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Manny Nosowsky
Manny Nosowsky

New York Times, Friday, October 29, 1993

20-Across : They may be proper, but never improper

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Mel Taub
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.43, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 90, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Spans: 2 Grid has both left-right and up-down symmetry.
Manny Nosowsky has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 246 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 16,061
Across
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Inspired guesser : DIVINER
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Relative of a Persian : SIAMESE
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Come forth : EMANATE
16
Horse shackle : TRAMMEL
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Where to go to start over : BACKTOSQUAREONE
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Middle East honchos : AGAS
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They may be proper, but never improper : NOUNS
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For men only : STAG
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Spurious : TIN
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Victory : WIN
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Give ___ whirl : ITA
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Suffix for differ : ENCE
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Discourage : DETER
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Cinematographer Nykvist : SVEN
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Folklore fox : REYNARD
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Most skillful : DEFTEST
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Take a stab at : TRY
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Coach Parseghian : ARA
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Taking little risk : CAREFUL
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Berry bush : BRAMBLE
44
Seas or sees lead-in : OVER
45
Water bearers : PAILS
47
Long, loud sound : PEAL
48
Guinea pig's milieu : LAB
49
Leander's love, Italian style : ERO
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King's superior : ACE
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Darn's kin : DRAT
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Brains alternative : BRAWN
55
Mlle. in Mexico : SRTA
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Undoubtedly : WITHOUTQUESTION
59
Needle-shaped : ACERATE
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"Guernica" artist : PICASSO
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Spas : RESORTS
62
Act like a snake : SLITHER
Down
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One engaged in logomachy : DEBATER
2
Fancy : IMAGINE
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Good sign for a tired driver : VACANCY
4
Invisible, blue-black, etc. : INKS
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King Cole : NAT
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School on the Thames : ETON
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Scattered new seed : RESOWED
8
Dazed or amazed : STUNNED
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Keogh plain relatives : IRAS
10
Thun's river : AAR
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Sras., in France : MMES
12
Showing excitement, e.g. : EMOTIVE
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Deliberative bodies : SENATES
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Classy : ELEGANT
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Give up on : QUIT
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Place in the log : ENTER
27
"Pipe down!" : DRYUP
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Brings up : REARS
29
Use a die : STAMP
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Comment from Annie's dog : ARF
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Angelico, for one : FRA
36
Bloodless international hostility : COLDWAR
37
Cupidity : AVARICE
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Car dealers' promotions : REBATES
39
Hamlet's killer : LAERTES
40
Angry outburts : BLOWUPS
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Pessimistic on Wall Street : BEARISH
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Milk sugar : LACTOSE
43
Fala's mistress : ELEANOR
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Where Mosul is : IRAQ
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"Comin' ___ the Rye" : THRO
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Ram : BUTT
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Armstrong or Simon : NEIL
55
23 Across for a pitcher, e.g. : STAT
57
Dory accessory : OAR
58
___-fi : SCI

Answer summary:
5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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