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Christopher Page
Christopher Page

New York Times, Thursday, May 14, 1987

Author:
Christopher Page
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 3, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 18.0
Christopher Page has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 8 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,701
Across
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Hops oven : OAST
5
Place : LOCUS
10
Tonsure site : PATE
14
Camembert cousin : BRIE
15
Silly : INANE
16
Andy's buddy : AMOS
17
Company for rabid canines : ENGLISHMEN
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Liquidates, in a way : PAYS
20
Tokyo tender : YEN
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Comedian Wilson : FLIP
22
Portage burden : CANOE
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Place for 17 Across : THEMIDDAYSUN
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Venerates : ADORES
29
"Celeste Aïda," e.g. : ARIA
30
Middle : CORE
31
Less irrational : SANER
33
Catered a banquet : FED
36
What poor Uncle Harry wanted : TOBEAMISSIONARY
40
"___ longa ... " : ARS
41
Past or imperfect : TENSE
42
Ely's river : OUSE
43
Statesman Douglas-Home : ALEC
44
Brought into balance : EVENED
46
Gertrude Lawrence hit : PRIVATELIVES
51
Germanic inscriptions : RUNES
52
Part of F.D.R. : INIT
53
Gowiddie, e.g. : TEA
56
Redolence : ODOR
57
Co-star of 46 Across and star of this puzzle : NOELCOWARD
60
Outlet : VENT
61
Sired : BEGAT
62
King of the Huns : ATLI
63
Contents of lodes : ORES
64
Manpower, afloat : CREWS
65
Subject for a best seller : DIET
Down
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Comply : OBEY
2
"Judith" composer : ARNE
3
Manifestation : SIGN
4
___ quel (such as it is, in Tours) : TEL
5
Fine knits : LISLES
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"To think ___ that's far awa": Burns : ONHIM
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College precincts : CAMPI
8
French article : UNE
9
J.F.K.: 1953-61 : SEN
10
Tropical fruit : PAPAYA
11
"The way to ___ heart ... " : AMANS
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"Happy birthday ___" : TOYOU
13
Steel city : ESSEN
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" ... ___ shall gain the whole world ... " : IFHE
22
The City of Victory : CAIRO
23
Banyan or baobab : TREE
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"___ Macabre" : DANSE
25
Vier predecessor : DREI
26
Minutes : ACTA
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Portal : DOOR
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Spheres : ORBS
31
Because : SINCE
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Burro : ASS
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Mythical man-beast : FAUN
34
Padraig's tongue : ERSE
35
Gave hue : DYED
37
Mercator work : ATLAS
38
Proper : MEET
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Negative answers : NOES
43
Turns away : AVERTS
44
Turns out : EVICTS
45
Turndown : VETO
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Utah city : PROVO
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Less refined : RUDER
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Golfer's hole-___ : INONE
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Sovereign : LIEGE
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A type of mother : INLAW
53
Jacques of film : TATI
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A Gardner : ERLE
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Colliery entrance : ADIT
57
A TV network : NBC
58
Across, in poesy : OER
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Bankroll : WAD

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

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