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Charles Engler
Charles Engler

New York Times, Monday, June 21, 1982

16-Across : Mime

Author:
Charles Engler
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 25.1
Charles Engler has 13 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,913
Across
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Northern nomads : LAPPS
6
Derr Biggers hero : CHAN
10
Invitation letters : RSVP
14
Hokkaido port : OTARU
15
Capp's ___ the Hyena : LENA
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Mime : APER
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Barely beat the clock : GOTUNDERTHEWIRE
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Freedom of access : OPENDOOR
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Convent superior : ABBESS
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"I ___ that I eat!": Shak. : EARN
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Philippine knives : BOLOS
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Bonnie ___, legendary Scot : DUNDEE
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Resplendence : SHEEN
30
Finial : EPI
31
Came to grief : FOUNDERED
35
Mrs. Casey Stengel : EDNA
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Held fast : CLUNG
38
Brazilian woman of rank : DONA
39
Newman role in "The Hustler" : POOLSHARK
41
Poor ___ (hero sandwich) : BOY
42
Veal and venison : MEATS
43
Constraining force : STRESS
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Floral purchase : SPRIG
49
Cash, in Como : LIRE
50
Pony ___, in baseball : LEAGUE
52
Zooey's creator : SALINGER
56
Not a moment too soon : INTHENICKOFTIME
58
Hot-weather pest : GNAT
59
Tambour, e.g. : DRUM
60
On the square : LEGIT
61
Unctuous : OILY
62
Glut : SATE
63
Copyreads : EDITS
Down
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Trademark, for short : LOGO
2
Over : ATOP
3
Meat pie : PATE
4
Barbered a bush : PRUNED
5
Creamy, cold dish : SUNDAE
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Ex-Met Jones : CLEON
7
German title : HERR
8
"The ___ and the Grasshopper": Aesop : ANT
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Ryukyu Islands port : NAHA
10
Gaunt : RAWBONED
11
Barker's forte : SPIEL
12
Back cover of a book : VERSO
13
Maneuver in basketball : PRESS
18
Famed illustrator of the Bible : DORE
19
Waned : EBBED
24
"___ as first love, ... ": Tennyson : DEEP
25
Hair style : UPDO
26
Bilbao boy : NINO
27
Tangy cocktails : SOURS
28
Large piece : HUNK
29
Chang and ___ (Siamese twins) : ENG
31
Downright : FLAT
32
Judge's attire : ROBE
33
Biblical oldster : ENOS
34
Calends, ides, etc. : DAYS
36
Omnipotent : ALMIGHTY
37
Chinese tea : CHA
40
Musical direction : SEGUE
43
Wheat-farm sight : SILO
44
Footle : TRIFLE
45
Like some cars and tuxedos : RENTED
46
Irish county : SLIGO
47
Finnish coin : PENNI
48
Reassessment amount : RATAL
49
Opera by Delibes : LAKME
51
Partner of odds : ENDS
52
Hare's tail : SCUT
53
Oscar-winning film: 1958 : GIGI
54
Throw light : EMIT
55
Soaks : RETS
57
Keogh plan's rel. : IRA

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

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