Certain islands : LEEWARDS
10
Willowy : SVELTE
11
St. Louis bridge : EADS
12
Island near Venice : LIDO
13
Custard dessert : FLAN
21
Small bites : NIPS
22
Problematical : IFFY
25
Greek island : SAMOS
26
New York ballplayer : KNICK
27
Dentist's specialty : INLAY
28
Juliet's betrothed : PARIS
29
Name meaning "man" : ENOS
30
Boor : CHURL
31
___ Haute : TERRE
32
Taro, for one : AROID
34
Topper that's a stopper : CORK
37
Weight lifter's gear : BARBELLS
38
Expend : DISBURSE
40
Mets' "Marvelous" one of yore : MARV
41
Ta-ta, in Rome : CIAO
43
Abhor : LOATHE
44
Roofed lane : ARCADE
46
TV's Lou Grant : ASNER
47
One of Carter's jobs: Abbr. : CINC
48
Buffalo's cousin : ANOA
49
Mendacious person : LIAR
50
Horse color : ROAN
51
"___ virumque cano" : ARMA
52
___ bene : NOTA
53
Despot : TSAR
54
Tale : YARN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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