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Richard Silvestri
Richard Silvestri

New York Times, Monday, May 11, 1987

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 21.9
Richard Silvestri has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 84 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,698
Across
1
Captain of the Pequod : AHAB
5
It must go on : SHOW
9
Fundamentals : ABCS
13
Salami shop : DELI
14
Man in a cage : TAMER
16
Pinball problem : TILT
17
Spoken : ORAL
18
Allan-___ : ADALE
19
Inter ___ (among other things) : ALIA
20
Snooker's relative : BILLIARDS
22
X years before Hastings : MLVI
23
Garrison : FORT
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Approved : OKAYED
26
Hercules's dozen : LABORS
29
Brawny : STRONG
31
Nimble : AGILE
32
Outscores : BEATS
33
Feed-bag morsel : OAT
36
Canasta play : MELD
37
Aluminum wraps : FOILS
38
Unadorned : BARE
39
Adult elver : EEL
40
Genetic duplicate : CLONE
41
Metric measure : LITER
42
Guarantee : ASSURE
44
Beach Boy Brian : WILSON
45
Eli's rival : CANTAB
47
Medicine ball? : PILL
48
Ye follower : OLDE
49
Quartering : BILLETING
54
Compete against the clock : RACE
55
Lake Geneva spa : EVIAN
56
Alley Oop's love : OOLA
58
Cupid : AMOR
59
Cut a rug : DANCE
60
Exigency : NEED
61
Lorelei Lee's creator : LOOS
62
___-do-well : NEER
63
Coaster : SLED
Down
1
Bother : ADO
2
Sage or mint : HERB
3
U.S.S.R. mountain range : ALAI
4
Wallet : BILLFOLD
5
Elevator's alternative : STAIRS
6
Attacked : HADAT
7
The Tentmaker : OMAR
8
Fuse metal : WELD
9
Cossack chief : ATAMAN
10
Certain butters : BILLYGOATS
11
British India empire founder : CLIVE
12
Demure : STAID
15
Vacation spots : RESORTS
21
Knowledge : LORE
25
Boxing stats : KOS
26
Kind of duck : LAME
27
Pulitzer Prize novelist: 1958 : AGEE
28
Whisper sweet nothings : BILLANDCOO
29
Fishing net : SEINE
30
Yarn : TALE
32
Ill-mannered lout : BOOR
34
Mars: Comb. form : AREO
35
Sea swallow : TERN
37
Bungled : FLUBBED
38
Huge amounts : BILLIONS
40
Letters for Lee : CSA
41
Swingy rhythm : LILT
43
Takes the wheel : STEERS
44
Frankfurter : WIENER
45
Shade of red : CORAL
46
Memorable shrine : ALAMO
47
Finish second : PLACE
50
Terrible czar : IVAN
51
End to end, on the gridiron : LINE
52
Coward : NOEL
53
Jubilation : GLEE
57
Do sum work : ADD

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

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