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Jeffrey A. Mercer
Jeffrey A. Mercer

New York Times, Wednesday, September 18, 1985

Author:
Jeffrey A. Mercer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { B J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 23.4
Jeffrey A. Mercer has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,098
Across
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Alack's partner : ALAS
5
Oozed : SEEPED
11
Items in a publ.'s mailbox : MSS
14
Wander : ROVE
15
Kind of cat or sweater : ANGORA
16
Islet : AIT
17
Burgess work, with "A" : CLOCKWORKORANGE
20
Dominican Republic's neighbor : HAITI
21
Germ : SEED
22
Not any : NONE
23
Corleone and Carlo : DONS
25
Angelo's three : TRE
26
Angered : IRED
27
Coils : SPIRALS
30
Prices : COSTS
31
Armed-serv. branch : USN
32
Stop-sign shape : OCTAGON
36
Burgess work, with "The" : RIGHTTOANANSWER
42
Smoker's companion : ASHTRAY
43
Dobbin's dinner : HAY
44
Goodnight girl : IRENE
47
Potential home wrecker : TERMITE
50
"Buddenbrooks" author : MANN
51
Landon : ALF
54
Chair : SEAT
55
Pocket bread : PITA
56
Red, Coral and Black : SEAS
58
Bandleader Shaw : ARTIE
61
Burgess work : ONEHANDCLAPPING
64
To be, in Barcelona : SER
65
Area : REGION
66
Mother of Apollo : LETO
67
McMahon and 51 Down : EDS
68
Like some horror pictures : CREEPY
69
Cupid : EROS
Down
1
Prefix with duke or deacon : ARCH
2
Poet Ridge : LOLA
3
Steering clear of : AVOIDING
4
Part of a military front : SECTOR
5
Carpenter's tool : SAW
6
Baseball's Slaughter : ENOS
7
Wading bird : EGRET
8
Card game : POKER
9
Wear away : ERODE
10
Women's org. : DAR
11
Landed estates : MANORS
12
Seal : SIGNET
13
Mounts : STEEDS
18
Quinine : KINA
19
Negative particles : ANIONS
24
A deadly sin : SLOTH
27
Big ___, Calif. : SUR
28
Greek letter : PSI
29
Glaswegian, e.g. : SCOT
30
Jailbird : CON
33
Sailor : TAR
34
Premed. course : ANAT
35
Late singer Marvin et al. : GAYES
37
Mother of Samuel : HANNAH
38
Mao ___-tung : TSE
39
Maud Muller's creator : WHITTIER
40
Consume : EAT
41
Type of whisky : RYE
44
Obtrude : IMPOSE
45
Teemed or drizzled : RAINED
46
Signs up for a race : ENTERS
48
Partner of sow : REAP
49
Christie character : MARPLE
51
TV's Grant : ASNER
52
Shelf : LEDGE
53
Prima ___ evidence : FACIE
57
Plod through mud : SLOP
59
Ambler's "Journey ___ Fear" : INTO
60
Selves : EGOS
62
Part of a circle : ARC
63
"___ port in a storm" : ANY

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

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