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Dale O. Burgener
Dale O. Burgener

New York Times, Thursday, September 25, 1986

24-Down : Old scholastic theological system

Author:
Dale O. Burgener
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F H J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 54.7
Dale O. Burgener has 16 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,470
Across
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"That's one small ___ for a man ... ": Armstrong : STEP
5
Lively Bohemian dance : POLKA
10
Plan for the heavy set : DIET
14
Former talk-show host : PAAR
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Nepalese, e.g. : ASIAN
16
Concerning : INRE
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Vet set : EXSOLDIERS
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Slammer : STIR
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Center for the tot set : DAYCARE
21
One of the pet set : TERRIER
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Vaselike pitchers : EWERS
25
___ and board : ROOM
26
Computer links : MODEMS
29
Action taboo at West Point : CRIBBING
33
Emanate : EXUDE
34
"Too ___ old, too late smart" : SOON
35
Barbara, of the TV set : EDEN
36
Dunk : DIP
37
Dressed more sharply : NATTIER
40
Gardner, of the film set : AVA
41
Inactive : IDLE
43
Armor : MAIL
44
Join a club : ENTER
46
Upper limits : CEILINGS
48
Drives a car : STEERS
49
Part of a parrot's bill : CERE
50
Survey boundaries : METES
52
Most courageous : BRAVEST
55
Superiority : VANTAGE
59
Routine repetition : ROTE
60
One of the ref's set : TIMEKEEPER
62
Corner in a church : AMEN
63
Goddess of peace : IRENE
64
Hindu queen : RANI
65
Home of a monster? : NESS
66
A nickel gets you five : CENTS
67
British carbine : STEN
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Exceeded 55 m.p.h. : SPED
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Classification categories : TAXA
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"Nothing is ___ in war": Eisenhower : EASY
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Move along : PROCEED
5
Diamond set : PADRES
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Willow rod : OSIER
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"Let sleeping dogs ___" : LIE
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Vehicle for the racing set : KART
9
Like a goose : ANSERINE
10
Undress : DISROBE
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Old Buffalo-to-Albany canal : ERIE
13
Haw., formerly : TERR
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The white-hat set : LAWMEN
22
Steal forcibly : ROB
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Old scholastic theological system : SCOTISM
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One of the stethoscope set : MEDIC
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Binary compound of oxygen : OXIDE
28
Identical sets : DUPLICATES
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Stir up : ROIL
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"Better late than ___" : NEVER
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Growls : GNARS
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Bachelor party : STAG
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Causing memory loss : AMNESTIC
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Hydrocarbon from resins : RETENE
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Giants and Jets : ELEVENS
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The feathered set : NESTERS
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Wrath : IRE
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Prize for the horsy set : STAKES
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Occurrence : EVENT
52
Wheat husk : BRAN
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Home of the togaed set : ROME
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Bore : TIRE
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Give ___ on the back (praise) : APAT
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Heredity transmitter : GENE
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Poet's Ireland : ERIN
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" ... all ___ are created equal" : MEN

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

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