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Richard Silvestri
Richard Silvestri

New York Times, Saturday, August 22, 1992

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.54, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 88, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 27.7
Richard Silvestri has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 84 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,628
Across
1
"Tono-Bungay" author : HGWELLS
8
Oscar winner of 1953 : SINATRA
15
El ___, Egyptian battle town : ALAMEIN
16
Malachi, e.g. : PROPHET
17
Locate : SITUATE
18
Grave : EARNEST
19
Afts. : PMS
20
Director Spielberg : STEVEN
22
Ending for an inchoative verb : ESCE
23
Stifled : SMOTHERED
25
Greens gimmie : TAPIN
26
Relative of Bambi : ENA
27
Back out of a deal : RENEGE
29
Köln connective : UND
30
Queue after Q : RSTU
32
Parasitic jaegers : DIRTBIRDS
34
Bush, once : ELI
36
Demand payment : DUN
37
Dessert choice : SHORTCAKE
43
Romeo's last act : KISS
46
Kind of art : POP
47
Eat one's words : RECANT
49
Ref's stunning decision? : TKO
50
Microscopic animal : AMEBA
52
Gladiatorial venue : COLOSSEUM
55
Tevere tributary : NERA
56
"___ Mucho" : BESAME
57
Sept.-June gp. : PTA
58
Sodded over : GRASSED
60
Part of a tape recorder : CAPSTAN
62
Crescent-shaped figure : LUNETTE
63
Cotton fabric : ETAMINE
64
Brasserie orders : ENTREES
65
Alleviated distress : SOLACED
Down
1
Fasteners : HASPS
2
Inkling : GLIMMER
3
Tom and a Dr. : WATSONS
4
Grounded bird : EMU
5
Spot check? : LEASH
6
Spoil the scenery : LITTER
7
Displayed disdain : SNEERED
8
Radar victim : SPEEDER
9
Abadan's land : IRAN
10
Hide-hair connection : NOR
11
Sometime sleep phenomenon : APNEA
12
On ___ of the moment : THESPUR
13
Take back : RESCIND
14
Goes to : ATTENDS
21
Caesarian section? : VENI
24
Spud : TATER
25
Saudi Arabian oasis : TEBUK
28
Ensured: Abbr. : GTD
31
Extreme : ULTRA
33
Monogram pts. : INITS
35
Bar rocks : ICE
37
Sequin : SPANGLE
38
Tape-measure blast : HOMERUN
39
Effective : OPERANT
40
Is agreeable : ACCEDES
41
"Get Smart" villains : KAOS
42
Twines : ENLACES
44
Doubting Thomas : SKEPTIC
45
Cassock : SOUTANE
48
Spanish-rice ingredient : TOMATO
51
Of lower value : BASER
53
Calyx segment : SEPAL
54
Like male lions : MANED
56
___ noire : BETE
59
Fr. holy woman : STE
61
Wee, in Dundee : SMA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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