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A. J. Santora
A. J. Santora

New York Times, Saturday, January 23, 1993

34-Across : Finery

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 29, Avg Word Len: 5.60, Missing: { Q V X }, Scrabble score: 300 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 98, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,782
Across
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Top-notch Atlanta fan : JANEFONDA
10
Off the mark : AMISS
15
W. L. Garrison's goal : ABOLITION
16
Horse blanket : MANTA
17
Jets fan : MANITOBAN
18
Of eight : OCTAL
19
"___ Cars," 1980 film : USED
20
Rub ___ with (hobnob) : ELBOWS
22
Greek letter : ETA
23
Singer Frampton : PETER
25
Soviet writer Ehrenburg : ILYA
26
"O, my Luve is like ___...": Burns : ARED
27
Prosper : SUCCEED
29
Alopecic : BALD
30
Hot tub : SPA
33
One of Rhee's soldiers : ROK
34
Finery : REGALIA
36
Spruce Goose's berth : HANGAR
38
Silky smooth : SATINY
39
Heavenly : ANGELIC
41
55 m.p.h., e.g. : LIM
42
Loser to H.C.H. : AES
43
Head : POLL
44
Putative : NOMINAL
47
Ate's mother : ERIS
48
W.W. II naval base : TRUK
49
Bochco-Fisher creation : LALAW
53
Sealing-wax substance : LAC
54
Propped (up) : SHORED
56
A "Rashomon" star : MORI
57
Bride in "Our Town" : EMILY
59
Identify miscreants : NAMENAMES
61
Gluey substances : SIZES
62
Add details : ELABORATE
63
"___ of a Woman," Pacino film : SCENT
64
Bottom-line Atlanta fan : TEDTURNER
Down
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Highway bottleneck : JAMUP
2
Humiliate : ABASE
3
Triple trio : NONET
4
Omits : ELIDES
5
Well-trained : FIT
6
Neb. Indian : OTOE
7
Number 9 iron for Bobby Jones : NIBLICK
8
Not impossible : DOABLE
9
Nudnik : ANNOYER
10
Major Hoople : AMOS
11
Big burger : MAC
12
Among other things: Lat. : INTERALIA
13
Carolinas' divider : STATELINE
14
The green teens : SALADDAYS
21
Attacks strongly : WADESIN
24
Bucolic : RURAL
26
Blind as ___ : ABAT
28
Great city of old Greece : CORINTH
30
Like a blob : SHAPELESS
31
Type of camera : PANORAMIC
32
Convert Giovanni into John, e.g. : ANGLICIZE
35
A Nasser name : GAMAL
37
Takes form : GELS
40
Headgear for a prince : CORONET
41
Energetically : LIKEMAD
45
Of a wall: It. : MURALE
46
"Extase" star : LAMARR
50
Tragic salesman : LOMAN
51
Virtue; valor : ARETE
52
Partner of older : WISER
54
Part of CBS : SYST
55
Obligation : DEBT
58
Actor Cariou : LEN
60
___ Turn (road sign) : NOU

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 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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