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Grace Fabbroni
Grace Fabbroni

New York Times, Monday, March 24, 1980

25-Across : Proceed with difficulty

Author:
Grace Fabbroni
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Grace Fabbroni has 20 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,094
Across
1
Minor Prophet : AMOS
5
Gushes : SPEWS
10
Former Dodger pitcher Labine : CLEM
14
Allergic reaction : RASH
15
Pucker a sail : EATIN
16
Vivacious : AIRY
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Greek island, to an Italian : MILO
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Babble : PRATE
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Organic soil : PEAT
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Depressed : DOWNATTHEMOUTH
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Squiggly : EELY
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German kings : OTTOS
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Proceed with difficulty : WADE
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Let up : ABATE
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Land Pizarro invaded in 1532 : PERU
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Advancement : ASCENT
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Everyone : ALL
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Lapsus linguae : SLIPOFTHETONGUE
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"___ Be Seeing You" : ILL
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Paint additives : DRIERS
41
Gardner : ERLE
42
Early U.S. tennis champ : SEARS
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Wheel's partner : DEAL
44
Something in one's favor : ASSET
47
Herring's cousin : SHAD
49
Keeps mum : BUTTONSONESLIP
55
Access for Clementine's father : ADIT
56
Enthusiastic : EAGER
57
Dutch town : EDAM
59
Package from Dixie : BALE
60
High-spirited horse : STEED
61
Western lily : SEGO
62
Status quo ___ : ANTE
63
Prophets : SEERS
64
" ... garden that grows to ___": Hamlet : SEED
Down
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Estuary : ARM
2
Title for Robin Hood's sweetheart : MAID
3
European capital : OSLO
4
Appeared : SHOWEDUP
5
Flower part : SEPAL
6
Grand Old ___ : PARTY
7
French state : ETAT
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Part of "G.W.T.W." : WITH
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Knife of old : SNEE
10
Author of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" : CAPOTE
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Milit. rank : LIEUT
12
Muse of lyric poetry : ERATO
13
Olympic tales : MYTHS
21
Formerly called : NEE
22
Slogan : MOTTO
25
Word with wishing or stair : WELL
26
Seed cover : ARIL
27
Doctor-patient topic : ACHES
28
Pilsener, e.g. : BEER
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Picnic interlopers : ANTS
30
Letter from Greece : PSI
31
Erstwhile radio players' org. : AFRA
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Budge : STIR
33
Site of the Pearl Mosque : AGRA
34
Pause : LULL
35
Nautical term : LEE
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"___ Autumn": Keats : ODETO
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Superfluous : NEEDLESS
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Small sofa : SETTEE
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Lawmen, informally : DAS
44
Addis ___ : ABABA
45
Khartoum is its capital : SUDAN
46
Post for a harbor house : STILT
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Show disdain : SNEER
48
Droves : HERDS
50
Promontory : NESS
51
Glut : SATE
52
S-shaped molding : OGEE
53
French brain wave : IDEE
54
Young Senate worker : PAGE
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"___ Squad" : MOD

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

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