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Ed Stein
Ed Stein

New York Times, Monday, July 28, 1980

Author:
Ed Stein
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { B J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 38.0
Ed Stein has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle, and 6 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,220
Across
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Rice dish : PILAF
6
Terra ___ : FIRMA
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Sharp criticism : RAP
14
Roman official : EDILE
15
Sills solos : ARIAS
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Choler : IRE
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Puddings : NESSELRODES
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Average grade : CEE
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Pastry : NAPOLEON
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Lose vitality : WITHER
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Coty : RENE
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Caulk again : RESEAL
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Incentive of sorts : REWARD
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One observing Lent : FASTER
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What soothsayers see : OMENS
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Camping gear : TENTS
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Pres.of the 50's : DDE
34
Wire units : MILS
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Rockies' features : CRAGS
36
Precinct : AREA
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Three Musketeers' word : ALL
38
Effect producer : CAUSE
39
Greek porticoes : STOAS
40
Turkish inn : IMARET
42
Copyright's cousin : PATENT
43
Caught with a noose : SNARED
44
Turner : LANA
45
Turbine, e.g. : ENGINE
46
"Wish you were here" medium : POSTCARD
50
Morse-code unit : DIT
51
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Marriage vow : IDO
54
Scandinavians of yore : GEATS
55
Pretend : FEIGN
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Decade number : TEN
57
Ferber and Millay : EDNAS
58
Delete : ERASE
Down
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"City of Brotherly Love" founder : PENN
2
Brainchild : IDEA
3
Speech defect : LISP
4
Losers : ALSORANS
5
Antennae : FEELERS
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Denmark's ___ Islands : FAROE
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Ferrum : IRON
8
Free of : RID
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Life jackets : MAEWESTS
10
Hockey statistics : ASSISTS
11
Cousin of John Doe : RICHARDROE
12
Spinning : AREEL
13
Duke or baron : PEER
18
Give, but not for keeps : LEND
22
A mulligan is sometimes given here : TEE
24
Target-practice place : RANGE
25
Italia's capital : ROMA
26
Author Ludwig : EMIL
27
Boot : WELLINGTON
28
Hemingway's was moveable : FEAST
30
Aligned : TRUED
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Hollywood idol of the 50's : DEAN
33
New York river : EAST
35
Heeled over : CAREENED
36
Assailant : ATTACKER
38
Wanton slaughter : CARNAGE
39
Gov. Bruce King works here : SANTAFE
41
Avril follower : MAI
42
El ___, Texas : PASO
43
Downright derogatory : SNIDE
44
Loamy deposit formed by winds : LOESS
45
Cut and splice film : EDIT
46
Fiber used for cordage : PITA
47
Late queen of Jordan : ALIA
48
Terrs. : REGS
49
Unit of force : DYNE
52
Masefield's "The Tragedy of ___" : NAN

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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