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James L. Beatty
James L. Beatty

New York Times, Tuesday, August 31, 1993

Author:
James L. Beatty
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 29.8
James L. Beatty has 18 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 16,002
Across
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Bottle for pickles : JAR
4
Degrade : ABASE
9
The "Iliad," e.g. : EPIC
13
Maugham's "Cakes and ___" : ALE
14
Raged : FUMED
15
___ War, famed horse : MANO
16
Thick vegetable soup : MINESTRONE
19
Therefore : ERGO
20
Some clams : STEAMERS
21
Average; standard : NORMAL
23
A vetch : TARE
24
Customary manner : USAGE
25
Saloon habitué : TOPER
28
Women's patriotic gp. : DAR
30
Nomadic dwellings : TENTS
33
Card game for two : ECARTE
35
Wildebeests : GNUS
37
Refrain syllable : TRA
38
Extremely : VERY
39
"Halt, salt!" : AVAST
41
Cream and mud followers : PIES
42
Nigerian staple : YAM
43
Mild oath : DRAT
44
Where to see the Parthenon : ATHENS
46
"Erec et ___," Chrétien de Troyes tale : ENIDE
48
Broom or moon preceder : NEW
50
Vigorous : HARDY
51
Surmise : GUESS
53
Fusses : ADOS
55
Crinkled fabric : PLISSE
57
Most impassioned : FIERIEST
61
Track event : HEAT
62
Cooked with garlic and tomatoes : PROVENCALE
64
Feudal serf : ESNE
65
Telecast : AIRED
66
Tarzan portrayer Ely : RON
67
Tear's companion : WEAR
68
Good earth : LOESS
69
Was in front : LED
Down
1
Gridlocks : JAMS
2
Landed : ALIT
3
Artist Magritte : RENE
4
Kind of thought : AFTER
5
Prickly in texture : BURRED
6
TV role for Alvin Childress : AMOS
7
China's Sun Yat-___ : SEN
8
Sir Anthony and Clarissa : EDENS
9
Come forth : EMERGE
10
Served with potatoes : PARMENTIER
11
Swenson of "Benson" : INGA
12
Unruffled : COOL
17
Diner : EATERY
18
Chic : SMART
22
Equine fare : OATS
24
Large vases : URNS
25
"Fiddler on the Roof" lead : TEVYE
26
Vast quantity : OCEAN
27
Prepared with a certain Italian cheese : PARMIGIANA
29
A variegated chalcedony : AGATE
31
Vogue : TREND
32
Impudent : SASSY
34
Corn unit : EAR
36
Actress Hagen : UTA
40
Johnson and Cliburn : VANS
41
Relating to a stage in a cycle : PHASIC
43
"Diga Diga Doo" trio : DEES
45
Rose's annoying companion : THORN
47
Housecoat : DUSTER
49
Relinquishes : WAIVES
52
Part of a calyx : SEPAL
54
Exploits : DEEDS
55
Dog-days word : PHEW
56
___-majesté : LESE
57
Golfer's alert : FORE
58
Viscount's superior : EARL
59
Wild plum : SLOE
60
Watch over : TEND
63
Cruise port : RIO

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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