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Jim Page
Jim Page

New York Times, Tuesday, January 19, 1993

29-Across : Bonehead

Author:
Jim Page
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 252 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 17, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Jim Page has 84 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 70 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,778
Across
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Apple, e.g. : POME
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Flee to wed : ELOPE
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Architect I. M. ___ : PEI
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Army group : UNIT
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Of the ear : AURAL
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___ Pavlova : ANNA
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Big Apple's mecca : MANHATTANISLAND
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Hill dweller : ANT
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Aspect : MIEN
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Loathed : HATED
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Camera part : LENS
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Old Greek coins : STATERS
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Preparing apples for baking : CORING
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Bonehead : STUPE
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Apple of Eve's eye? : ADAM
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"That's ___," Martin hit : AMORE
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Meadow : LEA
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Eden's apple et al. : FORBIDDENFRUITS
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Victorian, e.g. : ERA
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Duplicity : GUILE
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Filberts : NUTS
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Beak; beezer : SNOOT
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Like a bad apple : ROTTEN
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Puzzled : ATALOSS
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President's power : VETO
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"Who Framed ___ Rabbit?" : ROGER
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African republic : MALI
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Madrid Mrs. : SRA
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Kind of apple : GOLDENDELICIOUS
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___ Cassini : OLEG
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Author Joyce Carol ___ : OATES
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___-hour traffic : RUSH
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Sault ___ Marie : STE
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"Christina's World" artist : WYETH
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"Don't sit under the apple ___" : TREE
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Mountain lion : PUMA
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___ even keel : ONAN
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After-dinner candy : MINT
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Biblical suffix : ETH
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Adjective for some apples : EATING
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Stringed instruments : LUTES
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Algerian city : ORAN
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Move a TV camera : PAN
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Actor Wallach : ELI
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Taste : PALATE
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Growing out : ENATE
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___ tube : INNER
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Totals : ADDS
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TV sitcom : AMEN
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Sculptor, e.g. : SHAPER
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Out on a ___ : LIMB
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Slingshot missile : STONE
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Sod : TURF
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___ society : CAFE
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Aroma : ODOR
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___ avis : RARA
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Silvery fish : SMELT
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Amigo's farewell : ADIOS
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N.H.L. goalie Mike ___ : LIUT
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Kitchen finish : ETTE
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P.B.A., e.g. : ASSN
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Neglect : IGNORE
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Pairs : DUOS
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"For ___ us a child is born" : UNTO
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Heavy hammer : SLEDGE
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Burger topping : RELISH
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Auditory : OTIC
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Jason's ship : ARGO
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Picks and hoes : TOOLS
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Shoelace tag : AGLET
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Manservant : VALET
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Deal out : METE
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Like a crab apple : SOUR
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Trick : RUSE
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Court king Arthur : ASHE
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Present : NOW
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"An apple a ___ ... " : DAY
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N.Y.C. subway : IRT

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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