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Alfio Micci
Alfio Micci

New York Times, Tuesday, February 16, 1993

17-Across : Trite

Author:
Alfio Micci
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Alfio Micci has 91 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 11 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,806
Across
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Tin Pan Alley gp. : ASCAP
6
Moccasins : PACS
10
Swindle : SCAM
14
Diva Mitchell : LEONA
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Jacob's twin : ESAU
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Woody's boy : ARLO
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Trite : BANAL
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Bring home the bacon : EARN
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Soaks flax : RETS
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Insignificant things : SMALLPOTATOES
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"Gin a body ___ ... ": Burns : MEETA
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Stonework : MASONRY
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Pro's opposite : CON
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Eban of Israel : ABBA
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Postal-creed word : NOR
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Stowe girl : LITTLEEVA
33
Springfield, for one : RIFLE
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Sector : AREA
38
Inclined : LEANT
40
Queued up : AROW
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San Diego player : PADRE
43
Albee drama : TINYALICE
45
Part of E.T.A. : ARR
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Meat cut : LOIN
48
Hudson or Essex : CAR
49
Blake and Plummer : AMANDAS
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Reedy : NASAL
55
Certain boxers : BANTAMWEIGHTS
58
Famous dying words : ETTU
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Feed-bag contents : OATS
60
Picasso's prop : EASEL
63
Seed coat : ARIL
64
Naldi of silents : NITA
65
Dunne or Bordoni : IRENE
66
Isinglass : MICA
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Over again : ANEW
68
Former Attorney General : MEESE
Down
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Vestment : ALB
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Red or Dead : SEA
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Gave permission : CONSENTED
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"What's in ___?" : ANAME
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Velar : PALATAL
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Rind : PEEL
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P.D.Q. : ASAP
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Ricochet : CAROM
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Summer acquisition : SUNTAN
10
Re men's clothes : SARTORIAL
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Brother of Jocasta : CREON
12
Do tailoring : ALTER
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Antiquated : MOSSY
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Designate, in a way : LABEL
22
Hebrew lyre : ASOR
23
Ballerina Shearer : MOIRA
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Show approval : CLAP
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Borscht base : BEET
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Serve : AVAIL
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Large arachnid : TARANTULA
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Part of A.D. : ANNO
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A stew : FRICASSEE
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Union unit : LOCAL
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Pitcher : EWER
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Evening up : TYING
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"Ring" goddess : ERDA
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Disneyland site : ANAHEIM
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A 1927 song hit : RAMONA
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In a nautical position : ABEAM
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Mother: Comb. form : MATRI
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Ludicrous : ANTIC
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Beau : SWAIN
54
Gape : STARE
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Kitchen attachment : ETTE
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What "vidi" means : ISAW
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U.S.N.A. grad : ENS
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Grant or Remick : LEE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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