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Larry Goldhirsch
Larry Goldhirsch

New York Times, Wednesday, March 26, 1986

Author:
Larry Goldhirsch
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 27.8
Larry Goldhirsch has 12 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,287
Across
1
Gram. gender : MASC
5
English hydros : SPAS
9
Omicron's kin : OMEGA
14
"___ Ben Adhem," L. Hunt poem : ABOU
15
Habit : WONT
16
Bucolic : RURAL
17
Karageorge, for one : SERB
18
Bulwer-Lytton heroine : IONE
19
Skin ailment : PSORA
20
Zeno's town : ELEA
21
Orchestra instrument : FRENCHHORN
23
Calf's stomach lining : RENNET
25
Portico : STOA
26
Nylons : HOSE
28
Alistair Cooke vehicle : OMNIBUS
33
Helmet, to Horace : GALEA
36
A concubine of Solomon : ABRA
38
Hawaiian state bird : NENE
39
Xenophobe's aversion : ALIEN
40
Seven, to Severus : VII
41
"___ with Judy," 1948 film : ADATE
42
Kampuchean monetary unit : RIEL
43
___ particle (electron) : BETA
44
Curtain fabric : NINON
45
Kin of scads : PASSELS
47
Wendy's dog in "Peter Pan" : NANA
49
Producer Mike : TODD
51
Horseshoe hit : RINGER
55
Separate-checks situation : DUTCHTREAT
60
Nat or Natalie : COLE
61
Practical : UTILE
62
Fourth-qtr. start : OCTI
63
Hit song of The Kinks : LOLA
64
Of birth : NATAL
65
Taps : PATS
66
Consumer : USER
67
Manifests : SHOWS
68
Keyhole : SLOT
69
Vereen and Bradlee : BENS
Down
1
Radiation-beam device : MASER
2
White poplar : ABELE
3
Philosopher Kierkegaard : SOREN
4
Some footwear features : CUBANHEELS
5
Birds or lizards : SWIFTS
6
Needy : POOR
7
Boleyn and Jeffreys : ANNES
8
Very loud : STENTORIAN
9
TV's Webster, for one : ORPHAN
10
Porridge : MUSH
11
Suffix for switch : EROO
12
Actress Teri : GARR
13
Arkin or Alda : ALAN
22
Robin Cook novel : COMA
24
Of the dawn : EOAN
27
Listens in : EAVESDROPS
29
Juggler's prop : INDIANCLUB
30
Noggin : BEAN
31
"Do ___ others ... " : UNTO
32
Observed : SEEN
33
Robin Williams role : GARP
34
Former queen of Jordan : ALIA
35
Is situated : LIES
37
Kind of part : BIT
41
Years, to Cato : ANNI
43
Stain : BLOT
46
Mertz and Waters : ETHELS
48
Anagram of traits : ARTIST
50
Transfer picture : DECAL
52
Aureate egg producer : GOOSE
53
Columnist Goodman : ELLEN
54
Raises : REARS
55
___ Scotus, Scottish theologian : DUNS
56
Beehive State : UTAH
57
One of the singing Jacksons : TITO
58
Lobster's chela : CLAW
59
Quintillionth: Comb. form : ATTO

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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