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Arthur W. Palmer
New York Times, Tuesday, February 5, 1991
Author:
Arthur W. Palmer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 235 (avg 1.30)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 34.8
Arthur W. Palmer has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
1 E | 2 S | 3 T | 4 O | 5 T | 6 H | 7 E | 8 F | 9 T | 10 B | 11 A | 12 L | 13 E |
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14 S | L | A | V | 15 R | O | G | E | R | 16 E | R | I | N |
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17 T | O | B | E | 18 I | R | A | T | E | 19 H | E | A | D |
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20 T | U | R | 21 N | S | A | D | E | A | 22 F | E | A | R | ||
23 B | O | T | 24 S | I | S | |||||||||
25 A | 26 S | 27 T | U | T | E | 28 T | U | R | T | 29 L | 30 E | 31 S |
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32 S | P | I | R | E | 33 S | 34 T | I | R | 35 L | A | T |
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36 T | U | R | N | S | 37 U | P | O | N | E | 38 S | 39 N | O | S | E |
40 O | M | E | 41 P | O | R | E | 42 C | O | Y | E | R |
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43 R | E | D | 44 D | 45 E | S | T | 46 C | A | N | D | L | E |
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47 O | R | T | 48 A | L | S | |||||||||
49 T | 50 U | R | N | A | 51 B | 52 L | 53 I | N | D | E | 54 Y | 55 E | ||
56 M | O | N | A | 57 I | R | E | N | E | 58 N | O | R | 59 D |
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60 A | R | I | D | 61 R | U | M | O | R | 62 S | U | R | E |
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63 I | N | T | O | 64 S | T | A | N | S | 65 E | R | S | E |
© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,064
Across
1
"___ Perpetua," Idaho motto : ESTO
5
Felony : THEFT
10
Bundle of cotton : BALE
14
Pole, e.g. : SLAV
15
Sir ___ de Coverley : ROGER
16
Anagram for rein : ERIN
17
Start of a Hamlet soliloquy : TOBE
18
Choleric : IRATE
19
Chief : HEAD
20
Refuses to listen : TURNSADEAFEAR
23
Sci. of plants : BOT
24
Bro's sibling : SIS
25
Shrewd : ASTUTE
28
Testudinates : TURTLES
32
Skyline feature : SPIRE
33
Advice from Julia Child : STIR
35
Long.'s opposite : LAT
36
Shows scorn : TURNSUPONESNOSE
40
Kipling's "Follow Me ___" : OME
41
Gaze intently : PORE
42
More flirty : COYER
43
Most rubicund : REDDEST
46
Taper : CANDLE
47
Scrap for Rover : ORT
48
Geiberger and Capone : ALS
49
Be oblivious : TURNABLINDEYE
56
Helmond role on TV : MONA
57
"Goodnight ___" : IRENE
58
North, in Nice : NORD
60
Dry : ARID
61
Grapevine growth? : RUMOR
62
Positive : SURE
63
Division word : INTO
64
Laurel et al. : STANS
65
Gaelic : ERSE
Down
1
Part of i.e. : EST
2
Keyhole : SLOT
3
Ban : TABU
4
Char the steaks : OVERBURN
5
"Valse ___": Sibelius : TRISTE
6
Caesar's hour : HORA
7
Word from Major Hoople : EGAD
8
Entertain : FETE
9
Stevenson's island : TREASURE
10
Demand : BEHEST
11
Certain code : AREA
12
Deceiver : LIAR
13
"And by opposing ___ them?" Hamlet : END
21
Do, re, mi : NOTES
22
Douglas or balsam : FIR
25
Former fur baron : ASTOR
26
Froth : SPUME
27
Weary : TIRED
28
Antler part : TINE
29
Harold of silents : LLOYD
30
Atelier item : EASEL
31
Cubic meter : STERE
33
Stain : SPOT
34
Rocky peak : TOR
37
Above the ground floor : UPSTAIRS
38
Heat, as milk : SCALD
39
Drivel : NONSENSE
44
El ___, legendary city of riches : DORADO
45
Sea raptor : ERN
46
Chair repairers : CANERS
49
Rent : TORN
50
Army group : UNIT
51
Drier than extra sec : BRUT
52
Former golfing great Tony : LEMA
53
Privy to : INON
54
"Take me to ___ leader" : YOUR
55
Strays : ERRS
56
It's after avril : MAI
59
Actor Billy ___ Williams : DEE
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