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Don Groat
Don Groat

New York Times, Monday, June 24, 1991

Author:
Don Groat
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 12, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 38.7
Don Groat has 12 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,203
Across
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Brass horn : TUBA
5
Busy terminal : OHARE
10
Pub drinks : ALES
14
Armadillo : APAR
15
Gay ___ : PAREE
16
Posted : SENT
17
Of lasting value : MONUMENTAL
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An Asian : THAI
20
Lengthwise : ENDLONG
21
Demote : DISRATE
23
"___ the ramparts ... " : OER
24
Calls that delight performers : ENCORES
25
Close friend : PAL
27
___ Islands, off Ireland : ARAN
31
Unit of acceleration : GAL
32
Author of "The Morning Watch" : AGEE
34
Kind of door : TRAP
36
Corolla parts : LABIA
40
Doyle's "The Adventure of ___" : THESPECKLEDBAND
43
Keep one's ___ the ground : EARTO
44
Pay attention to : HEAR
45
Duck, in Düsseldorf : ENTE
46
Cerise, e.g. : RED
48
Changed the color : DYED
50
Actor Ameche : DON
51
Quiets : SEDATES
55
Waistband for Cio-Cio-San : OBI
57
Theodolite : TRANSIT
58
Oppressive wind : SIROCCO
62
Sounded a bell : RANG
63
Kind of room : SOUNDPROOF
65
Cape fox : ASSE
66
Of pitch : TONAL
67
Greg Norman's game : GOLF
68
Quitclaim : DEED
69
Incline : SLOPE
70
Greek letters : ETAS
Down
1
Domesticate : TAME
2
"Once ___ a midnight ... ": Poe : UPON
3
Ammo belt : BANDOLEER
4
As ___ (usually) : ARULE
5
House or stock preceder : OPEN
6
Suspend : HANG
7
Creative work : ART
8
Aptly named author : READE
9
Sniggler's activity : EELING
10
Sextant's predecessor : ASTROLABE
11
Hungarian composer Franz ___ : LEHAR
12
Related maternally : ENATE
13
Pens : STIES
18
Syllabic unit : MORA
22
Burn with steam : SCALD
25
___ de foie gras : PATE
26
Turkish official : AGHA
28
Hwy. : RTE
29
Bishop lead-in : ARCH
30
Stark follower : NAKED
33
Alienated : ESTRANGED
35
N. Simon product : PLAY
37
Ratlike animal : BANDICOOT
38
Word in division : INTO
39
Yemeni seaport : ADEN
41
"Dead ___ Society," 1989 film : POETS
42
Before, to the Bard : ERE
47
Paine, Jefferson et al. : DEISTS
49
New ___, in Richmond, N.Y.C. : DORP
51
Prized violin, for short : STRAD
52
Remove completely : ERASE
53
___ du ventre : DANSE
54
Bar equipment : STOOL
56
Comic Victor from Denmark : BORGE
58
Thin cookie : SNAP
59
Inactive : IDLE
60
Carbonated drink : COLA
61
Switch positions : OFFS
64
Tres less dos : UNO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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