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James R. Burns
James R. Burns

New York Times, Tuesday, September 27, 1983

Author:
James R. Burns
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 24.9
James R. Burns has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,376
Across
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Unaccompanied : ALONE
6
Thick slice : SLAB
10
Sandburg : CARL
14
Circus figure : TAMER
15
Kind of shirt : HAIR
16
Curved molding : OGEE
17
Barter : TRADE
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Poet (one of four "money" entries) : EZRAPOUND
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"___ dien" (motto of Prince of Wales) : ICH
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Ali, once : CLAY
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Mexican revolutionary: 1877–1919 : ZAPATA
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Establish : CHARTER
26
Forefather : SIRE
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Time of day, in poesy : EEN
28
Cheapest ship passage, once : STEERAGE
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Sea urchins : SANDDOLLARS
36
Kind of wit : NIT
37
Wine sediment : LEES
38
Initials in Nasser's day : UAR
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Gumbo vegetable : OKRA
40
"___ pro nobis" : ORA
41
Actor from Tulsa : TONYRANDALL
45
Spring and fall garments : TOPCOATS
47
Brother of a tía : TIO
48
___ de combat (disabled) : HORS
49
Take back : STARTLE
53
Expects : AWAITS
56
Impresario Rudolf : BING
57
Stood for office : RAN
58
Standard : BENCHMARK
60
Alaskan native : ALEUT
62
Court security : BAIL
63
Pa. lakeside city : ERIE
64
Peg Woffington's creator : READE
65
Writer Gardner : ERLE
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SSgts., e.g. : NCOS
67
Small viper : ADDER
Down
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Garret : ATTIC
2
An evergreen : LARCH
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Triple Crown winner: 1935 : OMAHA
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Composer Rorem : NED
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Put up : ERECTED
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Clip : SHEAR
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Shiftless : LAZY
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Make known : AIR
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Heater or grill : BRAZIER
10
Barrelmaker : COOPER
11
Water, in Madrid : AGUA
12
Let : RENT
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Mother of Helen of Troy : LEDA
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Reduces bit by bit : PARES
22
Open-mesh fabric : LENO
25
Warren Beatty film : REDS
26
Brenda of comics : STARR
28
Dispatches : SLAYS
29
Canadian singer Paul : ANKA
30
___ Friday (secretary) : GIRL
31
And others: Lat. abbr. : ETAL
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Narrow opening : SLOT
33
Of aircraft : AERO
34
Lowest high tide : NEAP
35
Memorable stage couple : LUNTS
39
Scent : ODOR
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Canine, e.g. : TOOTH
42
Scullers : OARSMEN
43
Memo abbr. : ATTN
44
River into Lake Ontario : NIAGARA
46
Chewing-gum base : CHICLE
49
"Oliver Twist" villain : SIKES
50
Footstep : TREAD
51
Diploma word : LAUDE
52
Record : ENTER
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Title Liszt held : ABBE
54
Tear's partner : WEAR
55
Deep blue : ANIL
56
Vigor, to a virtuoso : BRIO
59
___ de Triomphe : ARC
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Was in front : LED

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

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