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Eli Wesoff
Eli Wesoff

New York Times, Tuesday, April 13, 1982

26-Down : Chef-d'oeuvre

Author:
Eli Wesoff
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { Q U Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Eli Wesoff has 93 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,844
Across
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Take a dip : BATHE
6
Paine's "The ___ of Reason" : AGE
9
Sibilant warning : PST
12
City on the Allegheny : OLEAN
13
On the horizon : AFAR
14
Fencing sword : EPEE
16
Open to view : OVERT
17
Winter garb : LONGJOHNS
19
What some politicians ride : BANDWAGON
21
Indian group : ERIES
22
Kind of cat : CIVET
23
Jeanne d'Arc, e.g. : SAINTE
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Charitable person : ALMONER
27
Plaque in Greek antiquity : PINAX
28
Eagle, for one : SOARER
29
O'Brien and Boone : PATS
30
Describing Abner : LIL
33
Relaxation : EASE
34
Rip or hack follower : SAW
35
Pedigree listing at Aqueduct : SIRE
36
Formicarium member : ANT
37
Cooking direction : STIR
39
Wagers provide him wages : BOOKIE
41
Chemical compound : ESTER
43
Own up : CONFESS
44
"Wild and crazy" comic : MARTIN
46
One of Clark's roles : RHETT
47
City on the Nile : ASWAN
48
" ... ___ moon": Song of Solomon : FAIRASTHE
52
Pitman's gift to stenos : SHORTHAND
54
Stashed again : REHID
55
Frau's partner : HERR
56
On ___ (impatient) : EDGE
57
"___ Lucy" : ILOVE
58
It could be the limit : SKY
59
Tiny, to Angus : WEE
60
Entertainer Ole : OLSEN
Down
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Dunce : BOOB
2
Part of T.A.E. : ALVA
3
Harold of the funnies : TEEN
4
Unyielding nucleus of a group : HARDCORE
5
Twist together : ENTWINE
6
In progress : AFOOT
7
"The High and the Mighty" author : GANN
8
Unit of energy : ERG
9
Site of Bradley U. : PEORIA
10
Inscrutable : SPHINXLIKE
11
Dogma : TENET
13
Writer Horatio : ALGER
15
Actual being : ESSE
18
Use for denim : JEANS
20
Affirm : AVER
23
Command to Rover : SIT
24
Voyaging : ASEA
25
Kind of shark : LOAN
26
Chef-d'oeuvre : MASTERWORK
27
Cat's-___ (dupe) : PAW
29
N.Y.S.E. term : PAR
31
Goddess of the rainbow : IRIS
32
Grant and Marvin : LEES
34
"Little ___ Echo" : SIR
35
Subtle inducement to buy : SOFTSELL
37
Be frugal : STINT
38
KO count : TEN
39
A Cape Town citizen : BOER
40
Smallest of the Great Lakes : ONTARIO
42
___-eyed (idealistic) : STARRY
43
Reprimand : CHIDE
44
Col. Potter's command : MASH
45
Whence the phoenix rose : ASHES
46
Target area : RANGE
48
Lose brightness : FADE
49
Jefferson or Paine: Abbr. : THOS
50
Home for a honey bunch : HIVE
51
Tree of life locale : EDEN
53
Use an ax : HEW

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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