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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Monday, February 6, 1989

21-Down : Useful abbr.

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.64, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,335
Across
1
Units of elec. : AMPS
5
Apertures : HOLES
10
Among : AMID
14
Lima is its capital : PERU
15
Not concealed : OVERT
16
Prefix with physics or thesis : META
17
Dutch cheese : EDAM
18
Subsequently : LATER
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Again : ANEW
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Least bright : DIMMEST
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"___ Leaves," 1956 film : AUTUMN
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Suffix with major or kitchen : ETTE
25
Hodges of baseball : GIL
26
Rare : SCARCE
29
Yearly records : ANNALS
33
Priest's garment : ALB
34
Rainbow : IRIS
37
Exclusively : ALONE
39
Borgnine-Mills film: 1961 : SEASONOFPASSION
43
One who detests : HATER
44
Waistcoat : VEST
45
Serling or Steiger : ROD
46
Tell : RELATE
48
Assaults : ONSETS
51
Koppel or Turner : TED
52
Break suddenly : SNAP
53
Johnny ___, guitarist from Miss. : WINTER
57
Whim : CAPRICE
61
Melody : ARIA
62
Flower part : SEPAL
65
Hero : IDOL
66
Serene : CALM
67
Monroe's co-star in "The Seven Year Itch" : EWELL
68
Tidings : NEWS
69
Individuals : ONES
70
Prepared : READY
71
Strong wind : GALE
Down
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Mimicked : APED
2
Middle: Comb. form : MEDI
3
British baby's carriage : PRAM
4
Donna ___, singer from Boston : SUMMER
5
Breed of cattle : HOLSTEIN
6
Egg-shaped : OVATE
7
Permit : LET
8
Before, in poesy : ERE
9
Overexert : STRAIN
10
Amo, amas, ___ : AMAT
11
Bill of fare : MENU
12
Article : ITEM
13
Daybreak : DAWN
21
Useful abbr. : ETC
23
Armbones : ULNAS
25
Pants violently : GASPS
26
Obi, e.g. : SASH
27
Transparent : CLEAR
28
Moderate : ABATE
30
Hirt and Jolson : ALS
31
River in France : LOIRE
32
High-hat : SNOOT
35
Wandered : ROVED
36
Bowstring hemp : IFE
38
Finishes : ENDS
40
Salt, in Sèvres : SEL
41
Emulate W. J. Bryan : ORATE
42
How some music is composed : ATONALLY
47
More concise : TERSER
49
Siesta : NAP
50
Elasticity : SPRING
52
Burn with hot liquid : SCALD
53
City in Tex. : WACO
54
Mashhad's locale : IRAN
55
Where Aswan Dam is : NILE
56
Scottish caps : TAMS
58
Thought : IDEA
59
Monk's hood : COWL
60
Otherwise : ELSE
63
Female sheep : EWE
64
Pod occupant : PEA

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

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