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Sam Bellotto, Jr.
Sam Bellotto, Jr.

New York Times, Friday, March 15, 1991

31-Across : Modern weapon, for short

Author:
Sam Bellotto, Jr.
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { K Q X }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Sam Bellotto, Jr. has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 5 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,102
Across
1
Sacks : BAGS
5
October's gem : OPAL
9
Rikki-tikki-___ : TAVI
13
Woody's boy : ARLO
14
Meeting points : FOCI
15
Leading : AHEAD
16
Bank transaction : LOAN
17
"Them!" critters : ANTS
18
Code name : MORSE
19
Halls for Amadeus? : MOZARTGALLERIES
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Rhythmic pattern : METER
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Work for : EARN
24
Order of frogs and toads : ANURA
27
Besides : WITHAL
31
Modern weapon, for short : ABM
34
Anklebones : TALI
36
Raccoonlike animal : COATI
37
The magic in the "Fireworks Music"? : SLEIGHTOFHANDEL
41
Pucker up : PURSE
42
"Green Gables" girl : ANNE
43
Kind of liner or port : JET
44
Motion support : SECOND
46
Ferber novel : GIANT
49
Actress Olin : LENA
51
Oarsman : ROWER
54
Full of "Appassionata"? : REDASABEETHOVEN
60
Valuable violin : AMATI
61
Goad : URGE
62
Entertain an honoree : FETE
63
Dimensions : SIZES
64
City on the Wei, old style : SIAN
65
Blunders : ERRS
66
Supplicated : PLED
67
Concludes : ENDS
68
Punjabi peasant : RYOT
Down
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Emollient : BALM
2
Forster's "___ With a View" : AROOM
3
Sheen : GLAZE
4
Chopin piece : SONATA
5
Certainly : OFATRUTH
6
"Turandot" role : PONG
7
Recorded proceedings : ACTA
8
Sturdy thread : LISLE
9
Writer Wilder : THORNTON
10
Gas: Comb. form : AERI
11
Amphora : VASE
12
When Casca struck : IDES
15
Smith's patriotic ballad : AMERICA
20
Medici era: Abbr. : REN
21
Statute : LAW
25
Pro ___ (in proportion) : RATA
26
Onward : ALONG
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Pilgrimage to Mecca : HADJ
29
To ___ (exactly) : ATEE
30
Spirited tune : LILT
31
Vipers : ASPS
32
Kind of 21 Down : BLUE
33
Pharm. item : MERC
35
Former Spanish overseas province : IFNI
38
In quarantine : ISOLATED
39
Origin : GENESIS
40
Encourages : HEARTENS
45
Recombinant letters : DNA
47
Japanese drama : NOH
48
Box-office bargain : TWOFER
50
Violate a warranty : ABUSE
52
"___ Street's a Boulevard ... ": 1953 song : EVERY
53
Kind of rocket : RETRO
54
Irritate : RASP
55
Actor Jannings : EMIL
56
Stun : DAZE
57
Hibernia : ERIN
58
Old oath : EGAD
59
Hotbed : NEST

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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