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Jim Page
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New York Times, Wednesday, March 10, 1993

12-Across : Like the pre-1969 moon

Author:
Jim Page
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { F Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 14, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has duplicate clues.
Jim Page has 84 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 70 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,828
Across
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Ground-___ missile : TOAIR
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Hundredth: Abbr. : PCT
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Use a chair : SIT
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Like the pre-1969 moon : UNTROD
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The Altar : ARA
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Its capital is Bamako : MALI
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See 15 Down : BECOMESYOU
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Magritte's medium : OILS
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Blessing : BOON
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"Tuxedo ___," 40's hit : JUNCTION
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Penny's pair : ENS
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Causes of ruin : BANES
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Actress Susan ___ : ANTON
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Knot anew : RETIE
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Make a chain : ENLINK
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Disputed pettily : NAGGLED
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Egyptian goddess : ISIS
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"Juke Box ___," 40's hit : SATURDAYNIGHT
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Actress Mary ___ Hurt : BETH
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Demonstrate the falsity of : UNTEACH
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Take a yoke off, old style : UNTEAM
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Certain collars : ETONS
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Imprint : STAMP
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Aids in crime : ABETS
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Tabby or Felix : CAT
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See 15 Down : COCKTAIL
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Teen woe : ACNE
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Bonito shark : MAKO
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A 40's hit : ELMERSTUNE
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In the sack : ABED
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Chem. room : LAB
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Impassive : STOLID
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TV's Danson : TED
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Greek letter : PSI
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Comic Johnson et al. : ARTES
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Washer or bather : TUBBER
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Certain tie score : ONEONE
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Sale words : ATCOST
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Press suits : IRON
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Gypsy : ROM
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He wrote "Home, Sweet Home" : PAYNE
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Gators' kin : CROCS
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Not slack : TAUT
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Somewhat pious : SAINTISH
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Ind. neighbor : ILL
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"___ the season ... " : TIS
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___ vu : DEJA
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With 16 and 53 Across, 40's hit : MOONLIGHT
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Old Sol : SUN
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Author Fleming : IAN
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"___ Geste" : BEAU
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"Step ___!" : ONIT
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Bottle pts. : NKS
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A 40's hit : INTHEMOOD
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Poet Millay : EDNA
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Surly : GRUM
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Eden, e.g.: Abbr. : GDN
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Roman lang. : LAT
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In a pig's ___ : EYE
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Dispatched : SENT
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Set upon : ATTACKED
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___ up (freezes) : ICES
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"___ Stop" : BUS
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Stamp collectors' gp. : APC
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Secret : OCCULT
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Nursemaid : NANNIE
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Spirited horses : STEEDS
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World-weary one? : ATLAS
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Disney deer : BAMBI
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"Old MacDonald had a farm, ___ ... " : EIE
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Bk. employees : TLRS
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Seaweed : KELP
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Suffix with comment : ATOR
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Welcome ___ : MAT
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Actor Vigoda : ABE
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B.&O. stop : STA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 10 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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