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James R. Burns
James R. Burns

New York Times, Tuesday, May 31, 1983

26-Down : Sap sucker

Author:
James R. Burns
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 24.3
James R. Burns has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,257
Across
1
Healing ointment : BALM
5
Become entangled : CATCH
10
South African settler : BOER
14
Small case : ETUI
15
Love affair : AMOUR
16
Southwestern stewpot : OLLA
17
Classic Hollywood musical: 1952 : SINGININTHERAIN
20
Rivals of Athenians : SPARTANS
21
Hungry : UNFED
22
Of aircraft : AERO
23
Scarce : RARE
25
Lewis's Elmer : GANTRY
28
Entertainer Sonny : BONO
29
" ... the cruel'st ___ alive": Shak. : SHE
32
Fencer's weapon : EPEE
33
Fabulist : AESOP
34
___ T (perfectly) : TOA
35
Neil Simon play and movie : THESUNSHINEBOYS
39
Offer : BID
40
Type of pie : PECAN
41
Writer Gardner : ERLE
42
Dist. units : YDS
43
Water bird : LOON
44
Pillaged : SACKED
46
Bluster : RANT
47
Dr. Jonas : SALK
48
Pinafore : APRON
51
Sensible : RATIONAL
55
Lord Peter Wimsey case : CLOUDSOFWITNESS
58
Fishes, in a way : EELS
59
"As You Like It" forest : ARDEN
60
Give out : EMIT
61
Yard or garage event : SALE
62
Upstairs and downstairs people : MAIDS
63
Seamstress Betsy : ROSS
Down
1
Miss Myerson : BESS
2
All agog : ATIP
3
The moon personified : LUNA
4
Treks : MIGRATES
5
Light yellow : CANARY
6
___ acids : AMINO
7
Cargo units : TONS
8
Snubbed : CUT
9
___, The Prince of Wales: Abbr. : HRH
10
Endured : BORNE
11
Norway's patron saint : OLAF
12
___ Abel, ex-newscaster : ELIE
13
Author of "The Fountainhead" : RAND
18
Roman road : ITER
19
Part of the Old World : EUROPE
23
Pitcher's aid : ROSIN
24
Shortly : ANON
25
Manage : GETBY
26
Sap sucker : APHID
27
Requirements : NEEDS
28
Irish playwright : BEHAN
29
Mute bird : STORK
30
Famed name in games : HOYLE
31
Let up : EASED
33
English race course : ASCOT
36
Hill-dwelling : UPLAND
37
Inert gas : NEON
38
One using a come-hither gesture : BECKONER
44
Glossy fabrics : SATINS
45
Came down : ALIT
46
Awaken : ROUSE
47
Fiddled vigorously : SAWED
48
Superb serves : ACES
49
Nolo contendere, e.g. : PLEA
50
Wad : ROLL
51
Part of a country address : RFDI
52
Nautilus skipper : NEMO
53
In its present condition : ASIS
54
W.W. II assault vessels : LSTS
56
Pianist in "Casablanca" : SAM
57
___ pro nobis : ORA

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

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