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Grace Fabbroni
Grace Fabbroni

New York Times, Monday, February 27, 1978

42-Across : Erroll Garner composition

Author:
Grace Fabbroni
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Grace Fabbroni has 20 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,425
Across
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College group, for short : FRAT
5
Duplicate part : SPARE
10
Steep rugged rock : CRAG
14
Hold sway : RULE
15
By word of mouth : PAROL
16
Enthusiastic play review : RAVE
17
At a distance : AFAR
18
Cordial flavoring : ANISE
19
U.S. author: 1909-55 : AGEE
20
Philatelists' prized possessions : FIRSTDAYCOVERS
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On the deep : ASEA
24
Product of haste : WASTE
25
Timber tool : ADZE
27
Praying figure : ORANT
30
Don Juan's mother : INEZ
31
Sponge aperture : OSCULE
33
Acct. : CPA
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"The ___ Dogs": Burns : TWA
40
Bedecks : ADORNS
41
Pindar's output : ODES
42
Erroll Garner composition : MISTY
43
Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
44
Small groove : STRIA
47
French couturier : DIOR
49
Depth or thickness : THIRDDIMENSION
55
Sound of laughter : ROAR
56
"___ for Peace" : ATOMS
57
Gasconade : BRAG
59
Choir member : ALTO
60
Capital of ancient Ethiopia : MEROE
61
Tenpins setting : LANE
62
Fatigue : WEAR
63
Catkin : AMENT
64
Ancient kingdom : ELAM
Down
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Monk : FRA
2
Bridge term : RUFF
3
Jai ___ : ALAI
4
Mosaic flooring : TERRAZZO
5
Sudden outpouring : SPATE
6
Gift from China to U.S. : PANDA
7
"Liebestod," e.g. : ARIA
8
Blushing or blooming : ROSY
9
Heating for some homes: Abbr. : ELEC
10
Necktie : CRAVAT
11
The "in" things : RAGES
12
Ward off : AVERT
13
Web-footed birds : GEESE
21
Dir. of L.A. from Reno : SSE
22
Possessed : OWNED
25
Once more : ANEW
26
Numerical prefix : DECA
27
Having an orange-yellow hue : OCHRY
28
Downfall : RUIN
29
Start of a Shakespearean title : ALLS
30
Ending for novel and social : IST
31
Probability : ODDS
32
Carlyle was one : SCOT
33
Musical ending : CODA
34
Arnold or Milton : POET
35
Promotional material : ADS
37
Expert female swimmer : NAIAD
38
Like Hagar of the comics : HORRIBLE
42
Snow White's appraiser : MIRROR
43
Dawn goddess : EOS
44
Camel's undoing : STRAW
45
Pin replacing an oarlock : THOLE
46
Lariat : RIATA
47
Evil spirit : DEMON
48
Fitting piece : INSET
50
Spanish lady : DAMA
51
Newsy bit : ITEM
52
Oliver's request : MORE
53
Nuncupative : ORAL
54
Zola novel : NANA
58
Columbia, in a song : GEM

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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