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William S. McIlrath
William S. McIlrath

New York Times, Saturday, March 20, 1993

Author:
William S. McIlrath
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { G J K Q U X Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 20.7
William S. McIlrath has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,838
Across
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Greek Juventas : HEBE
5
Cheat, in a way : SCALP
10
" ... for ___ in joy!": Browning : EVER
14
Shut's partner, in some cases : OPEN
15
Triple topper : HOMER
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Blue Jay? Rarely! : LENO
17
Schubert product : LIED
18
" ... and ___ grow on" : ONETO
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"___ each life ... " : INTO
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BACK TALK : ECNELOSNI
22
Ennead, almost : OCTET
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Love too fondly : DOTE
24
Urd or Skuld : NORN
26
More back talk : LIP
29
Fillet : BAND
31
Frankish king: 481-511 : CLOVIS
35
Aromatic liqueur : ANISETTE
37
Geometric chord : SECANT
38
Side dish : SLAW
39
Start of Va.'s motto : SIC
41
Not quite a mane character? : ELSA
42
Shicoff and Schipa : TENORS
45
Bath's county : SOMERSET
48
Chitons' kin : STOLAE
49
N.M. art center : TAOS
50
Nice season : ETE
51
Bona follower : FIDE
53
Stone: Comb. form : LITH
55
Grant : AWARD
58
TAKE BACK : SSESSOPER
63
Cob or drake : MALE
64
Pyx : CHEST
65
Spinning nerd? : YOYO
66
Royal name in Norway : OLAV
67
Shalom : PEACE
68
Stingos' kin : ALES
69
Union general : RENO
70
"Stormy Weather" man : ARLEN
71
Tender : SORE
Down
1
Spiracle, e.g. : HOLE
2
Tale of Gilgamesh : EPIC
3
"I've ___ to London ... " : BEEN
4
Over : ENDED
5
Snipe : SHOOTAT
6
Accedes : CONSENTS
7
Right on, formally : AMEN
8
Admit : LETIN
9
Claim introducer : PRO
10
MAKE UP : ELICNOCER
11
Jacket slit : VENT
12
Duck, in Dortmund : ENTE
13
Origin : ROOT
21
Leaf division : LOBE
22
Wreath for Bors : ORLE
25
Where lts. are made : OCS
26
Remains : LASTS
27
Estero : INLET
28
A player, perhaps : PIANO
30
Paine was one : DEIST
32
Concert piece : VALSE
33
Map in a map : INSET
34
Condition : STATE
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BACKS UP : SWOLFREVO
40
Fuse : COALESCE
43
Jayhawk : RAID
44
But: Lat. : SED
46
Bedew : MOISTEN
47
Opposite of ouests : ESTS
52
District in Surrey : ESHER
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Some D.C. cagers : HOYAS
55
Don Juan's emotion : AMOR
56
Rib : WALE
57
Alda or Bates : ALAN
59
Cachet : SEAL
60
Kind of shirt : POLO
61
Witness : EYER
62
American Beauty : ROSE
64
Nos. person : CPA

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

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