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Mark Blakeburn
New York Times, Thursday, March 19, 1992
22-Across : M.P.'s captive
Author:
Mark Blakeburn
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.64, Missing: { J M X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 7.9
Grid has duplicate clues.
Mark Blakeburn has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
1 T | 2 I | 3 E | 4 D | 5 S | 6 H | 7 I | 8 V | 9 S | 10 A | 11 G | 12 A |
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13 A | L | S | O | 14 E | T | A | N | A | 15 A | L | A | R |
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16 P | E | A | G | 17 C | A | T | S | C | 18 R | A | D | L | E |
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19 E | D | U | C | 20 A | T | E | S | 21 A | C | R | O | S | S |
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22 A | W | O | L | 23 S | T | A | ||||||||
24 P | 25 I | T | A | 26 S | 27 A | K | I | 28 C | 29 A | 30 T | 31 S |
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32 F | A | N | C | Y | 33 L | E | O | 34 A | B | B | A |
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35 L | I | T | H | 36 S | 37 P | A | W | N | 38 R | H | O | S |
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39 I | N | R | E | 40 C | A | T | 41 C | I | O | N | S |
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42 P | E | A | R | 43 A | R | E | 44 D | 45 A | C | R | E | |||
46 L | T | D | 47 U | 48 S | N | A | ||||||||
49 C | 50 L | 51 A | 52 R | E | T | 53 S | C | A | T | T | 54 I | 55 N | 56 G |
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57 R | E | Q | U | I | E | 58 S | C | A | T | 59 U | R | A | L |
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60 O | N | U | S | 61 R | O | U | T | E | 62 R | A | R | E |
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63 P | T | A | H | 64 S | U | D | S | 65 E | N | K | E |
© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,472
Across
1
Fastened : TIED
5
Hood's knife : SHIV
9
"Volsunga ___" : SAGA
13
Part of a k a : ALSO
14
Eagle rider of myth : ETANA
15
Winged : ALAR
16
Wampum : PEAG
17
Vonnegut novel : CATSCRADLE
19
Teaches : EDUCATES
21
Traversely : ACROSS
22
M.P.'s captive : AWOL
23
Union, in D.C. : STA
24
Middle Eastern bread : PITA
26
H. H. Munro : SAKI
28
Broadway hit inspired by T.S.E. : CATS
32
Imagine : FANCY
33
Fifth sign : LEO
34
Biblical "father" : ABBA
35
Printing meth. : LITH
36
Beget : SPAWN
38
Greek letters : RHOS
39
Anent : INRE
40
___-and-mouse game : CAT
41
Twigs for grafting : CIONS
42
Anjou or Kieffer : PEAR
43
"My love is like ___ ... ": Burns : ARED
45
Israeli seaport : ACRE
46
Co. type : LTD
47
Annapolis inst. : USNA
49
A table wine : CLARET
53
Chased feline's activity : SCATTING
57
___ in pace : REQUIESCAT
59
River to the Caspian : URAL
60
Burden : ONUS
61
Course : ROUTE
62
Steak order : RARE
63
Egyptian god : PTAH
64
Beer-glass topper : SUDS
65
German speed skater : ENKE
Down
1
Record : TAPE
2
"___ Three Lives" : ILED
3
Husband of Judith : ESAU
4
Tabby's friend? : DOGCATCHER
5
French writer and family : STAELS
6
Dicer and tile : HATS
7
Electees : INS
8
Worker's respite : VACATION
9
Mosel feeder : SAAR
10
Gucci or Moro : ALDO
11
Tin Pan Alley females : GALS
12
Brother of Eris : ARES
14
Derm or plasm lead-in : ECTO
18
Org. for Sarnoff : RCA
20
Gone : AWAY
23
Twist : SKEW
24
"Common Sense" author : PAINE
25
Within: Prefix : INTRA
27
Winged : ALATE
28
Exaggerated sketch : CARICATURE
29
Loathe : ABHOR
30
Type of steak : TBONE
31
Brat's rebuttal : SASS
32
Saucy : FLIP
36
Strews : SCATTERS
37
Cowboy's chum : PARD
41
Bevel; tilt : CANT
44
Coins for Shylock : DUCATS
46
Hawaiian garland : LEI
48
Fill up : SATE
49
Jockey's whip : CROP
50
Fast time : LENT
51
Greenish blue : AQUA
52
Cattail : RUSH
53
Target of a Patriot : SCUD
54
Esfahan is here : IRAN
55
British stoolie : NARK
56
Mirth : GLEE
58
Trifle : SOU
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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