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James R. Burns
James R. Burns

New York Times, Monday, February 4, 1985

Author:
James R. Burns
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 34.1
James R. Burns has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,872
Across
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Stock trader's aid : CHART
6
The younger Guthrie : ARLO
10
Three-handed card game : SKAT
14
Western flick : OATER
15
Kramer's "High ___" : NOON
16
Queen of Carthage : DIDO
17
Gladiator's milieu : ARENA
18
Valid : GOOD
19
State of agitation : SNIT
20
"Merry Oldsmobile" garb : LINENDUSTER
23
Turn right : GEE
24
Players : CAST
25
Site of the appendix : CAECUM
27
What the Earps were : LAWMEN
31
Flaherty's Nanook, for one : ESKIMO
33
Celebes ox : ANOA
34
Raced : TORE
36
Bout : SETTO
39
Scornful one : SNORTER
41
Forewarned : ALERTED
43
Divide equally : HALVE
44
Easter flower : LILY
46
Klondike lure : GOLD
47
Pertaining to a holy season : LENTEN
49
Bordoni and Papas : IRENES
51
Polk's successor : TAYLOR
53
Frank Herbert novel : DUNE
55
Boston, for O. W. Holmes : HUB
56
Jockey's work clothes : RACINGSILKS
62
Crude metals : ORES
64
African republic : CHAD
65
Brainstorms : IDEAS
66
Birthplace of Chang and Eng : SIAM
67
"___ kleine Nachtmusik": Mozart : EINE
68
Sparkle : GLINT
69
Light brown : ECRU
70
W.W. II servicewoman : SPAR
71
Snug abodes : NESTS
Down
1
Newcastle surfeit : COAL
2
Dutch-born spy : HARI
3
Egyptian sun god's symbol : ATEN
4
M. Descartes : RENE
5
Medium's state : TRANCE
6
Cattle breed : ANGUS
7
Oscar role for Wayne : ROOSTER
8
Rifle : LOOT
9
Next at bat : ONDECK
10
Former campus activist org. : SDS
11
Mythical Dixie ruler : KINGCOTTON
12
This fits with "Bon voyage!" : ADIEU
13
Clan symbol : TOTEM
21
Whom Beatrice guided through Paradise : DANTE
22
Pay boost : RAISE
26
Come forth : EMERGE
27
Cat : LASH
28
Actress Magnani : ANNA
29
"Creepy" winter-weather forecaster : WOOLLYBEAR
30
Comic-book captain : MARVEL
32
Circus performer : SEAL
35
Heraldic band : ORLE
37
Prefix meaning "distant" : TELE
38
Tote-board information : ODDS
40
McCormack or Melchior : TENOR
42
Situated : LYING
45
One of the Jones boys : INDIANA
48
Radar signals : TRACES
50
Surrender at chess : RESIGN
51
"___ were the days" : THOSE
52
Like gold : AURIC
54
Subordinate to : UNDER
57
Approach shot at Doral : CHIP
58
Kind of chatter : IDLE
59
Hilo neckwear : LEIS
60
German philosopher : KANT
61
Controversial planes : SSTS
63
T.C.U. football rival : SMU

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

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