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Michael A. Rampino
Michael A. Rampino

New York Times, Tuesday, February 2, 1993

20-Across : Start of a quip

Author:
Michael A. Rampino
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { B J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, 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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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,792
Across
1
Rickenbacker and von Richthofen : ACES
5
Orinoco feeder : APURE
10
Sonny's ex : CHER
14
Lath : SLAT
15
French historian: 1823-92 : RENAN
16
Japanese aborigine : AINU
17
Take measured steps : PACE
18
Magnificent : GRAND
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Slog : PLOD
20
Start of a quip : WHATYOUDONTOWE
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Cartoonist Gross : MILT
24
Defendants, in law : REI
25
Harsh : SEVERE
28
Touches up an old painting : RESTORES
33
Worship : ADORE
34
Counterfeit : FAKE
35
Barber's call : NEXT
36
Landed : LIT
37
Probers : DELVERS
40
Person involved with nos. : CPA
41
City in S France : ALES
43
Penury : NEED
44
In imitation of : AFTER
46
Scorned : DESPISED
48
Manly : VIRILE
49
Ref. book : ENC
50
Dinner for Domitian : CENA
51
End of the quip : WILLNOTHURTYOU
58
Seed coat : ARIL
59
Approaches : NEARS
60
Ailments : ILLS
62
Hamlet, e.g. : DANE
63
Memorable diva: 1858-1942 : CALVE
64
Hawaiian bird : NENE
65
Soothsayer : SEER
66
French pronoun : ELLES
67
Capricorn's symbol : GOAT
Down
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Nile viper : ASP
2
Chela : CLAW
3
Every's partner : EACH
4
Clambake item : STEAMER
5
Sock style : ARGYLE
6
Runner on Nov. 3, 1992 : PEROT
7
Two-toed sloth : UNAU
8
McNally's partner : RAND
9
Ratifier : ENDORSER
10
Heading : CAPTION
11
Hawaiian port : HILO
12
FitzGerald's "enough" : ENOW
13
Boorish : RUDE
21
Spent : TIRED
22
Gain : NET
25
Type of bar : SALAD
26
Roman official : EDILE
27
Exercises a franchise : VOTES
28
Ranted : RAVED
29
Supplemented, with "out" : EKED
30
Correct: Comb. form : RECTI
31
Oust : EXPEL
32
Fixed look : STARE
34
Run away : FLEE
38
Settle securely : ENSCONCE
39
New Orleans footballer : SAINT
42
Orthographist : SPELLER
45
Raveling : FRAYING
47
Tavern : INN
48
Mona Van Duyn products : VERSES
50
Arc : CURVE
51
Paper-money rolls : WADS
52
"Dies ___," Latin hymn : IRAE
53
Electrical wire circuit : LINE
54
Freshwater duck : TEAL
55
Corridor : HALL
56
Does it better butter? : OLEO
57
A forearm bone : ULNA
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Place : SET

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 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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