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Joel D. Lafargue
Joel D. Lafargue

New York Times, Wednesday, July 24, 1985

1-Across : Touch endwise

Author:
Joel D. Lafargue
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Joel D. Lafargue has 51 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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A
2
B
3
U
4
T
5
C
6
A
7
P
8
E
9
S
10
B
11
O
12
M
13
B
14
M
A
T
H
15
A
G
A
T
E
16
A
D
A
R
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T
E
A
R
18
M
A
D
A
M
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N
O
T
E
20
R
H
O
21
D
E
I
S
L
A
22
N
D
R
E
D
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W
A
R
N
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N
E
O
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J
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U
N
T
A
27
P
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I
T
A
29
M
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T
31
S
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C
A
N
O
E
33
M
I
N
I
34
A
E
R
O
35
A
S
T
U
D
36
Y
I
N
S
C
37
A
R
L
E
T
38
D
O
I
T
39
O
L
E
O
40
S
T
E
N
O
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E
N
L
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S
U
E
D
43
S
P
I
E
D
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A
I
R
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G
O
O
F
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T
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H
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E
C
R
I
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M
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S
O
N
T
I
51
D
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E
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R
U
S
T
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D
I
A
N
A
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C
O
D
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E
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E
L
S
E
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O
T
T
E
R
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E
V
E
N
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S
L
E
D
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L
E
E
R
S
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S
E
N
D
© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,042
Across
1
Touch endwise : ABUT
5
Ann and May : CAPES
10
Angel's bad news : BOMB
14
One of the R's, synonymously : MATH
15
Type of type : AGATE
16
Hebrew month : ADAR
17
Laceration : TEAR
18
Palindromic title : MADAM
19
Sheet-music marking : NOTE
20
Single-combed fowl : RHODEISLANDRED
23
Put on guard : WARN
24
Novel: Prefix : NEO
25
Legislative council : JUNTA
27
Popular bread form : PITA
29
Abbr. on a map : MTS
32
River craft : CANOE
33
Skirt style : MINI
34
Prefix at NASA : AERO
35
Doyle classic : ASTUDYINSCARLET
38
"Let's ___ Again," Cosby-Poitier film : DOIT
39
Sub in a tub : OLEO
40
Winnie Winkle of comics, e.g. : STENO
41
In the Army for three yrs. : ENL
42
Sought damages : SUED
43
Caught a glimpse of : SPIED
44
Broadcast : AIR
45
Simp : GOOF
46
'Bama team : THECRIMSONTIDE
53
Proof of oxidation : RUST
54
Harry's mom : DIANA
55
Set of rules : CODE
57
In addition : ELSE
58
Playful mammal : OTTER
59
Like Steven? : EVEN
60
Downhill racer : SLED
61
Lustful looks : LEERS
62
Thrill, mod style : SEND
Down
1
Danish district : AMT
2
Former ring king : BAER
3
Osmonds' home : UTAH
4
Discarded or bounced : THROWNOUT
5
Tripod item : CAMERA
6
Once more : AGAIN
7
Goalies' gear : PADS
8
Relative of etc. : ETAL
9
System of meaning : SEMANTIC
10
Sal of the diamond : BANDO
11
Kitchen tempter : ODOR
12
The end for Karpov : MATE
13
Brought up : BRED
21
Went out with : DATED
22
Teachers' org. : NEA
25
Golden Fleece searcher : JASON
26
Up to the time that : UNTIL
27
Longed for : PINED
28
___ many words : INSO
29
Frantic fracas : MELEE
30
Pollster's discovery : TREND
31
"And ___ bed": Pepys : SOTO
32
Herring barrel : CADE
33
Eight furlongs : MILE
34
Strategems : ARTIFICES
36
"I am very loath to be ___ ... ": Shak. : YOURIDOL
37
In ___ (troubled) : ASPOT
42
Gawain's title : SIR
43
Devices on destroyers : SONARS
44
Behaved : ACTED
45
No-hope type : GONER
46
Very, in Versailles : TRES
47
Pea pod : HULL
48
Start of N.C.'s motto : ESSE
49
An arachnid : MITE
50
Cloy : SATE
51
Noah's scout : DOVE
52
Jeannie portrayer : EDEN
56
He's on the line : END

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 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.

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