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Daniel Girardi
Daniel Girardi

New York Times, Saturday, November 12, 1988

43-Across : Oraria

Author:
Daniel Girardi
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Daniel Girardi has 41 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,249
Across
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Cark : FRET
5
Literary Nobelist: 1957 : CAMUS
10
U.S. missile : SAM
13
One of Jupiter's satellites : LEDA
14
Victor Hugo's wife : ADELE
15
Sled for a chute : LUGE
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Moscow Zoo's giant panda : ANAN
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"Divina Commedia," e.g. : POEMA
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Castrogiovanni, today : ENNA
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Tony ___ of baseball : PENA
20
Morsel for Rover : ORT
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Gore : INSET
22
First governor of the 49th state : EGAN
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Darwin's concern : SPECIES
27
Gentle stroke : CARESS
29
Help to adjust : ORIENT
30
Between Tinker and Chance : EVERS
31
Bergen dummy : SNERD
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Lingerie item : BRA
35
Barney of ring fame : ROSS
36
Bel ___ (Italian cheese) : PAESE
37
Gull : FOOL
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Farm animal : EWE
39
Martin and Ure : MARYS
40
Downturn : SLUMP
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Peloponnesian city-state : SPARTA
43
Oraria : STOLES
44
Hides out : LIESLOW
45
Australian salt lake : EYRE
46
City on the Hari Rud : HERAT
47
Five bucks : FIN
49
Flush : EVEN
52
London's ___ of Court : INNS
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Apollo's birthplace : DELOS
55
City in Cebu : NAGA
56
Together, musically : ADUE
57
___ salva (without risk): It. : AMANO
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Rugged rock : CRAG
59
Draft org. : SSS
60
"I Love You So" composer : LEHAR
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Christian Science founder : EDDY
Down
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Hullabaloo : FLAP
2
Lacoste of tennis : RENE
3
Upbeat Glenn Miller classic? : EDANERESESIRNUS
4
Passerine fliers : TANAGERS
5
Poultry purchases : CAPONS
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Swiss statesman: 1845-1928 : ADOR
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Compromises from both directions? : MEETSONEYAWFLAH
8
Danube port : ULM
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Tranquility, for one : SEA
10
Downbeat Gloria Swanson film? : SUNSETBOULEVARD
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Amanda Plummer role : AGNES
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Ball preceder : MEAT
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Vladimir llych : LENIN
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On the rocks : ICED
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Blockhead : ASS
25
Urge : PRESS
26
European republic : EIRE
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Bill section : CERE
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Depone : AVOW
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Family name of Pope Pius X : SARTO
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Sinatra role : ROME
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Rhaetian ___ : ALPS
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Eng. house : PARL
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Medicis' domain : FLORENCE
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Sow chow : MAST
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Eye sore : STY
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"Nine-day-old" veggies : PEASE
43
Ear or eye : SENSOR
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Contributes : LENDS
46
Hawk parrots : HIAS
48
Westchester college : IONA
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Mild oath : EGAD
51
Former Hungarian Prime Minister : NAGY
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River in Sweden : DAL
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Scottish uncle : EME

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

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