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Charles E. Gersch
Charles E. Gersch

New York Times, Wednesday, September 21, 1988

21-Across : "___ but known ... "

Author:
Charles E. Gersch
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 25.7
Charles E. Gersch has 31 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 17 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,197
Across
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Chore : TASK
5
Heroic poetry : EPOS
9
"By the ___ early light ... " : DAWNS
14
"The Time Machine" race : ELOI
15
Part of Boone's gear : TRAP
16
Indian, e.g. : OCEAN
17
C. ___ Parkinson, of Parkinson's Law : NORTHCOTE
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Famed hostess of yore : MESTA
20
Parlor piece : SETTEE
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"___ but known ... " : HADI
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"You're the ___," Porter tune : TOP
24
Inside: Comb. form : ENTO
26
Extend a subscription : RENEW
28
Prince Charles's in-laws : SPENCERS
32
Swampy area : MORASS
35
Half or third of a dance : CHA
36
Author Segal : ERICH
38
Subway rider's aid : STRAP
39
___ ha-Shanah : ROSH
41
"___ Last Night." 1986 film : ABOUT
43
Defeat narrowly, with "out" : EDGE
44
Loosen a lacet : UNTIE
46
Menachem Begin's one-time group : IRGUN
48
"Turn left, Dobbin!" : HAW
49
Bailey of comics : BEETLE
51
Nine-sided figures : NONAGONS
53
Attain : REACH
55
Cpls.' bosses : SGTS
56
October beverage : ALE
58
Hoppe's game : POOL
60
Systematic design : SCHEME
64
Corporate ID's : LOGOS
66
Pakistan's locale : SOUTHASIA
68
Mode : VOGUE
69
Dashiell contemporary : ERLE
70
Carry on : RANT
71
Orbital point : APSIS
72
Arabian gulf : ADEN
73
Jeux de mots : PUNS
Down
1
Hamilton bills : TENS
2
Tub plant : ALOE
3
Kind : SORT
4
Mitten loser of rhyme : KITTEN
5
The King of Siam's sentence ender : ETCETERA
6
P.G.A. man : PRO
7
Inaugural highlight : OATH
8
Opera supe's prop : SPEAR
9
Ball masks : DOMINOS
10
Casino one-pointer : ACE
11
Charles Kingsley novel : WESTWARDHO
12
Western alliance : NATO
13
Ginger follower : SNAP
18
Therefore : HENCE
22
Rep.'s opposite : DEM
25
Klipspringer's cousin : ORIBI
27
Modern artist-designer : ERTE
28
Second-stringer : SCRUB
29
Ring up : PHONE
30
Bunny's largess : EASTEREGGS
31
Disdain : SCORN
33
"Cosmos" author : SAGAN
34
Gushes forth : SPEWS
37
Sci-fi writers' awards : HUGOS
40
Writer Shere ___ : HITE
42
At. no. 74 : TUNGSTEN
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Slips by : ELAPSES
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"Of course!" : NATCH
50
"The Name of the Rose" author : ECO
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Scale note : GSHARP
54
Book before Joel : HOSEA
56
Part of T.A.E. : ALVA
57
Chicago area : LOOP
59
Parliament member : LORD
61
Birthright seller : ESAU
62
Sen. Boschwitz's state : MINN
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Diner sign : EATS
65
Armand's affirmative : OUI
67
Diminutive suffix : ULE

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

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