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John Greenman
John Greenman

New York Times, Wednesday, March 2, 1983

25-Across : Source of stability

Author:
John Greenman
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q U X Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
John Greenman has 52 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 12 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,167
Across
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Part of a meet : EVENT
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Tribunal of prelates : ROTA
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Time unit in prosody : MORA
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Spud : TATER
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Augur : OMEN
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Confess : AVOW
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Regal accessory : TIARA
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1368-1644 dynasty : MING
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A stone's throw away : NEAR
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The Tony awards' eponym : ANTOINETTEPERRY
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As well : TOO
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Joplin output : RAG
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Source of stability : ANCHOR
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D.A.'s need : EVIDENCE
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Sadness, to Spenser : DOLOR
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Hymn finales : AMENS
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Electrical unit : OHM
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East Coast hwy. : RTEI
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Hurl : SLING
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Possibly a cherie : AMIE
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Tea anagram : ETA
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Post : STILT
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Dieter's tormentor : SCALE
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Mammal with a birdlike name : MONGOOSE
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Tributary : FEEDER
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Word with hole or rest : ARM
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Halter's relative : BRA
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Daughter of Francis I : MARIEANTOINETTE
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Memorable Ladd : ALAN
58
Pfennig, e.g. : COIN
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A.R.C. founder Barton : CLARA
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Pigeon's neck feathers : MANE
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"From ___ to Eternity" : HERE
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Glacial deposit : ESKER
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Karroolike : ARID
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Pung or cutter : SLED
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Quests : SEEKS
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Comic-strip name : ETTA
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Conceited : VAIN
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Coup d'___ : ETAT
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Rex's sleuth : NERO
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Quisling : TRAITOR
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Woo pitcher : ROMEO
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Neglect : OMIT
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Big top : TENT
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Getting one's goat : ANGERING
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Riding academy : MANEGE
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Word with land or seas : OVER
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Stadium sound : ROAR
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Out of kilter : AWRY
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Neither fish ___ fowl : NOR
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Gear for a Giant : PADS
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Pertinent : ADREM
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___ mention (besides) : NOTTO
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Immaculate : CLEAN
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___ polloi : HOI
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"Germinal" author's given name : EMILE
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Part of an air conditioner : VENT
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Roamer : NOMAD
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Peru neighbor : CHILE
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Saudi dignitary : EMEER
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"The Greatest" et al. : ALIS
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Tolerates : STOMACHS
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Court point : ACE
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Kind of subject : SORE
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Their results might create a happy medium : SEANCES
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Put on pounds : GAINED
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Weekend's intro. : FRI
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Studied, with "up" : BONED
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"___ Can't Buy You Love," 1979 song : MAMA
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Pteroid : ALAR
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Hindu noblewoman : RANI
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Coward : NOEL
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Radial, e.g. : TIRE
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Differently : ELSE
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Total admission receipts : TAKE
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Treacherous trip : TREK
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Cochleae sites : EARS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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