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William E. Heinemann
William E. Heinemann

New York Times, Wednesday, September 15, 1982

26-Across : Ramble

Author:
William E. Heinemann
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F Q Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 25.3
William E. Heinemann has 21 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,999
Across
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Peninsula and a nut : KOLAS
6
Gentle touch : DAB
9
Popeye and Sinbad : SALTS
14
Mennonite people : AMISH
15
Ram's mate : EWE
16
Angel in "Paradise Lost" : URIEL
17
He charges into affairs : LADIESMAN
19
Velvetlike material : PANNE
20
Nickname of a former Jet star : BROADWAYJOE
22
Airport abbr. : ETD
23
Indonesian coin : SEN
24
Surge of a sort : INRUSH
26
Ramble : ROAM
30
N.Y. clock setting : EDT
32
Dir. for a skipper : EBN
33
Sparkling : AGLITTER
35
Equine color : SORREL
39
Joyce's compatriots : IRISH
40
German article : DAS
42
Run like Dorsett : WEAVE
43
Infernal : NETHER
45
Bids, in bridge : DECLARES
47
Ripen : AGE
48
Corn spike : EAR
49
Focusing device : LENS
50
Rabbit furs : LAPINS
53
Kind of ball or card : CUE
55
Naughty : BAD
56
Stadium attractions : POMPOMGIRLS
62
Primrose : OXLIP
64
Bear Bryant player : ALABAMIAN
65
Commander at Gettysburg : MEADE
66
___ judicata : RES
67
Sayings : DICTA
68
Thorny plant : BRIAR
69
Tit's associate : TAT
70
Like some admission charges : STEEP
Down
1
Revolutionary general : KALB
2
Sharif : OMAR
3
Resort near Venice : LIDO
4
Where Burma is : ASIA
5
Molts : SHEDS
6
Exacted : DEMANDED
7
On the road : AWAY
8
Movie dog : BENJI
9
This game was won by the 49ers in 1982 : SUPERBOWL
10
Parseghian : ARA
11
Defensive and offensive units : LINES
12
West Side avenue in N.Y.C. : TENTH
13
Winter transport : SLED
18
Not dry, as wine : SWEET
21
Dollar bills : ONES
25
Fantastic : UNREAL
26
Kind of check : RAIN
27
Giant in fairy tales : OGRE
28
Landed : ALIT
29
Unlucky accident : MISHAP
31
Player deal : TRADE
34
Reagan role : THEGIPPER
36
Steak order : RARE
37
Tie, as a score : EVEN
38
To a smaller extent : LESS
41
Littoral area : SEACOAST
44
Gambling place : RENO
46
Guy who is rotten to the core : CRUMB
50
More lenient : LAXER
51
He fell before Dwight's might : ADLAI
52
Chic : SMART
54
Oaths Degas never used : EGADS
55
Montana-to-Solomon pass : BOMB
57
Lawyer's bargain : PLEA
58
Counterfeit: Abbr. : IMIT
59
Eleven from Houston : RICE
60
___ hit, penalty causer : LATE
61
Center's pass : SNAP
63
Actress Lupino : IDA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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