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John M. Samson
New York Times, Saturday, April 26, 1980
1-Down : Road builder's task
Author:
John M. Samson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 21.5
John M. Samson has 49 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
1 G | 2 R | 3 A | 4 S | 5 S | 6 O | 7 A | 8 S | 9 S | 10 U | 11 R | 12 E | |||
13 R | O | B | E | R | T | 14 S | T | O | K | E | R | 15 S |
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16 C | A | M | E | L | O | T | 17 F | O | R | E | M | A | N |
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18 U | D | A | L | L | 19 O | 20 L | I | V | E | 21 A | S | A |
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22 R | I | I | S | 23 S | M | O | T | E | 24 L | I | M | P |
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25 I | N | N | 26 S | C | A | N | 27 P | I | N | U | P |
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28 A | G | E | 29 T | O | N | E | 30 C | L | A | S | S | Y |
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31 H | O | R | S | E | 32 H | A | I | R | ||||||
33 D | 34 A | 35 M | O | N | E | 36 A | I | R | E | 37 B | 38 M | 39 E |
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40 O | V | A | R | Y | 41 G | L | A | D | 42 R | A | M |
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43 G | E | T | S | 44 S | 45 P | L | A | T | 46 S | I | R | E |
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47 T | R | I | 48 S | K | I | E | R | 49 F | A | G | I | N |
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50 A | R | S | 51 E | N | A | L | 52 I | 53 R | E | L | A | N | D |
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54 G | E | S | T | A | T | E | 55 T | I | R | A | D | E | ||
56 D | E | E | P | E | R | 57 Y | O | N | D | E | R |
© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,127
Across
1
Ella of Conn. : GRASSO
7
Convince : ASSURE
13
A Kennedy or a Stevenson : ROBERT
14
Feeders of fires on freighters : STOKERS
16
Siege Perilous site : CAMELOT
17
Overseer : FOREMAN
18
Mo from Ariz. : UDALL
19
___ branch : OLIVE
21
Botanist Gray : ASA
22
U.S. social reformer: 1849–1914 : RIIS
23
Struck : SMOTE
24
Flaccid : LIMP
25
Hostelry : INN
26
Scrutinize : SCAN
27
Barracks decoration : PINUP
28
Ice ___ : AGE
29
Quality : TONE
30
Stylish : CLASSY
31
Brush material : HORSEHAIR
33
Vocalist Vic : DAMONE
36
Gaelic nobleman : AIRE
37
Science deg. : BME
40
Pistil part : OVARY
41
Happy : GLAD
42
Butt : RAM
43
Procures : GETS
44
Slapping sound : SPLAT
46
Father : SIRE
47
Prefix with sect : TRI
48
Kanone, e.g. : SKIER
49
Abuser of Oliver : FAGIN
50
Storehouse : ARSENAL
52
John or Jill of films : IRELAND
54
Develop an idea : GESTATE
55
Diatribe : TIRADE
56
More profound : DEEPER
57
Over there : YONDER
Down
1
Road builder's task : GRADING
2
Variety of lettuce : ROMAINE
3
Walter and I. W. : ABELS
4
Promote successfully : SELL
5
Angel's favorite sign : SRO
6
Armless sofas : OTTOMANS
7
___ as a fiddle : ASFIT
8
Heater : STOVE
9
Angered : SORE
10
Hawaiian guitar, for short : UKE
11
Stays : REMAINS
12
Dutch scholar: 1466–1536 : ERASMUS
15
Brisk : SNAPPY
16
Roman senate : CURIA
20
"Lindy" : LONEEAGLE
23
Get home : SCORE
24
Fabricator : LIAR
26
Rigid : STONY
27
Wielded : PLIED
30
Unit of weight : CARAT
31
___ d'oeuvre : HORS
32
Mirth : HILARITY
33
Military ID : DOGTAG
34
Affirmed : AVERRED
35
Leader among Fauvist painters : MATISSE
37
Bucket or fire follower : BRIGADE
38
Seaman : MARINER
39
Edit : EMEND
44
Glide over : SKATE
45
He makes heaps : PILER
46
Hodgepodge : SALAD
48
Catch : SNAP
49
Flowerless plant : FERN
51
Summer, on the Riviera : ETE
53
___ de la Plata : RIO
Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 2 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.