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Jonathan J. Towle
New York Times, Tuesday, July 16, 1991
50-Down : Burn ___ in one's pocket
Author:
Jonathan J. Towle
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J P Q X }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 15.8
Jonathan J. Towle has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 C | 2 L | 3 E | 4 F | 5 S | 6 C | 7 A | 8 B | 9 S | 10 T | 11 A | 12 S | 13 H |
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14 R | O | A | R | 15 H | A | L | E | 16 T | A | L | C | A |
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17 A | S | T | I | 18 O | N | L | Y | 19 A | R | E | A | S |
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20 M | E | S | S | 21 M | A | T | E | 22 T | I | A | R | A |
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23 S | A | T | O | N | 24 A | 25 T | U | F | F | E | T |
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26 A | 27 R | 28 R | O | Z | 29 L | I | E | F | ||||||
30 L | E | A | N | E | 31 D | 32 W | E | D | S | 33 R | 34 U | 35 B |
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36 D | A | Y | S | 37 E | 38 R | O | S | E | 39 S | I | R | E |
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40 A | D | S | 41 G | L | O | W | 42 S | 43 L | U | D | G | E |
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44 M | A | T | A | 45 I | N | S | E | T |
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46 M | 47 O | 48 N | O | M | A | N | 49 I | 50 A | 51 C | A | L | |||
52 O | V | A | T | E | 53 T | H | U | R | I | 54 B | 55 L | 56 E |
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57 R | E | M | I | T | 58 R | O | O | K | 59 G | O | O | D |
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60 S | T | E | V | E | 61 E | L | L | E | 62 H | A | R | D |
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63 E | A | S | E | S | 64 O | D | E | S | 65 T | R | E | Y |
© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,225
Across
1
C or G : CLEF
5
Blackleg : SCAB
9
Hippie's hoard : STASH
14
Bellow : ROAR
15
Healthy : HALE
16
Chilean city : TALCA
17
___ spumante : ASTI
18
"___ When I Laugh," 1981 film : ONLY
19
Some are restricted : AREAS
20
Army companion : MESSMATE
22
Coronet : TIARA
23
NURSERY RHYME LINE : SATONATUFFET
26
Spanish rice : ARROZ
29
Willingly : LIEF
30
Inclined : LEANED
32
MARRIES : WEDS
33
Massage : RUB
36
THESE ARE HIDDEN IN THIS PUZZLE : DAYS
37
Irregular : EROSE
39
Regal title : SIRE
40
Madison Ave. output : ADS
41
Shine : GLOW
42
Muck : SLUDGE
44
___ Hari : MATA
45
Small map : INSET
46
SINGLE-MINDED : MONOMANIACAL
52
Egg-shaped : OVATE
53
CENSER : THURIBLE
57
What payers do : REMIT
58
Old World bird : ROOK
59
Beneficial : GOOD
60
Allen or Martin : STEVE
61
Fashion magazine : ELLE
62
Difficult : HARD
63
Lessens difficulties : EASES
64
Keatsian works : ODES
65
A card : TREY
Down
1
Stuff : CRAM
2
Mislay : LOSE
3
Gobbles up : EATS
4
THRILLS : FRISSONS
5
Weaned pig : SHOAT
6
"Don Juan" unit : CANTO
7
Kind of wrench : ALLEN
8
Former Turkish title : BEY
9
SCULPTURE : STATUES
10
Charge; bill : TARIFF
11
Shaking like ___ : ALEAF
12
Frighten : SCARE
13
Attacks : HASAT
21
Labyrinth : MAZE
24
City in S France : ALES
25
These wait for no man : TIDES
26
Alan or Robert : ALDA
27
Peruse : READ
28
Beams : RAYS
31
Actress Burke : DELTA
32
Smash hit : WOW
33
Disencumbers : RIDS
34
Yen : URGE
35
Epitome of redness : BEET
38
Horse color : ROAN
39
SOL'S BENISON : SUNLIGHT
41
Reproductive cells : GAMETES
43
Ananias, for one : LIAR
44
Reason : MOTIVE
46
Tony winner for "Tru" : MORSE
47
___ Culp Hobby : OVETA
48
Appoints : NAMES
49
"___ my wrath ... ": Blake : ITOLD
50
Burn ___ in one's pocket : AHOLE
51
Certain veggies : CUKES
54
Party animal to avoid? : BOAR
55
Knowledge : LORE
56
Whirlpool : EDDY
58
Old car : REO
Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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