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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Tuesday, August 28, 1990

62-Across : ___ mater

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 46, Avg Word Len: 4.71, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 247 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,903
Across
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Virginia ___ : REEL
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Hooded merganser : SMEW
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Opposite of "Vive!" : ABAS
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Hardwood tree : ACLE
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Air: Comb. form : AERI
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Saying : ADAGE
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Plod : SLOG
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Smile broadly : GRIN
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"Last Tango in ___," Brando film : PARIS
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Como recording: 1954 : PAPALOVESMAMBO
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Gravestone : STELE
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Macaw : ARA
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Small island : AIT
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Suitability : FITNESS
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Fr. holy woman : STE
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Shot from a hidden position : SNIPED
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Turkey ___ : TROT
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Holbrook or Linden : HAL
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Possessions : ESTATES
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Wrath : IRE
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Exclamation of regret : ALAS
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Natural ability : TALENT
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Short sleep : NAP
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Fringed ___ (N.A. flower) : GENTIAN
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Mil. award : DSO
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Actress Jillian : ANN
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Ship's poles : MASTS
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Checker recording: 1961 : LETSTWISTAGAIN
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Medley of skits : REVUE
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Above : OVER
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___ mater : ALMA
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Prevent : AVERT
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Weathercock : VANE
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Equal : PEER
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Unit of force : DYNE
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Terminates : ENDS
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"___ Quam Videri" (N.C. motto) : ESSE
Down
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Rough files : RASPS
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Conspicuous success : ECLAT
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Bolt together : ELOPE
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Lawful : LEGAL
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An edible starch : SAGO
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___ Griffin of TV and Wall St. : MERV
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Part of HOMES : ERIE
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Defeats an opponent : WINS
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Inflexible : ADAMANT
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Part of a fishhook : BARB
11
Exchange premium : AGIO
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His, in Arles : SES
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Separately : APART
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Let : LEASE
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Young, unmarried women : MAIDENS
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Trice : INSTANT
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Creature of great size : TITAN
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Regaled : FETED
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The Emerald Isle : ERIN
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Wading bird : SORA
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Chassé, e.g. : STEP
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Dance of the 30's : SHAG
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Fiction : TALE
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Verve : ELAN
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Companion : PAL
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Mouth: Comb. form : STOMA
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Height : STATURE
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Atlas feature : INSET
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Yawning : AGAPE
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Transactions : SALES
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Multiplied by : TIMES
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Gin : SNARE
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Assess : LEVY
55
Level : EVEN
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Braided : WOVE
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Lendl of tennis : IVAN
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Transmit : SEND
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Three, in Avila : TRES
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Half a diam. : RAD

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