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Tap Osborn
Tap Osborn

New York Times, Thursday, November 10, 1983

22-Across : Rose up suddenly

Author:
Tap Osborn
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { G Q X }, Scrabble score: 315 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Tap Osborn has 111 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,420
Across
1
Chess piece : PAWN
5
Kind of driver : SCREW
10
Westernmost Alaskan island : ATTU
14
Medley : OLIO
15
Crown : TIARA
16
Greek letters : RHOS
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Taylor's successor : MILLARDFILLMORE
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Sidekick : PAL
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Red-flannel-hash ingredient : BEET
22
Rose up suddenly : LOOMED
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Vagrant : IDLER
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Shearer of ballet : MOIRA
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Purplish red : CLARET
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Iago's boss : MOOR
29
Ross,e.g. : SEA
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Debussy opus : LAMER
33
River into the Seine : MARNE
34
___ session : JAM
35
Gazelle of N Africa : ADMI
36
Urticaria : HIVES
37
Manuel's dollar : PESO
38
Part of R & R, for short : REC
39
Rabbit fur : CONEY
40
Put off : DEFER
41
"Two by Two" setting : ARK
42
Frank : OPEN
43
Saloon habitué : BARFLY
44
Gem of the Mountains : IDAHO
46
Flat finish : MATTE
47
Kennedy's milieu : SENATE
49
Membrane of a bird's beak : CERE
50
Seoul soldier : ROK
53
He bested Van Buren : WILLIAMHARRISON
56
Ending for sting : AREE
57
Farm-machinery name : DEERE
58
Slumber : DOZE
59
Items on a ring : KEYS
60
Pandemonium panjandrum : SATAN
61
Arrow poison : INEE
Down
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Pageantry : POMP
2
Jordanian queen in the 70's : ALIA
3
"The Stockingfoot Orator" : WILLIAMMCKINLEY
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___-pros (abandon a suit) : NOL
5
Main or easy : STREET
6
Autumnal quaff : CIDER
7
Swimmer's oasis : RAFT
8
Assam silkworm : ERI
9
Belgian-French group : WALLOONS
10
Mail : ARMOR
11
Architect of the Louisiana Purchase : THOMASJEFFERSON
12
Sped : TORE
13
Took advantage of : USED
18
Better qualified : ABLER
19
River into the Bay of Biscay : LOIRE
24
Zwei follower : DREI
25
Amsterdam : MOREY
26
Schumann's wife : CLARA
27
Dock man : LADER
28
Expert : MAVEN
30
Chart holder : EASEL
31
Cleveland of literature : AMORY
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"Giant" actor : MINEO
36
Pushers' victims : HOPHEADS
37
Chic and jaunty : PERT
39
Raccoon's cousin : COATI
40
Mail-room apparatus : DATER
43
Like a tundra : BARREN
45
Hollows among the hills : DALES
46
Worker in O'Connor's kitchen : MEARA
47
Love letter sign-off : SWAK
48
Celt's birthplace : EIRE
49
Pres. Arthur's nickname : CHET
51
Mire : OOZE
52
Tibia topper : KNEE
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"Give ___ kiss ... ": Herrick : MEA
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Nov. 13 in Napoli : IDI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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