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Peter Swift
New York Times, Monday, September 10, 1990
Author:
Peter Swift
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 35.5
Peter Swift has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 W | 2 E | 3 B | 4 O | 5 P | 6 T | 7 S | 8 A | 9 S | 10 P | 11 S |
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12 I | L | E | 13 A | R | O | U | N | 14 D | 15 M | A | U | L |
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16 P | A | R | 17 T | R | I | D | G | E | S | 18 I | N | R | E |
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19 E | N | G | A | G | E | 20 S | E | C | 21 O | N | D | E | D |
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22 Y | U | L | 23 E | 24 P | O | P | ||||||||
25 A | 26 M | 27 B | L | E | 28 L | 29 E | 30 T | 31 H | E | 32 I | 33 D | 34 O |
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35 S | I | L | O | 36 M | A | T | H | E | R | 37 P | I | N |
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38 S | C | A | R | 39 L | E | T | T | A | N | A | 40 G | E | R | S |
41 A | R | C | 42 O | N | E | A | L | S | 43 U | R | G | E |
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44 Y | A | K | 45 P | U | R | S | E | 46 R | E | S | E | T |
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47 B | 48 E | E | 49 S | 50 P | A | S | ||||||||
51 W | 52 E | I | R | D | 53 E | 54 S | 55 T | 56 L | I | T | 57 T | 58 E | 59 R |
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60 H | O | R | A | 61 M | E | R | 62 G | A | N | S | E | R | S |
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63 E | N | D | S | 64 U | N | I | O | N | S | 65 C | L | V |
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66 E | S | S | E | 67 T | O | O | K | 68 H | E | P |
© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,916
Across
1
Complex network : WEB
4
Makes a choice : OPTS
8
Vipers : ASPS
12
___ de la Cité : ILE
13
Approximately : AROUND
15
Hammer : MAUL
16
Pheasants' kin : PARTRIDGES
18
Regarding : INRE
19
Hire : ENGAGE
20
Endorsed a proposal : SECONDED
22
Noel : YULE
24
Explode : POP
25
Leisurely pace : AMBLE
28
Hades's river : LETHE
32
" ... as I say, not as ___" : IDO
35
Farm sight : SILO
36
Clergyman Increase ___ : MATHER
37
Kind of cushion : PIN
38
Winged woodland dwellers : SCARLETTANAGERS
41
Curve segment : ARC
42
Tatum and Ryan : ONEALS
43
Exhort : URGE
44
Blabber : YAK
45
Handbag : PURSE
46
Adjust a clock : RESET
47
Stinger : BEE
49
Baths : SPAS
51
Most uncanny : WEIRDEST
56
Trash : LITTER
60
Romanian dance : HORA
61
Feathered fish-eaters : MERGANSERS
63
Remnants : ENDS
64
Kin of guilds : UNIONS
65
Year in the reign of Pius I : CLV
66
To be, to Cato : ESSE
67
___ after (resembled) : TOOK
68
Drill sergeant's call : HEP
Down
1
___ out (obliterate) : WIPE
2
Pizazz : ELAN
3
Arctic sight : BERG
4
Bay window : ORIEL
5
School of whales : POD
6
Harbor sight : TUGS
7
Defunct dagger : SNEE
8
Kind of acid : AMINO
9
Cousins of plovers : SANDPIPERS
10
Undiluted : PURE
11
Luge or pung : SLED
13
Bicker : ARGUE
14
Mil. award : DSC
17
Actress Laurette : TAYLOR
21
Soap or horse follower : OPERA
23
Click beetle : ELATER
25
Evaluate : ASSAY
26
Units of length : MICRA
27
Some have red wings : BLACKBIRDS
29
Kett and others : ETTAS
30
Ancient Greek philosopher : THALES
31
Biddies : HENS
33
Sad song : DIRGE
34
Assault : ONSET
36
Preprandial reading : MENU
39
Ran effortlessly : LOPED
40
Visitors : GUESTS
46
He portrayed the police chief in "Casablanca" : RAINS
48
Use art gum : ERASE
50
Political-platform part : PLANK
51
Shout of joy : WHEE
52
Millions of years : EONS
53
Flightless bird : EMU
54
___ packing (dismissed) : SENT
55
Small combo : TRIO
57
Part of M.I.T. : TECH
58
A Gardner : ERLE
59
Invitation abbr. : RSVP
62
Sentimental drivel : GOO
Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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