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Alfio Micci
Alfio Micci

New York Times, Saturday, February 23, 1980

47-Across : Animal tracks

Author:
Alfio Micci
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { J K Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, 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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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,064
Across
1
Poker holding : PAIR
5
___-deucy : ACEY
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Help request : SOS
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"___ Solemnis" : MISSA
13
Pug or Roman : NOSE
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Former Eastern ruler : SHAH
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Polyphonic composition : MOTET
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Refrain syllables : TRAS
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Josip Broz : TITO
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Forever : INAETERNUM
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In a different way : ANEW
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Kirghiz range : ALAI
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Lunchroom : EATERY
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Cereal flour : FARINA
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Known: Fr. : CONNU
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Chicago district : LOOP
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"Two of one trade ___ love": Dekker : NEER
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Orange or Indian : OSAGE
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Alfresco : OUTSIDE
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Sumptuous feast : BANQUET
41
Merman : ETHEL
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Grate : RASP
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Site of Bryce Canyon : UTAH
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Lure : DECOY
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Animal tracks : SPOORS
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Church district : PARISH
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Nice seasons : ETES
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Haley : ALEX
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How degrees are sometimes awarded : INABSENTIA
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___ prius (kind of court) : NISI
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Rochester name of fame : MAYO
63
Salute : TOAST
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State of pique : SNIT
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Tied : EVEN
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Right of possession : TITLE
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Itch : YEN
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Zaire's Mobutu ___ Seko : SESE
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"Voi lo sapete," for one : ARIA
Down
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Nuclear particle : PION
2
Terrier of films : ASTA
3
Words of understanding : ISEE
4
Wickerwork material : RATTAN
5
Sinuses or Roman halls : ANTRA
6
Entablature feature : CORNICE
7
Son-in-law of Elon : ESAU
8
Toadies : YESMEN
9
Stand out in a crowd : SHINE
10
Western flick : OATER
11
Ostentatious : SHOWY
12
Date still to come : MMI
14
Existing condition : STATUSQUO
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Antelope having short, twisted horns : ELAND
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Soon : ANON
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Arctic sight : FLOE
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Juillet follower : AOUT
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Lillian or Philip : ROTH
27
Dogmatic assertion : IPSEDIXIT
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Globes : ORBS
32
A first name in architecture : EERO
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Detroit product : AUTO
35
Equipment : GEAR
36
Biblical verb endings : ETHS
38
Seine sights : ILES
40
Basilica projections : APSES
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Lemurs : AYEAYES
46
Announces the hour : CHIMES
48
Flatfish genus : PSETTA
49
Garden plant : PANSY
50
Straighten : ALINE
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Plant exudation : RESIN
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Steak type : TBONE
56
Main part of a church : NAVE
57
Roulette bet : NOIR
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Actor Jacques : TATI
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Majorca, for one : ISLA
60
Broke bread : ATE

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

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