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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Monday, September 11, 1989

5-Across : "Thou art ___ ... ": Matt. 16:18

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { B K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 251 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 28.9
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,552
Across
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Actress Arthur or Simmons : JEAN
5
"Thou art ___ ... ": Matt. 16:18 : PETER
10
Ostentatious display : POMP
14
___ Stanley Gardner : ERLE
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Century plant : AGAVE
16
Bar : RAIL
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Fastens : TIES
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Voluminous volumes : TOMES
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Capital of Norway : OSLO
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Boil : SEETHE
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Reminded : PROMPTED
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___ Chaney of early films : LON
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Fifth sign of the zodiac : LEO
26
Gradients : ASCENTS
30
Stretchable : TENSILE
34
Inst. at Dallas : SMU
35
Caught sight of : ESPIED
37
Some Nigerians : EDOS
38
Injure : HARM
40
Fruit drink : ADE
41
Rudolf Bing and Noël Coward : SIRS
42
Silkworm : ERIA
43
Faces : FRONTS
46
Individual : ONE
47
Rouse by sudden alarm : STARTLE
49
Tank or Civil War general : SHERMAN
51
Inlet : RIA
52
Female sheep : EWE
53
Consecrated : ANOINTED
58
Reply : ANSWER
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Opposite of the psyche : SOMA
63
Characteristic : TRAIT
65
Quote : CITE
66
Dross : SLAG
67
Enroll : ENTER
68
Group including SAC : USAF
69
Raced : TORE
70
Della or Pee Wee : REESE
71
Congers : EELS
Down
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N.F.L. team : JETS
2
Canal or lake : ERIE
3
Opposed to aweather : ALEE
4
Cuddle : NESTLE
5
Monopoly-right documents : PATENTS
6
Conceit : EGO
7
Pack down lightly : TAMP
8
Eternally : EVER
9
Did a shoemaker's job : RESOLED
10
Declares intention to wed : PROPOSES
11
Drying kiln : OAST
12
Distance of 5,280 feet : MILE
13
Trudge : PLOD
21
Sharpen : HONE
23
Checker-game pieces : MEN
26
Symbols of penitence : ASHES
27
Clever : SMART
28
Papal court : CURIA
29
Bowling score : SPARE
30
Adolescents : TEENS
31
Dialect : IDIOM
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Blackmore's "___ Doone" : LORNA
33
City in the Ruhr valley : ESSEN
36
Wedding-ceremony response : IDO
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"Love and ___," 1955 Emmy-award song : MARRIAGE
43
Praise insincerely : FLATTER
44
American Ballet ___ : THEATRE
45
Stitched : SEWN
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Stannum : TIN
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Save : RESCUE
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Aide: Abbr. : ASST
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___ contendere : NOLO
55
Bradley or Khayyám : OMAR
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Lake in Ireland : ERNE
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Social engagement : DATE
59
Sagacious : WISE
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Cousin of etc. : ETAL
61
Sports officials, for short : REFS
64
Plural ending : IES

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

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