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Charles E. Gersch
Charles E. Gersch

New York Times, Saturday, March 16, 1991

Author: Charles E. Gersch
Editor: Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Charles E. Gersch has 31 pre-Shortz puzzles and 17 Shortz Era puzzles in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,103
Across Down
1. First name of 47 Down : BORIS
6. Strong Tahitian drinks : AVAS
10. "___ along, little dogie" : GIT
13. A heavy in "The Maltese Falcon" : GREENSTREET
15. Plaintiff in a 1970 case : ROE
16. Revolutionary War general : NATHANAELGREENE
18. Slow one : SNAIL
19. Hindu goddess : KALI
20. Mother lode : VEIN
21. Confirmation, e.g. : RITE
23. Insistence : URGENCY
25. Waiting area for TV guests et al. : GREENROOM
29. Early Dadaist : ARP
30. Schisgal play : LUV
31. Long, long times : EONS
32. Fall bloomers : ASTERS
35. Salt Lake City team : UTES
37. Hounds' sounds : YELPS
39. Writer Bellow : SAUL
40. Pulsates : THROBS
42. "Cubic" Rubik : ERNO
44. Half of a dance : CHA
45. J. Jones heroes : GIS
46. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Hank : GREENBERG
48. Tell a story : NARRATE
51. Kilmer subject : TREE
52. Dueling sword : EPEE
53. Virgil opener : ARMA
55. High points : ACMES
59. V. Lombardi's team: 1959-68 : GREENBAYPACKERS
62. Author Kovic : RON
63. "Bonanza" actor : LORNEGREENE
64. Switch positions : ONS
65. Chaser in a bar : SODA
66. Pomme de ___ (potato) : TERRE
 1. Fiber source : BRAN
2. Greek mountain chain : OETA
3. Take back a hand : REHIRE
4. Arow : INALINE
5. Important digits on an I.R.S. form : SSN
6. Type of code : AREA
7. Calfskin parchment : VELLUM
8. Norse sea god : AEGIR
9. Riv. boat : STR
10. Environmentalist group : GREENPEACE
11. Architectural style : IONIC
12. Type of bopper : TEENY
13. R.E.L., D.D.E. et al. : GNS
14. Sign on a giveaway : TAKEONE
17. Turns inside out : EVERTS
22. Cities in Mich., N.Y. and Ohio : TROYS
24. Highway sign : GAS
25. Overabundance : GLUT
26. Biblical book : RUTH
27. Ocotes, sapins, etc. : EVERGREENS
28. Famed Canadian physician : OSLER
32. Lou Grant portrayer : ASNER
33. Essen's area : RUHR
34. Cinder : SLAG
36. Evening affair : SOIREE
38. Record beforehand : PRETAPE
41. Beard's org. : BSA
43. What 160 square rods add up to : ONEACRE
46. Poet ___ Manley Hopkins : GERARD
47. A three-time Wimbledon champ : BECKER
48. Amazon feeder : NEGRO
49. Front part of a stage : APRON
50. No-no : TABOO
54. Talking bird : MYNA
56. Dutch painter Jan van der ___ : MEER
57. Irish lake : ERNE
58. Dublin-to-Madrid dir. : SSE
60. Certain telegrams of yesteryear: Abbr. : NLS
61. H'wd. ten-percenter : AGT

Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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