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Charles Engler
Charles Engler

New York Times, Tuesday, August 9, 1983

Author:
Charles Engler
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.76, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 252 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 9, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 22.5
Charles Engler has 13 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,327
Across
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Khachaturian : ARAM
5
Marsh bird : HERON
10
Pluto or Dixie ending : CRAT
14
Fairy's relative : PERI
15
Put on a pedestal : ADORE
16
Ring of light : HALO
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Verge : RAGGEDEDGE
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Borodin's "Prince ___" : IGOR
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Ohio port : LORAIN
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Artifice : DODGE
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Fine ___ : ARTS
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Vaudeville entrepreneur : ALBEE
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Jeopardy : PERIL
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Ancient queen, for short : CLEO
29
Tenth men on A.L. teams : DHS
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African port : ORAN
33
Mud volcano : SALSE
34
Money for Mitsu : YEN
35
Goad : URGE
36
Some K.G.B. men : SPIES
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A.F.L.-C.I.O.'s Kirkland : LANE
38
Mauna ___ : LOA
39
Sights along the Tigris : RUINS
40
English furniture designer: 18th century : INCE
41
Shade tree : ELM
42
Eye with desire : OGLE
43
Wallflower, in a way : LONER
44
Customary : USUAL
46
A ___ Able : ASIN
48
Miller's "___ the Fall" : AFTER
49
Hair conditioners : RINSES
52
French artist: 1877–1953 : DUFY
53
Horatio Alger hero : RAGGEDDICK
57
Seed coating : ARIL
58
Airplane, in Arles : AVION
59
Q.E.F. word : ERAT
60
Simba's pride : MANE
61
Gossipy woman : YENTA
62
Clears : NETS
Down
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First mo. of D.S.T. : APR
2
Veritable : REAL
3
Golden Fleece craft : ARGO
4
Kind of headache : MIGRAINE
5
___ coming (deserved) : HADIT
6
Utopias, in a way : EDENS
7
Five and a half yards : ROD
8
Assn. : ORG
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Gratuitous : NEEDLESS
10
Objurgate : CHIDE
11
Collector's doll : RAGGEDYANN
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Medicinal plant : ALOE
13
Rocky peak : TOR
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One below a marquess : EARL
22
Organ stop : OBOE
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"Deutschland uber ___" : ALLES
25
French chicken : POULE
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Actor Flynn : ERROL
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Tatterdemalion : RAGAMUFFIN
28
Mutiny ship : CAINE
30
Therefore : HENCE
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Show contempt : SNEER
33
Mishap on an oiler : SPILL
36
Boxer Robinson or Leonard : SUGARRAY
37
Where Daniel prevailed : LIONSDEN
39
Rake : ROUE
43
Memorable Jenny : LIND
45
Class : STYLE
46
Jargon : ARGOT
47
Italian art city : SIENA
48
Floral aroma : AURA
50
Robert Emmet's land : EIRE
51
Begone! : SCAT
52
Hungry Horse, e.g. : DAM
54
Hail or farewell : AVE
55
Card-game call : GIN
56
Chess pcs. : KTS

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

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