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Martin Ashwood-Smith
Martin Ashwood-Smith

New York Times, Wednesday, October 16, 1991

43-Across : Dry ___ (very arid)

Author:
Martin Ashwood-Smith
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { G X }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Martin Ashwood-Smith has 7 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 80 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,317
Across
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Colleen : LASS
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Jackdaw : CROW
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Doha is its capital : QATAR
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Certain pile of chips : ANTE
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Muslim pilgrim : HAJI
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Amalgamate : UNITE
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Parade spoiler : RAIN
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Organic compound : ENOL
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Test one's metal : ASSAY
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Start of a quotation : VIRTUEISLIKE
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Wealth and charisma : ASSETS
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Some Stradivaris : CELLOS
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Thurso refusals : NAES
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Agitation : FERMENT
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Quotation: Part II : ARICH
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Saint-Saëns's birthplace : PARIS
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Aragon aunt : TIA
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Used a tandem : RODE
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Author of the quotation : BACON
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Commuter plane : STOL
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Lament : RUE
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Eucharist plate : PATEN
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Quotation: Part III : STONE
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Dry ___ (very arid) : ASABONE
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Updike's "The Same ___" : DOOR
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Opening word : SESAME
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Forty-niners' concerns : CLAIMS
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End of quotation : BESTPLAINSET
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" ... fasten him as ___ ... ": Isa. 22:23 : ANAIL
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Former Versailles residents : ROIS
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Abby preceder : DEAR
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Lover : ROMEO
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Squdge : OOZE
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Mahler's "Das Lied von der ___" : ERDE
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Soviet suds : KVASS
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Strong, low cart : DRAY
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Abstruse : DEEP
Down
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Insect stage : LARVA
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Diarist Nin : ANAIS
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Swizzles : STIRS
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Life is one : SENTENCE
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Pizza topping : CHEESE
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New Delhi princess : RANI
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Eyes, to Cervantes : OJOS
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Jolly Rogers? : WILL
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Broadbrims : QUAKERS
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Philosopher-saint: 11th century : ANSELM
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"___ the season ... " : TIS
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One-time link : ATA
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Reina's mate : REY
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Its motto is "Industry" : UTAH
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"Seek roses in December, ___ June": Byron : ICEIN
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Bed, in Bologna : LETTO
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Gibson garnish : ONION
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Past its prime : STALE
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Flood : SPATE
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Fern leaf : FROND
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Tapestry town : ARRAS
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Excite : ROUSE
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Patent bases : IDEAS
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Card expert? : ACE
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Poisons : BANES
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Like Crusoe : STRANDED
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Large citrus fruits : POMELOS
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Alone: Comb. form : SOLI
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Kingsley's "The Water ___" : BABIES
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"The Plough and the Stars" playwright : OCASEY
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Grenoble's river : ISERE
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Union general : MEADE
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Type of throat : STREP
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Put one's foot down : TROD
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Like a churchmouse? : POOR
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Singer Minnelli : LIZA
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Early animal shelter? : ARK
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Penultimate mo. : NOV
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Doctors' org. : AMA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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