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Patterson Pepple
New York Times, Saturday, March 22, 1986
61-Across : "And giving ___, up the chimney ... ": Moore
Author:
Patterson Pepple
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 300 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 34.2
Grid has duplicate clues.
Patterson Pepple has 37 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 M | 2 A | 3 R | 4 T | 5 S | 6 T | 7 O | 8 I | 9 C | 10 O | 11 N | 12 E | 13 S |
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14 A | L | S | O | 15 T | A | B | O | O | 16 S | E | L | A |
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17 D | I | V | I | 18 N | A | T | I | O | N | 19 I | C | E | R |
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20 D | I | P | L | O | M | A | T | 21 J | 22 A | R | R | E | D |
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23 E | M | P | S | 24 A | U | D | I | O | ||||||
25 C | 26 O | 27 M | T | E | S | 28 H | E | R | D | S | M | 29 A | 30 N |
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31 A | N | U | T | 32 F | U | S | E | E | 33 A | L | E |
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34 L | A | M | E | 35 S | 36 A | R | I | 37 R | 38 E | N | T | A |
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39 L | I | B | 40 A | 41 R | B | O | R | 42 S | C | A | R |
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43 I | R | O | 44 N | B | A | R | K | 45 S | 46 A | T | Y | R | S |
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47 J | U | L | I | E | 48 A | E | R | I | ||||||
49 A | 50 C | U | M | E | N | 51 D | R | E | A | M | 52 E | 53 R | 54 S |
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55 L | A | M | B | 56 B | 57 L | A | C | K | M | A | G | I | C |
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58 G | I | B | E | 59 O | X | I | D | E | 60 T | A | P | A |
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61 A | N | O | D | 62 W | I | S | E | R | 63 E | D | E | N |
© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,283
Across
1
Agora : MART
5
Zeno follower : STOIC
10
G.W.'s bills : ONES
14
"The Sun ___ Rises" : ALSO
15
Inviolable : TABOO
16
Actress Ward : SELA
17
Occult art : DIVINATION
19
Bakery aide : ICER
20
Kissinger or Metternich : DIPLOMAT
21
Jolted : JARRED
23
Nap. and Cath. II : EMPS
24
TV's sound : AUDIO
25
French noblemen : COMTES
28
Steer steerer : HERDSMAN
31
"The Figure of ___": Dickinson : ANUT
32
Railroad flare : FUSEE
33
Pub request : ALE
34
Rich fabrics : LAMES
36
Onassis, to Jackie : ARI
37
Designer Oscar de la ___ : RENTA
39
Women's ___ : LIB
40
Bower : ARBOR
42
Duelist's souvenir : SCAR
43
Australian eucalyptus : IRONBARK
45
Dionysian revelers : SATYRS
47
Harris or Andrews : JULIE
48
Air: Comb. form : AERI
49
Shrewdness : ACUMEN
51
Lotus eaters : DREAMERS
55
Symbol of March 31 : LAMB
56
Occult art : BLACKMAGIC
58
Jeer : GIBE
59
Ferric ___ (rust) : OXIDE
60
Polynesian cloth : TAPA
61
"And giving ___, up the chimney ... ": Moore : ANOD
62
More sagacious : WISER
63
A Cotton Belt grape : EDEN
Down
1
Gp. against inebriates at the wheel : MADD
2
Part of et al. : ALII
3
Invitation abbr. : RSVP
4
Milady's attire : TOILETTE
5
Philatelist's interest : STAMPS
6
Teddy boys' goodbyes : TATAS
7
R.I.P. item : OBIT
8
C : IOO
9
Practice an occult art : CONJURE
10
Egyptian god : OSIRIS
11
Occult art : NECROMANCY
12
Robert ___ : ELEE
13
Red quartz : SARD
18
Alaskan city : NOME
22
Viper : ADDER
24
Norse gods : AESIR
25
Beauty: Comb. form : CALLI
26
How lovers walk : ONAIR
27
Occult art : MUMBOJUMBO
28
Memorable impresario : HUROK
29
Bridal-path ending : ALTAR
30
Approaches : NEARS
32
French entomologist : FABRE
35
Southernmost U.S. cape : SABLE
38
Educated guess : ESTIMATE
41
Domain of Iris : RAINBOW
44
Desensitized : NUMBED
45
Zetetic one : SEEKER
46
Ancient Syria : ARAM
48
___ Triomphe : ARCDE
49
Stonewort : ALGA
50
First son : CAIN
51
Rostrum : DAIS
52
Hoople's cry : EGAD
53
Pickable : RIPE
54
Employ radar : SCAN
57
Year in Nero's reign : LXI
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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