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Mary E. Oberlander
Mary E. Oberlander

New York Times, Wednesday, January 9, 1980

28-Across : Bowed instrument

Author:
Mary E. Oberlander
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 252 (avg 1.33)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has duplicate clues.
Mary E. Oberlander has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,019
Across
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Seed with a licorice flavor : ANISE
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Playwright David : RABE
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Enormous : VAST
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Loaded : LADEN
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On : ATOP
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Entertainer Johnson : ARTE
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Correct : AMEND
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Seed used for flavoring : CORIANDER
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Condiment : SEASONING
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Bridge supports : PIERS
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Spring : ARISE
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Dahl : ARLENE
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Ship wreckage : FLOTSAM
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Bowed instrument : VIOL
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Embankments : LEVEES
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Flavoring : CINNAMON
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NASA worker's degree : EAA
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Eur. country : AUS
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Title in Islam : AGA
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Flavoring : ALLSPICE
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Noisy oil well : ROARER
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Shoppe sign word : OLDE
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Chef's garnish : PARSLEY
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Be added periodically as an increase : ACCRUE
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"The Fifer" artist : MANET
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Slights : SLURS
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Garden flowers : MARIGOLDS
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Aromatic mint : HOREHOUND
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Fields : AREAS
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Wicked : EVIL
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Likewise : ALSO
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City SE of Nantes : NIORT
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Perceives : SEES
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Adolescent, for short : TEEN
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Fertile desert areas : OASES
Down
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Expression of concern : ALAS
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Identify : NAME
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Concept : IDEA
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Apprehend via smell, touch, etc. : SENSATE
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Approve : ENDORSE
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Third Reich policy : RACISM
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Expiate : ATONE
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Bjorn of tennis : BORG
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Upon or over: Prefix : EPI
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Flavoring extract : VANILLA
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Town NW of Dublin : ARDEE
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Far from lenient : STERN
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Concise : TERSE
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Cook's attire : APRON
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Indonesian island : NIAS
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River to the Rhone : AIN
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Pest in a kennel : FLEA
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"All men true and ___ ... " Tennyson : LEAL
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Egg shape : OVAL
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Force : VIS
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Hint : CUE
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Fertilizer : MARL
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S-curve : OGEE
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Not one, colloquially : NARY
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Perfect serve : ACE
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Plants with sour juice : SORRELS
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Luxurious : PLUSH
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Ornamental fish : IDE
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Hindu queen : RANI
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Flavoring : OREGANO
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Irving book : ASTORIA
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Excuse : PARDON
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Pompeii's undoing : ASHES
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Flavoring : CLOVE
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Marie or Pierre : CURIE
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Clergyman's residence : MANSE
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Stubborn person : MULE
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People born July 23-Aug. 22 : LEOS
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Challenge : DARE
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Fast planes : SSTS
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Cereal grass : OAT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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