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Joel D. Lafargue
Joel D. Lafargue

New York Times, Wednesday, April 1, 1987

Author:
Joel D. Lafargue
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 34.6
Joel D. Lafargue has 51 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,658
Across
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Number for tea : TWO
4
Seven Years' War treaty site : PARIS
9
Make a ___ (succeed) : GOOF
13
Mrs. Oop : OOLA
15
Protestant group : AMISH
16
Best musical: 1982 : NINE
17
Battle involving retreat? : TNEMEGAGNE
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"So that's it!" : ISEE
20
Prima ballerina : ETOILE
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TV's "Diff'rent ___" : STROKES
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Philippine palm : NIOG
25
Photo, in a roto : PIC
26
Go to great lengths? : REVODNEB
30
"Where did Idaho?" "Wait, ___!" : ALASKA
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Nero's eggs : OVA
35
Conger catchers : EELERS
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Horse of another color : ROAN
38
Throes of hunger : PANGS
40
Japanese board game : IGO
41
MDII ÷ II : DCCLI
42
He succeeded Churchill : EDEN
43
Fit for consumption : EDIBLE
45
Bandleader Brown : LES
46
Emulate Beene : DESIGN
48
Ex-senator's comeback? : NOITCELE
50
___ Mahal : TAJ
51
Autocrat : TSAR
52
Completely and finally : FORGOOD
56
Lots : SCORES
60
Part of Lyra : VEGA
61
What teachers apply? : YGOLOHCYSP
63
Vehicle for Blanche? : CART
64
Downs or salts : EPSOM
65
Bingo's cousin : KENO
66
Hwys. : RTES
67
First N.Y.C. mayor : DUANE
68
All ready : SET
Down
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Lug : TOTE
2
Custom : WONT
3
It fills some tubs : OLEO
4
Where to find a banner : PAGEONE
5
Its sym. is the caduceus : AMA
6
Prearranges illegally : RIGS
7
"Say it ___ so" : ISNT
8
Mountain men of Asia : SHERPAS
9
Going crazy? : GNIKCARC
10
Beauvais's department : OISE
11
Fin components : ONES
12
Legal charge : FEE
14
Kind of acid : AMINO
18
Suppresses : ELIDES
22
J.R.'s business : OIL
24
Very cold : GELID
26
Lassoed : ROPED
27
Give the slip to : EVADE
28
Windmill parts : VANES
29
Initiate : BEGIN
31
Wall projection : SOCLE
32
Superman's real name : KALEL
33
Carrot's kin : ANISE
36
Artoo-Detoo, for one : ROBOT
39
Setting in motion? : GNITRATS
41
Tear off : DETACH
43
Relished : ENJOYED
44
Flexible : LISSOME
47
Youngman offering : GAG
49
Baloney : CROCK
52
Act of derring-do : FEAT
53
Grimm heavy : OGRE
54
N.K.V.D.'s predecessor : OGPU
55
___-dos (back-to-back) : DOSA
57
Deli loaves : RYES
58
Feudal toiler : ESNE
59
What X marks : SPOT
60
TV attachment : VCR
62
___ Nol of Cambodia : LON

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

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