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Mary S. Snyder
Mary S. Snyder

New York Times, Monday, February 10, 1992

48-Down : Pugilistic pinnacle

Author:
Mary S. Snyder
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Mary S. Snyder has 21 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,434
Across
1
Branches : RAMI
5
Busman Kramden : RALPH
10
Newsman Roger : MUDD
14
"___ for All Seasons" : AMAN
15
Be histrionic : EMOTE
16
Declare : AVER
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McCarey film: 1944 : GOINGMYWAY
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Cunning : CUTE
20
Polish the Bentley : SIMONISE
21
Pub quaffs : ALES
22
Anatomical duct : VAS
23
Lucas film: 1977 : STARWARS
27
Exactly : TOATEE
30
Ginseng-family plant : UDO
31
Duluth or Erie : PORT
32
Fragment : SCRAP
34
___ of luxury : LAP
37
Fleming film: 1939 : GONEWITHTHEWIND
41
A daughter of Zeus : ATE
42
Model : IDEAL
43
Hired helper : HAND
44
Comprehend : SEE
45
Style circa 1800-30 : EMPIRE
48
Zeffirelli film: 1979 : THECHAMP
53
Treas. agency : IRS
54
Mite : IOTA
55
Make critical comments : ANNOTATE
60
Ruler of yore : TSAR
61
MacLaine book: 1983 : OUTONALIMB
63
Latvian : LETT
64
Pool worker : STENO
65
Hessian river : EDER
66
... or ___! : ELSE
67
Asian goat antelope : SEROW
68
Place to throw cubes : RENO
Down
1
Teases : RAGS
2
To me, to Camus : AMOI
3
Hurt : MAIM
4
Introduce something new : INNOVATE
5
Surrender by deed : REMISE
6
Poet Lowell et al. : AMYS
7
Actors Edmund and Rob : LOWES
8
School org. : PTA
9
Attention getter : HEY
10
Colorful bird : MACAW
11
Palate part : UVULA
12
Block : DETER
13
Kind of code : DRESS
18
Midge : GNAT
24
Tot's Michelangelo, e.g. : TURTLE
25
A wife of Esau : ADAH
26
Prop for Rogers : ROPE
27
Emulate Hirt : TOOT
28
Alençon is its capital : ORNE
29
Respect : ESTEEM
31
Org. for Palmer : PGA
33
Half a dance : CHA
34
Tale twister : LIAR
35
Wife two for Henry VIII : ANNE
36
Deg. for a teacher : PDD
38
Kind of bone : WISH
39
Patent basis : IDEA
40
He painted "The White Girl" : WHISTLER
46
Angler's bait : MINNOW
47
Malayan boat : PROA
48
Pugilistic pinnacle : TITLE
49
Golf-club socket : HOSEL
50
States, to Mitterrand : ETATS
51
Fencing position : CARTE
52
Father, to Ovid : PATER
56
Double negative : NONO
57
Gal Friday, e.g. : AIDE
58
Bane of counterfeiters : TMEN
59
River of Spain : EBRO
61
C.I.A. predecessor : OSS
62
Indian of the Beehive State : UTE

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

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