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Ernst Theimer
New York Times, Monday, April 1, 1985
Author:
Ernst Theimer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 35.0
Ernst Theimer has 50 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
1 M | 2 E | 3 S | 4 A | 5 O | 6 R | 7 A | 8 L | 9 E | 10 A | 11 D | 12 E | 13 N |
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14 O | A | R | S | 15 D | E | C | A | L | 16 P | A | C | E |
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17 T | R | E | S | 18 E | D | E | H | T | F | 19 O | P | I | H | S |
20 E | N | D | 21 A | N | D | Y | 22 B | E | S | O | T |
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23 N | 24 O | S | E | S | 25 S | 26 E | T | A | ||||||
27 S | 28 T | I | L | T | S | 29 S | H | O | U | L | 30 D | 31 E | 32 R |
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33 C | R | A | G | 34 S | 35 A | T | I | N | S | 36 E | R | A |
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37 R | O | M | A | 38 N | 39 D | A | N | 40 E | 41 E | L | E | R |
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42 A | V | E | 43 O | 44 L | I | V | E | 45 T | 46 P | U | C | E |
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47 P | E | R | 48 O | R | A | T | E | 49 A | 50 V | I | A | T | E |
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51 A | D | D | S | 52 S | L | A | S | H | ||||||
53 A | 54 M | 55 A | T | I | 56 A | I | L | S | 57 R | 58 E | 59 E |
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60 S | T | N | E | C | 61 E | 62 V | I | F | Y | T | 63 N | E | W | T |
64 I | G | O | R | 65 G | I | R | T | H | 66 O | V | E | N |
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67 S | E | N | S | 68 G | E | S | S | O | 69 D | O | R | A |
© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,928
Across
1
Flat hill : MESA
5
Fanon : ORALE
10
Arabian gulf : ADEN
14
Dinghy equipment : OARS
15
Transfer picture : DECAL
16
Walking tempo : PACE
17
CAMEL BACK : SHIPOFTHEDESERT
20
Finish : END
21
Amos's friend : ANDY
22
Stupefy : BESOT
23
Sniffs : NOSES
25
___ precedent : SETA
27
Wading birds : STILTS
29
Assume the burden of : SHOULDER
33
Jutting rock : CRAG
34
Lustrous fabrics : SATINS
36
Age : ERA
37
Brutus or Cato : ROMAN
39
Rather of TV : DAN
40
Certain fisherman : EELER
42
Greeting for 37 Across : AVE
43
Imitation pearl : OLIVET
46
Red color : PUCE
47
Declaim at length : PERORATE
49
Fly : AVIATE
51
Appends : ADDS
52
Cut, as prices : SLASH
53
Violinmaker : AMATI
56
Is unwell : AILS
57
Dakota Indian : REE
60
QUARTERBACK : TWENTYFIVECENTS
64
Operatic prince : IGOR
65
Circumference : GIRTH
66
Hot spot : OVEN
67
Cong. group : SENS
68
Plaster of paris : GESSO
69
Copperfield's first wife : DORA
Down
1
Speck : MOTE
2
Merit : EARN
3
RESTS UP : REMAINDERS
4
Onager or dunce : ASS
5
Peculiarity : ODDNESS
6
Instruments or plants : REEDS
7
Sore : ACHY
8
Opposite of long. : LAT
9
Pixie : ELF
10
Go to a higher court : APPEAL
11
Platform : DAIS
12
Reverberate : ECHO
13
Fledgling's home : NEST
18
Orient : EAST
19
Dense : OBTUSE
24
Gymnast Korbut : OLGA
25
Gleam : SHINE
26
Eternity : EON
27
Discard : SCRAP
28
Treasure ___ : TROVE
29
Barrel part : STAVE
30
PASSED UP : OVERHAULED
31
Upright : ERECT
32
Street show : RAREE
35
Mine entrances : ADITS
38
Scandinavian : NORDIC
41
Steeple ornaments : EPIS
44
Youngster : LAD
45
Hunting cry : TALLYHO
48
Westerns : OATERS
50
Far-reaching : VAST
52
Screens : SIFTS
53
Sale sign : ASIS
54
Lien: Abbr. : MTGE
55
Presently : ANON
56
Affectation : AIRS
58
Pitcher : EWER
59
Lab heater : ETNA
61
Humpty Dumpty : EGG
62
Compete : VIE
63
Nap or err : NOD
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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