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Morton B. Braun
Morton B. Braun

New York Times, Wednesday, June 24, 1992

5-Down : Fatty compound

Author:
Morton B. Braun
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J K Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 34.4
Morton B. Braun has 13 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,569
Across
1
Tease : BAIT
5
Prepares a wall for plaster : LATHS
10
"___ she blows!" : THAR
14
He wrote "The Nazarene" : ASCH
15
Heron : EGRET
16
Nimbus : HALO
17
Chaplin ate one : SHOE
18
___ de cacao : CREME
19
Historic periods : ERAS
20
Guards : SENTRIES
22
Princess in "The Magic Flute" : PAMINA
24
Detest : HATE
25
City south of Moscow : TULA
26
Lack : DEARTH
29
Member of the Fourth Estate : REPORTER
33
Great anger : RAGE
34
March date : IDES
36
Banish : EXILE
37
Lake or canal : ERIE
38
Peer : NOBLE
40
French cheese : BRIE
41
Shine : GLOSS
43
Noggin : BEAN
44
___ Foxx : REDD
45
Of the body as a whole : SYSTEMIC
47
Shuts : CLOSES
49
Curved molding : OGEE
50
Blemish on one's escutcheon : BLOT
51
Bar or pub : SALOON
54
Awards : TROPHIES
58
The subject of cos. and co-sec. : TRIG
59
"___ Bulba" : TARAS
61
Actress ___ May Oliver : EDNA
62
Mother of Elizabeth I : ANNE
63
Pointed arch : OGIVE
64
Check : REIN
65
"Anything ___": C. Porter : GOES
66
Lassoed : ROPED
67
Marquis de ___ : SADE
Down
1
Clef or drum preceder : BASS
2
Wimbledon winner: 1975 : ASHE
3
Religious image : ICON
4
Larry, Moe and Curly : THETHREESTOOGES
5
Fatty compound : LECITHIN
6
Correspond : AGREE
7
___ bien : TRES
8
Haw's partner : HEM
9
Increase : STEPUP
10
Zeppo and siblings : THEMARXBROTHERS
11
Spy name : HARI
12
Actor Arkin or Autry : ALAN
13
Soprano Ponselle : ROSA
21
Squeal : RAT
23
African plant : ALOE
25
Famed electrical engineer : TESLA
26
Bottom of the barrel : DREGS
27
Confederate general : EARLY
28
Premiums on money exchanges : AGIOS
29
Lute's kin : REBEC
30
Wearies : TIRES
31
Pass over : ELIDE
32
Oboes and bassoons : REEDS
35
Gillis of old TV : DOBIE
39
Surrounded : ENCLOSED
42
Kind of lily : SEGO
46
Adviser : MENTOR
48
Cut off : LOP
50
Courageous : BRAVE
51
Without a date : STAG
52
Pisa's river : ARNO
53
Queue : LINE
54
Stumble : TRIP
55
Concept : IDEA
56
City in Okla. : ENID
57
Of sound mind : SANE
60
"Long ___ and far away" : AGO

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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