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Don Groat
Don Groat

New York Times, Tuesday, September 17, 1991

39-Down : Generis or juris preceder

Author:
Don Groat
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J Q V W Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 31.5
Don Groat has 12 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,288
Across
1
Soaring : ALOFT
6
Fellow : CHAP
10
Bath or wash follower : TUB
13
Word in Psalms : SELAH
14
Make quiet : HUSH
15
Nibble : BITE
16
___ Tribunal : HAGUE
17
Climax lead-in : ANTI
18
Road for a chariot : ITER
19
Student of fossils : PALEONTOLOGIST
22
Sound of disapproval : TSK
23
___ ha-Shanah : ROSH
24
Some are hydraulic : RAMS
27
Queries : ASKS
30
Ship's depth finder : SONAR
34
Depot info : ETA
35
Boom : SPAR
36
Dunne of old films : IRENE
37
End of quote : CONSCIOUSOFNONE
41
O'Day of song : ANITA
42
Inferior in size : PUNY
43
City in Serbia : NIS
44
Oyster's largess : PEARL
45
Beowulf, for one : EPIC
46
Fortuneteller's words : ISEE
47
Summit : APEX
49
Mem. of the fleet : USS
51
Metaphysical : TRANSCENDENTAL
58
Yin's complement : YANG
59
Neb. Indian : OTOE
60
Rose-colored dye : EOSIN
62
Solemn observance : RITE
63
Boxer Spinks : LEON
64
"___ With Me" : ABIDE
65
Violinist Bull : OLE
66
Sea eagle : ERNE
67
Compact : DENSE
Down
1
Bat wood : ASH
2
Vault : LEAP
3
Actress Petrova : OLGA
4
"The greatest of ___ ... " (Start of a Carlyle quote) : FAULTS
5
Biblical pronouns : THEES
6
Detective Charlie : CHAN
7
Pursue game : HUNT
8
John Jacob and family : ASTORS
9
Sleuth Vance : PHILO
10
S.A. monkey : TITI
11
All-purpose trks. : UTES
12
Lahr or Wheeler : BERT
15
Rocky Mountain sheep : BIGHORN
20
Giraffe's cousin : OKAPI
21
Become rigid : OSSIFY
24
Post-game report : RECAP
25
Make up for : ATONE
26
Excessive craze : MANIA
28
___ Paulo : SAO
29
German steel-family name : KRUPP
31
Times Square lights : NEONS
32
Oakley or Hall : ANNIE
33
Della or Pee Wee : REESE
35
Tonsure areas : SCALPS
38
Golfer Curtis : STRANGE
39
Generis or juris preceder : SUI
40
Opportunely : ONCUE
45
Collegiate home of Puritanism: 17th century : EXETER
46
Continuation of 4 Down : ISTOBE
48
School in Metz, e.g. : ECOLE
50
Slammin' Sam : SNEAD
51
Novice : TYRO
52
Speak reproachfully : RAIL
53
Penny ___ : ANTE
54
"High ___," Cooper film : NOON
55
Sandy tract, in England : DENE
56
A ___ apple : ASIN
57
Covers : LIDS
61
Society-page word : NEE

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

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