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Michael A. Rampino
Michael A. Rampino

New York Times, Wednesday, January 22, 1992

51-Across : Tiny fissure

Author:
Michael A. Rampino
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.64, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has mirror symmetry.
Michael A. Rampino has 33 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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M
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P
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D
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P
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R
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M
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R
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T
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H
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O
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M
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K
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P
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D
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T
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W
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O
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,415
Across
1
Distaff knights : DAMES
6
Coll. degrees : ABS
9
Rum cakes : BABAS
14
Convex molding : OVOLO
15
Shut up : MEW
16
Disintegrate : ERODE
17
Savage : FERAL
18
Significant period : ERA
19
Broadcast : AIRED
20
Start of a puzzler's wish : FROMEVERYPUZZLE
23
Suffix with host : ESS
24
Use art gum : ERASE
25
"___ the ramparts ... " : OER
26
Less shallow : DEEPER
29
Neglectful : REMISS
32
Craze : RAGE
34
She, in Cherbourg : ELLE
35
Puzzler's wish, continued : THATIDOMAKEME
40
Ramble : ROAM
41
Explorer with Clark : LEWIS
42
Iodine source : KELP
44
Hockey great : ORR
45
Seine : NET
46
Bond rating : AAA
47
Maiden : DAMSEL
51
Tiny fissure : CRANNY
54
Baobab or banyan : TREE
56
Exhibition : FAIR
57
End of puzzler's wish : LEARNAWORDORTWO
64
A Turner : LANA
65
Disjoin : SEVER
66
Pahlevi once ruled here : IRAN
67
Wire nail : BRAD
68
Occupation : TRADE
69
Engender : SIRE
Down
1
Removed, as one's hat : DOFFED
2
Reluctant : AVERSE
3
Blue : MOROSE
4
Film heavy Jack ___ : ELAM
5
Food fish : SOLE
6
Arab potentate : AMEER
7
Yogi of baseball : BERRA
8
Influences : SWAYS
9
Suitor : BEAU
10
Neighbor of Calif. and N.M. : ARIZ
11
Russian wolfhound : BORZOI
12
An Astaire and namesakes : ADELES
13
Ritual dinners : SEDERS
21
Roman poet : VERGIL
22
Jewels for Paloma Picasso : PERLAS
27
Hyde Park vehicle : PRAM
28
Break a fast : EAT
30
Wapiti : ELK
31
Unassuming : MEEK
33
First place : EDEN
34
Give out : EMIT
35
African antelope : TORA
36
Disserve : HARM
37
Have markers out : OWE
38
Ignoble : MEAN
39
Spirited self-assurance : ELAN
40
Baculine instrument : ROD
43
Defray : PAY
48
Valuable violin, for short : STRAD
49
Suffix with east : ERN
50
Minimum : LEAST
51
Core group : CADRE
52
Brazilian coffee : RIO
53
Edge in a molding : ARRIS
55
Jug : EWER
56
Flintstone or Allen : FRED
57
Atty.'s degree : LLB
58
Abalone shape : EAR
59
Divers information : ANA
60
Gametes : OVA
61
Prefix for color : TRI
62
"Hell," to Sherman : WAR
63
Bill passed regularly : ONE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 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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