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John Brobst
New York Times, Monday, July 26, 1993
Author:
John Brobst
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 50, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 30.4
John Brobst has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 F | 2 L | 3 O | 4 T | 5 O | 6 P | 7 P | 8 A | 9 R | 10 K |
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11 B | E | D | 12 S | 13 H | I | E | R | 14 A | E | R | I | E |
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15 I | N | D | 16 E | P | E | N | D | E | 17 N | C | E | D | A | Y |
18 L | A | R | S | 19 S | O | I | L | |||||||
20 L | 21 E | 22 S | E | 23 R | E | 24 F | U | N | D | 25 F | 26 A | 27 R |
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28 E | X | A | M | 29 S | 30 L | A | M | P | 31 R | I | V | E |
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32 S | P | R | E | E | 33 S | 34 S | E | L | 35 A | R | A | B |
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36 L | O | N | G | H | 37 O | T | S | U | 38 M | M | E | R | ||
39 M | O | N | T | 40 A | B | E | 41 S | U | B | M | I | 42 T |
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43 E | R | G | S | 44 P | E | N | 45 D | 46 G | L | A | C | E |
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47 R | E | S | 48 N | E | L | S | O | 49 N | 50 I | N | E | E |
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51 D | C | L | I | 52 F | E | 53 R | N | |||||||
54 D | 55 O | 56 G | D | A | Y | S | 57 O | F | A | U | G | 58 U | 59 S | 60 T |
61 E | V | I | T | A | 62 K | N | E | L | T | 63 R | E | A |
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64 R | I | G | S | 65 S | O | D | 66 N | A | G |
© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,966
Across
1
Mr. Ziegfeld : FLO
4
Summit : TOP
7
Driving instructor's command : PARK
11
Oyster's home : BED
12
More bashful : SHIER
14
High nest : AERIE
15
Summertime holiday : INDEPENDENCEDAY
18
Nobel chemist Onsager: 1968 : LARS
19
Besmirch : SOIL
20
___-majesté : LESE
23
I.R.S. payback : REFUND
25
Partner of wide : FAR
28
Orals, e.g. : EXAMS
30
Aladdin had one : LAMP
31
Split : RIVE
32
Carousals : SPREES
34
Salt at Maxim's : SEL
35
Kuwaiti or Omani : ARAB
36
Newman-Woodward film, with "The": 1958 : LONGHOTSUMMER
39
___ Blanc : MONT
40
Humorist Burrows : ABE
41
Yield : SUBMIT
43
Units of energy : ERGS
44
Hang fire : PEND
46
Frozen dessert : GLACE
47
Legal matter : RES
48
Eddy or Riddle : NELSON
50
An arrow poison : INEE
51
Half of MCCCII : DCLI
52
House plant : FERN
54
Uncomfortable summer period : DOGDAYSOFAUGUST
61
A Perón : EVITA
62
Genuflected : KNELT
63
Actor in "The Crying Game" : REA
64
Drilling equipment : RIGS
65
Lawn filler : SOD
66
Paddock has-been : NAG
Down
1
Agcy. that Hoover headed : FBI
2
Actor Cariou : LEN
3
Outlandish : ODD
4
Yuletide decoration : TINSEL
5
Ref. book : OED
6
Takes for granted : PRESUMES
7
Pare : PEEL
8
Suffix with dull : ARD
9
Inlet : RIA
10
Largo or West : KEY
12
Mineral spring : SPA
13
Mister, in Bonn : HERR
14
Type of rock or rain : ACID
16
Chemistry's basics : ELEMENTS
17
Perplex : NONPLUS
20
Bandleader Brown : LES
21
Examine closely : EXPLORE
22
Polynesian garments : SARONGS
24
Attaches : FASTENS
25
Stoker : FIREMAN
26
Greed : AVARICE
27
Johnny ___ of the C.S.A. : REB
29
Part, in geom. : SEG
31
Aimless : RAMBLING
33
Like a beauty queen : SHAPELY
37
Structures like the Washington Monument : OBELISKS
38
Stein's kin : MUG
39
Debussy's "La ___" : MER
42
Golf gadget : TEE
45
Removed one's hat : DOFFED
48
Basketball tourn. won by N. C.: 1993 : NCAA
49
Actress Patricia : NEAL
51
Banned sprays : DDTS
53
Groove : RUT
54
"___ Rosenkavalier" : DER
55
Egg: Comb. form : OVI
56
Captain's boat : GIG
57
Yoko ___ : ONO
58
Coffee maker : URN
59
Caspian or Coral : SEA
60
Label : TAG
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.