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Stanley Glass
Stanley Glass

New York Times, Wednesday, March 25, 1992

37-Across : With competence

Author:
Stanley Glass
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Stanley Glass has 26 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,478
Across
1
Frome or Allen : ETHAN
6
Twain's jumper : FROG
10
Higher: Ger. : OBER
14
End of a Stein line : AROSE
15
Bonkers : LOCO
16
Hebrew letter : TETH
17
City in Ind. or Chile : VALPARAISO
19
Aleutian isle : ATTU
20
Blood condition: Comb. form : EMIA
21
Symbol of wisdom : OWL
22
City in N.C. or England : DURHAM
24
City in Ga. or Greece : SPARTA
26
City in Minn. or Neb. : STPAUL
28
Sundered : TORN
30
Galley implement : OAR
31
Source of voltage: Abbr. : EMF
34
A biped : HUMAN
37
With competence : ABLY
39
Donahue or Silvers : PHIL
40
Hannibal, to Scipio : ENEMY
41
"Ulalume" poet : POE
42
Her anagram is great : GRETA
43
Chest sound : RALE
44
Attired : CLAD
45
Wing feather : REMEX
46
A vestment : ALB
47
Tot's "little piggy" : TOE
48
Skip : OMIT
50
Useless : OTIOSE
53
City in Tex. or Ukraine : ODESSA
57
More than one : PLURAL
59
Household god : LAR
61
Chuck ___ of coaching fame : NOLL
62
Mantua money : LIRE
63
City in La. or Egypt : ALEXANDRIA
66
Karenin's wife : ANNA
67
Not any : NONE
68
Sire : BEGET
69
Requirement : NEED
70
Ugly hopper : TOAD
71
Revere : ADORE
Down
1
Roof borders : EAVES
2
Type of vessel : TRAMP
3
Humpback salmon : HOLIA
4
Sugar substitute : ASPARTAME
5
A.F.T. rival : NEA
6
Defect : FLAW
7
Disturbs : ROILS
8
Shavetail training ctr. : OCS
9
Inducement in an employer's ad : GOODPAY
10
Japanese port : OTARU
11
City in Pa. or Jordanian town : BETHLEHEM
12
Comics Kett : ETTA
13
Baba au ___ : RHUM
18
Loud outburst : ROAR
23
Short-lived Arab confederation : UAR
25
Theater award : TONY
27
City in Ohio or Spain : TOLEDO
29
City in Fla. or Italy : NAPLES
32
Bit : MITE
33
Embryonic linen : FLAX
34
Queen on Olympus : HERA
35
Single : UNAL
36
City in Fla. or Australia : MELBOURNE
38
Long scarf : BOA
39
Feigned : PRETENDED
42
Grating : GRID
44
Radiator additive : COOLANT
47
José's aunt : TIA
49
Verse measure : MORA
51
Stair part : TREAD
52
Actress Verdugo : ELENA
54
Syrup source : SORGO
55
More cunning : SLIER
56
Winged : ALATE
57
Scheme : PLAN
58
Queue : LINE
60
Hewed : AXED
64
Old card game : LOO
65
Celtics' org. : NBA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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