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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Monday, September 15, 1986

34-Down : An attendant on Cleopatra

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 24.0
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,460
Across
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Drinks slowly : SIPS
5
___ profundo (deep voice) : BASSO
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Large game fish : TUNA
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Product harvested : CROP
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Tanker : OILER
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Soon, to Shakespeare : ANON
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Prefix with bus or science : OMNI
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The staff of life : BREAD
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___ facto : IPSO
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Popular Las Vegas male entertainer : WAYNENEWTON
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Skelton or Buttons : RED
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Old : AGED
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Corpulent : OBESE
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Immature : CALLOW
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Bout : SCRAP
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Collection of anecdotes : ANA
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Result of a ruckus : SHINER
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Race-track circuits : LAPS
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Title Christie held : DAME
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Fragrance : AROMA
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Kind of poker game : DRAW
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Pace or dance : STEP
44
Branch out : RAMIFY
46
Greek letter : ETA
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Cozy places : NESTS
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One behind another : TANDEM
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Allots : METES
53
Beget : SIRE
54
Historic period : ERA
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"Strictly Speaking" author : EDWINNEWMAN
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Garment for Brennan : ROBE
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Observe again : RESEE
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Knowledge : LORE
66
Inactive : IDLE
67
City on the Rhone : ARLES
68
Kazan of Hollywood : ELIA
69
Cardinal-number suffix : TEEN
70
Bar orders : BEERS
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Twelve months : YEAR
Down
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Flat-bottomed boat : SCOW
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"___ La Douce," 1960 musical : IRMA
3
Small horse : PONY
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Of the backbone : SPINAL
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TV comedy-series star : BOBNEWHART
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Transmitted by radio : AIRED
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Oodles : SLEW
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Membership on the N.Y.S.E. : SEAT
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Church calendar : ORDO
10
Native of Thailand : TAI
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Not ready : UNPREPARED
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Sniffers : NOSES
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Battery terminal : ANODE
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Personalities : EGOS
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And not : NOR
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Hairless : BALD
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Uncouth males : CADS
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Subj. in medical school : ANAT
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Distressing : LAMENTABLE
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Half: Prefix : SEMI
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Cunning quality : CRAFTINESS
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An attendant on Cleopatra : IRAS
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___ de plume : NOM
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Top of the head : PATE
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Emulated Spitz : SWAM
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Rapier's relative : EPEE
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Maneuverable, as a ship : YARE
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Compass direction : SSE
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Actor Anthony : NEWLEY
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Earn : MERIT
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Wear away : ERODE
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Scoff : SNEER
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Dull : DRAB
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Existed : WERE
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Site in "Swept Away" : ISLE
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Birthmark : MOLE
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Operatic melody : ARIA
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Close in distance : NEAR
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Evening, in poesy : EEN

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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