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Finn
Finn

New York Times, Tuesday, October 22, 1985

16-Across : An Indian language

Author:
Finn
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8 Grid has duplicate clues.
Finn has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,132
Across
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A cause of ruin : BANE
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Egyptian goddess of fertility : ISIS
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Old shortstop Marion's nickname : SLATS
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Mideast land : OMAN
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Wait : BIDE
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An Indian language : TAMIL
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Little ones : TOTS
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"The Rome of Hungary" : EGER
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Mountain ridge : ARETE
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Hit song of 1943 : YOULLNEVERKNOW
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An Ivy Leaguer : ELI
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At wits' ___ : END
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Thing, in law : RES
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Kind of hand : DECK
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Fort of fame : SUMTER
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Behold, to Claudius : ECCE
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Cliburn and Johnson : VANS
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He wrote "A Lonely Rage" : SEALE
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Hit song of 1958 : FORTHEFIRSTTIME
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Gladden : ELATE
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This, in Barcelona : ESTO
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Prop for "Citizen Kane" : SLED
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Satisfies a debt : REPAYS
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Hit musical of the 60's : HAIR
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Fourth-yr. students : SRS
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Negative prefix : DIS
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Educ. group : NEA
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Hit song of 1943 : MYHEARTTELLSME
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"The ___ of Music" : SOUND
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Sol's preceder : AERO
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Perry the singer : COMO
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Drift : TREND
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Croat, e.g. : SLAV
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Related : AKIN
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Grier of gridiron fame : ROSEY
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Companion of hearty : HALE
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Cookware : POTS
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A science: Abbr. : BOT
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Island off China : AMOY
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Treaty gp. : NATO
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Result : ENSUE
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Hit song of 1953 : IBELIEVE
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Omen : SIGN
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Brainstorm for Pierre : IDEE
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Boris Becker boomer : SERVE
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Carmichael classic since 1929 : STARDUST
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Carefree activity : LARK
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Closing word : AMEN
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Josip Broz : TITO
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Large amount : SLEW
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Honorary law deg. : LLD
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Quartet in "No, No, Nanette" : ENS
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Allude : REFER
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School for Simone : ECOLE
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___ iron : SCRAP
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___ au lait : CAFE
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Lower East Side delicacy : KNISH
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Wilson, Johnson, Carter et al. : METS
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Rear appendages : TAILS
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Subject of a 1941 hit song : ELMER
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Orchestra section : REEDS
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Miss Kett : ETTA
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Sp. miss : SRTA
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Opening words of a 1941 hit song : HEYDADDY
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Cole Porter hit song of 1948 : SOINLOVE
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Little ___ Echo of songdom : SIR
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Aunt or nephew: Abbr. : REL
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Store away secretly : STASH
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Organization of Cahn, Styne et al. : ASCAP
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Chess champ. : MSTR
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Department of Honduras : YORO
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Choices for Cassatt : HUES
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Nine: Comb. form : ENNE
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A membrane : TELA
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Of an age : ERAL
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Pepe le ___ of fiction : MOKO
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Give off : EMIT
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Switch positions : ONS

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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