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A. J. Santora
A. J. Santora

NEW YORK TRIP

New York Times, Sunday, January 15, 1984

123-Across : Letter before sigma

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 140, Blocks: 78, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J Z }, Scrabble score: 576 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 109, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 15, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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Y
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,486
Across
1
Gold, to Cortés : ORO
4
Dandies : FOPS
8
___ plume : NOMDE
13
Kind of acid : NITRIC
19
Corral : PEN
20
Germ for a Madison Ave. product : IDEA
21
French spa : EVIAN
22
Stupid behavior : IDIOCY
23
Hill "carpenter" : ANT
24
Where to see Atlas : ROCKEFELLERCENTER
27
Annealing ovens : LEHRS
29
Natural resource : OIL
30
Gramps, e.g. : REL
31
Sphere preceder : HEMI
32
"Ida, ___ Apple Cider" : SWEETAS
34
Pickle maker's purchase : TARRAGON
37
Kin of Mr. : ESQ
40
Ingredient of some muffins : BRAN
41
Violent Adriatic wind : BORA
42
Ditto : SAME
43
Throwaway found on 42d St. : STUB
45
W.W. II guns : BRENS
46
Keynote : ORATE
48
Light ammo : BBS
49
Asian weight unit : TAEL
50
TV talk show: 1950-51 : BROADWAYOPENHOUSE
54
Triborough starter : TEE
55
Cross : ROOD
56
Wallach from Brooklyn : ELI
57
Fire Island hues : TANS
58
Better : AMEND
60
Animator's need : INK
61
In medias ___ : RES
62
Pianist Gilels : EMIL
64
Without : SANS
65
Hybrid primrose : OXLIP
68
Subject of a 1906 hit song : CHINATOWN
72
Ben Adhem's group : TRIBE
74
Cell: Comb. form : CYTO
75
Sojourn : STAY
76
Spaceman Solo : HAN
78
Sight from Long Island : SEA
79
___ Penh, Cambodia : PHNOM
80
Arrived : CAME
82
Self : EGO
83
What a treas. accounts for : DLRS
84
Toady's reply : YES
85
Huber's TV show: 1950-51 : ICOVERTIMESSQUARE
91
Shelton of "Annie" : REID
93
Memorabilia : ANA
94
Fiber plant : SISAL
95
Canned fish : TUNNY
96
Calendar used at St. Patrick's : ORDO
97
The Tombs, to a con : STIR
99
Koppel and Nugent : TEDS
100
Bacon part : RIND
101
Moynihan or D'Amato from N.Y. : SEN
102
Inducted one : SELECTEE
104
With the exception of : SAVEFOR
107
Summit : APEX
109
Gotham beginner : GEE
110
Chit : IOU
112
Tomato blight : EDEMA
113
Dos Passos novel : MANHATTANTRANSFER
119
Beam : RAY
120
Quantity : AMOUNT
121
Rubber basis : LATEX
122
Father : SIRE
123
Letter before sigma : RHO
124
Strike out : DELETE
125
___ France : ILEDE
126
Part of U.S.M.A. : ACAD
127
Penn ___, N.Y. resort : YAN
Down
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Milky gems : OPALS
2
Freshen : RENEW
3
Bowling term for a hit : ONTHEBROOKLYNSIDE
4
"The ___ wisest ... ": Milton : FIRSTAND
5
French king: 888-98 : ODO
6
Bill of cowboy renown : PECOS
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Munro : SAKI
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Old salt's clock : NEF
9
Regard too highly : OVERRATE
10
Coe or Ovett : MILER
11
Cowboys' home : DALLAS
12
N.Y.-to-N. Eng. dir. : ENE
13
Gentility : NICENESS
14
Footnote word : IDEM
15
Most petite : TINIEST
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Decay : ROT
17
Surface for the Ranger sextet : ICE
18
Minsky's Lili St. ___ : CYR
25
Marine air station in Calif. : ELTORO
26
Geometric figure : RHOMBUS
28
Scan a page again : REREAD
33
Retort : ANSWER
35
Not care ___ : ARAP
36
African land : GABON
38
Famed N.Y.C. vessel : STATENISLANDFERRY
39
Boxing's Marquis of ___ rules : QUEENSBERRY
41
Like a stripling : BOYISH
44
Extorted : BLED
45
Razzes at Yankee Stadium : BRONXCHEERS
47
Being : ENTITY
50
Con ___ (mus. dir.) : BRIO
51
Actor Clunes : ALEC
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Gloriole : HALO
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N.Y.C. river : EAST
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Deface : MAR
62
Joins : ENTERS
63
Pasture sound : MAA
66
Westernizer of Japan : ITO
67
Apple: Comb. form : POMI
69
"Woe ___!" : ISME
70
Hailey book : WHEELS
71
Slow horses : NAGS
73
Affluence : EASE
77
Cosa ___ : NOSTRA
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Heat: Comb. form : PYRO
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Environment : CONTEXT
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Make use (of) : AVAIL
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Importuned, in a way : DUNNED
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Tape cartridge : CASSETTE
87
Giggled : TITTERED
88
Conversational cliché : ISEE
89
Words on some Japanese imports : MADEIN
90
Trembled : QUIVERED
92
TV show host : DONAHUE
98
Kingly : REGNAL
103
French demonstrative : CETTE
104
Of ascetic Islamic mysticism : SUFIC
105
Birthplace of G.R.F. : OMAHA
106
Smooth fabric : RAYON
108
Gasp : PANT
111
Greek peak : OSSA
113
Hopping ___ : MAD
114
Soul, in Amiens : AME
115
Lon ___, Asian leader : NOL
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Winner at Madison Square Garden: Sept. 1977 : ALI
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Tool for Ali Baba : AXE
118
Seaver stat. : ERA

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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