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Raymond F. Eisner
Raymond F. Eisner

New York Times, Friday, May 9, 1980

Author:
Raymond F. Eisner
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { H K Q V W Z }, Scrabble score: 251 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 15.2
Raymond F. Eisner has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,140
Across
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"Two ___ the Seesaw" : FOR
4
Ah, me! : ALAS
8
Vail convenience : TBAR
12
___ War, great race horse : MANO
13
Some are seeded : ROLLS
15
Third or hand follower : RAIL
16
Parol : ORAL
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What some pianos need : MUSICROLLS
19
Corners have these : ANGLES
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Cross-examine : GRILL
22
Po port : TURIN
23
Vicissitudes' ingredients : TROUBLES
26
Philippine island : MINDORO
28
Bailey of comics : BEETLE
30
"Holocaust" author Green : GERALD
32
Christian of haute couture fame : DIOR
33
"The ___ Murders": Christie : ABC
36
Nobelist in Literature: 1915 : ROLLAND
39
Middle: Abbr. : CTR
40
Some are feathered : BOAS
42
Capital of Eritrea : ASMARA
44
Rich cakes : TORTES
47
Not filleted : UNBONED
50
Sylvan spires : TREETOPS
52
He kills time : IDLER
54
Anagram for roles : ORLES
55
Stormy petrel's delight : STRIFE
56
Fruity cakes : JELLYROLLS
60
Canzoni : ODES
61
Spindle : AXLE
62
"The Hollow Men" poet : ELIOT
63
When Quadragesima Sunday comes : LENT
64
Lion's share, at least : MOST
65
Diminishes gradually : EBBS
66
Hallucinogen : LSD
Down
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Silent screen star Dustin : FARNUM
2
Catapults or wild asses : ONAGRI
3
Stone or stock predecessor : ROLLING
4
Siva has four : ARMS
5
Gehrig or Brock : LOU
6
Capp and Pacino : ALS
7
Irish seaport : SLIGO
8
Fished with a moving line : TROLLED
9
Of Balanchine's milieu : BALLETIC
10
Homophone for ale : AIL
11
Literary monogram : RLS
12
Fortress feature : MOAT
14
Kind of pine or oak : SCRUB
18
Birthplace of Jacob Riis : RIBE
20
Follower of bitter or tail : ENDER
23
" ... that bloom in the spring, ___" : TRALA
24
Closes a car window : ROLLSUP
25
Mercenary machine, for short : SLOT
27
Granada gold : ORO
29
Go wrong : ERR
31
Condemns : DAMNS
33
Browning's "___ Vogler" : ABT
34
Wellington : BOOT
35
Patriots Charles and Daniel : CARROLLS
37
Catch : NAB
38
Legal right, in Lyon : DROIT
41
Small sturgeon : STERLET
43
Rock-___ : ANDROLL
45
Wriggling : EELY
46
Solid: Comb. form : STERE
48
Apocopates : ELIDES
49
Protect : DEFEND
51
"___ mio" : OSOLE
53
Advice to a workaholic : REST
55
Controversial planes : SSTS
56
Type of session : JAM
57
Outer: Comb. form : EXO
58
Political party in G.B. : LIB
59
Tennis stroke : LOB

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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