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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Monday, August 24, 1987

69-Across : Duchin or Nero

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 24.2
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,803
Across
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Spore : SEED
5
Wander : STRAY
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Gossip material : DIRT
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Eight: Comb. form : OCTO
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Seaport in SE England : POOLE
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Buffalo-to-Albany watercourse : ERIE
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Russian sea : ARAL
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Fragrance : AROMA
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Daring : BOLD
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Deceived by trickery : PULLEDAFASTONE
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"Hail!" to Caesar : AVE
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Stannum : TIN
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Seventh sign of the zodiac : LIBRA
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Collection of anecdotes : ANA
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"Lost Horizon" director : CAPRA
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Actress Munson : ONA
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Remove : DELETE
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Where Kashan is : IRAN
40
Pitched a slow ball : PULLEDTHESTRING
43
Gaelic : ERSE
44
An angel : SERAPH
45
Mary Lincoln, ___ Todd : NEE
46
Unexpected obstacles : SNAGS
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Alcoholic drink : RUM
49
Organic compound : ESTER
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River in Switzerland : AAR
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Toward the stern : AFT
54
Moved out of town : PULLEDUPSTAKES
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Hindu woman's garment : SARI
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"Palazzo Dario" painter : MONET
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Dissolve : MELT
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Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
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Old womanish : ANILE
67
Mexican monetary unit : PESO
68
Depend (on) : RELY
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Duchin or Nero : PETER
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Exude : SPEW
Down
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Cleansing agent : SOAP
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Beige : ECRU
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And others: Abbr. : ETAL
4
It once went far : DOLLAR
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Shovel : SPADE
6
One-third of a 1970 film title : TORA
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Place for a cupola : ROOF
8
___ mater : ALMA
9
Fermentation agent : YEAST
10
Carefree : DEBONAIR
11
Press : IRON
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Irritate : RILE
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Spread to dry : TED
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Avoid : EVADE
22
Muscular spasm : TIC
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Easy, swinging gaits : LOPES
26
Store ashes : INURN
27
Extremely light wood : BALSA
28
Change : ALTER
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India's Prime Minister: 1947-64 : NEHRU
30
TV series featuring Mr. T : ATEAM
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Art copy : PRINT
33
Indian queen : RANEE
34
Wrath : ANGER
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McMahon and Ames : EDS
38
Sixth sense : ESP
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Conformance with the law : LEGALITY
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Burglary : THEFT
47
Bando of baseball : SAL
50
Philatelist's collection : STAMPS
52
Chart details again : REMAP
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Daisylike flower : ASTER
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Peel : PARE
55
Russian river : URAL
56
Completed : DONE
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One : UNIT
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Soccer great : PELE
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Retain : KEEP
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Other : ELSE
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Store away : STOW
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Sun. talk : SER

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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