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Michael A. Rampino
Michael A. Rampino

New York Times, Thursday, November 1, 1990

43-Across : Most nacreous

Author:
Michael A. Rampino
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.37, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Michael A. Rampino has 33 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,968
Across
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A TV anchor : SAWYER
7
Winner over Ford: 1976 : CARTER
13
Make desolate : BEREAVE
14
More observant : ALERTER
16
Disconcerted : RATTLED
17
Necklace of diamonds : RIVIERE
18
High priest : ELI
19
Anchorite : EREMITE
21
St. Louis was one : ROI
22
Existed : WAS
23
Flipper : FIN
24
Sister : NUN
25
Wreath maker's activity : ENTWINING
29
Outpouring : SPATE
31
Sonorous : RESONANT
32
Good doctor : HEALER
33
Dole : METE
34
Egyptian Christian : COPT
35
___ dozen : BAKERS
38
Haymarket meccas : THEATRES
42
Don't exist : ARENT
43
Most nacreous : PEARLIEST
44
Acuff or Rogers : ROY
45
Author Deighton : LEN
46
Jeff Davis's govt. : CSA
47
Coiled hair knot : BUN
48
Postures : STANCES
52
Gamb : LEG
53
Recondite state : ESOTERY
55
Scrutinize : EXAMINE
57
Cortege : RETINUE
58
Compared : LIKENED
59
Planting implement : SEEDER
60
Fence straddlers : STILES
Down
1
Liner's course : SEALANE
2
West and Copley : ARTISTS
3
Moist : WET
4
Where Bush played baseball : YALE
5
Always : EVER
6
Expound again : REDEFINE
7
Solicitous : CARING
8
Finished parasailing : ALIT
9
Subject of a "Manon" aria : REVE
10
Tetra minus one : TRI
11
Perpetual : ETERNAL
12
Detour : REROUTE
13
Adolphus Busch was one : BREWER
15
"Meathead" portrayer : REINER
20
Money maker : MINT
26
George Sand and Michael Learned : WOMEN
27
Otiose : INERT
28
Former D.C. baseball team : NATS
29
Calyx leaf : SEPAL
30
Soprano Adelina ___: 1843-1919 : PATTI
32
Tiller : HOER
34
Church areas around altars : CHANCELS
35
Miller or Red : BARBER
36
Incites : AROUSES
37
Kind of address : KEYNOTE
38
Adolescent : TEEN
39
Lie : RECLINE
40
Ancient ascetics : ESSENES
41
Presented a play : STAGED
43
Golf pro true to his name : PLAYER
48
Dispatch : SEND
49
Adjust accurately : TRUE
50
Departure : EXIT
51
Munro pen name : SAKI
54
Four-in-hand : TIE
56
Brooks or Ferrer : MEL

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