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Calista Luminati
Calista Luminati

New York Times, Friday, October 16, 1992

37-Across : Apophony

Author:
Calista Luminati
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { F V }, Scrabble score: 319 (avg 1.72)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Calista Luminati has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,683
Across
1
New York university : PACE
5
Harsh-voiced tropical bird : MACAW
10
Mandible or maxilla : JAW
13
Vexillum, e.g. : PETAL
14
Atmospheric layer : OZONE
15
"___ Kiss," Romberg song : ONE
16
Banshee's cousin : TROLL
17
Tobacco heiress : DORISDUKE
19
Kindred : ALLIED
21
Electees : INS
22
"___ fair in love ... ": Smedley : ALLS
23
"Damn Yankees" co-producer : HALPRINCE
25
Icy pellets : SLEET
26
Tree frog : HYLA
27
Johnson of "Laugh-In" : ARTE
29
Sprawl : LIE
32
Can. province : QUE
33
Boiled : SEETHED
37
Apophony : ABLAUT
39
Druggist's deg. : MPHARM
40
Evening events : SOIREES
42
"___! Humbug!" : BAH
43
Geographical dict. : GAZ
44
Mr. Arnaz : DESI
45
Kind of cut : CREW
47
Burdened : LADEN
50
"Too Close for Comfort" dad : TEDKNIGHT
55
Shortly : ANON
56
Summer mo. : AUG
57
Ancient Greek backdrops : SKENAI
58
She popularized "Mockin' Bird Hill" : PATTIPAGE
61
"And proud men ___ age ... ": Sophocles : INOLD
62
Flan, e.g. : PIE
63
Berets' locales : TETES
64
Spock of "Star Trek" : NIMOY
65
Draft org. : SSS
66
Use muscles : EXERT
67
Makes a right turn : GEES
Down
1
Town SW of Little Rock : PERLA
2
Maldivian unit : ATOLL
3
Muslim leader : CALIPH
4
Ralph Bellamy role, often : ELLERYQUEEN
5
TV's "The ___ Squad" : MOD
6
Precambrian : AZOIC
7
Transparent eye coverings : CORNEAS
8
Spanish liqueur : ANIS
9
Brice on "Mr. Belvedere" : WES
10
Newton-meter : JOULE
11
Tarsus : ANKLE
12
Most diminutive : WEEST
13
Memphis deity : PTAH
18
Hebrew letter : DALETH
20
Weakens : DILUTES
24
Nairn negative : NAE
25
"Carrie" creator : STEPHENKING
28
Notes : REMARKS
29
___ Animas, Colo. : LAS
30
Nigerian native : IBO
31
Clockmaker Terry : ELI
34
Beldam : HAG
35
Stat for Clemens : ERA
36
Demilitarized area : DMZ
38
Devoted : ARDENT
41
Position : SITUATE
42
A-E connection : BCD
46
Shea snack : WIENIE
47
Finns' neighbors : LAPPS
48
Writer Nin : ANAIS
49
Loves too fondly : DOTES
51
Moth : EGGER
52
Gremlin : GNOME
53
Nimbi : HALOS
54
Orderly : TIDY
56
Crest : APEX
59
Meteor tail : ITE
60
N.Y. winter time : EST

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

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