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Calista Luminati
Calista Luminati

New York Times, Wednesday, March 28, 1990

63-Across : Link between the Old World and New

Author:
Calista Luminati
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F Q U X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Calista Luminati has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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D
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S
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P
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M
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M
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L
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A
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B
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K
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C
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S
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H
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M
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S
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H
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H
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Y
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J
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M
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H
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V
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A
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K
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C
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,750
Across
1
Blubber : SOB
4
Kin of "Darn it!" : DRAT
8
Sights on 16 Across : BOATS
13
Playwright's "moment of truth" : PREMIERE
15
Burger companion : MALTED
16
Expanse west of Albania : ADRIATIC
17
John and Priscilla : ALDENS
18
Bridle part : REIN
19
Negative contraction : SHANT
21
Most browned by the sun : TANNEST
24
First : INITIAL
29
Land south of the Med : ALG
30
Expanse also called the Euxine : BLACK
32
Hag : CRONE
33
Hit-show sign : SRO
34
Purfle : HEM
36
M.I.T. is one : INST
37
Ending of "America the Beautiful" : SEATOSHININGSEA
42
Joint, to Luigi : ARTO
43
Chinese dynasty : HAN
44
Mauna ___ : LOA
45
Spacious : ROOMY
47
Oriental expanse : JAPAN
49
Quant. : AMT
52
Native of Ramla : ISRAELI
54
Mistaken : INERROR
56
Speech problems : LISPS
58
___ Sanctorum : ACTA
59
Profits : AVAILS
63
Link between the Old World and New : ATLANTIC
66
Tart : HARLOT
67
Mercurial : VOLATILE
68
Crooked : ASKEW
69
Napoleon slept here : ELBA
70
These, in Toulon : CES
Down
1
Lacedaemon : SPARTA
2
Feverel's trial : ORDEAL
3
U.S.S.R. and U.S.A. share this expanse : BERING
4
Day, in Durango : DIA
5
Soak flax : RET
6
Bristle : ARISTA
7
Cal or Georgia ___ : TECH
8
Gdansk's ships sail here : BALTIC
9
Antiquated : OLD
10
Grazed : ATE
11
Hamilton bill : TEN
12
Student gp. in the 60's : SDS
14
Wis. neighbor : MINN
15
"Doktor Faustus" author : MANN
20
Pulitzer Prize poet: 1930 : AIKEN
22
Spanish river : EBRO
23
Splash through water : SLOSH
25
Roman chariot : TRIGA
26
Charged particles : IONS
27
Faulkner character : ANSE
28
"___ Smile Be Your Umbrella" : LETA
31
Expanse off Taiwan : CHINA
33
Ostiole : STOMA
35
Site of "The Last Supper" : MILAN
37
Ganges garb : SARI
38
A son of Aphrodite : EROS
39
Suffix with comment : ATOR
40
Muslim pilgrims : HAJIS
41
Not one : NONE
46
Expanse also called Huang Hai : YELLOW
48
Husband of Nell Quickly : PISTOL
49
Greenland's ocean : ARCTIC
50
Exhibiting movement : MOTILE
51
Vestiges : TRACES
53
Shopper's aid : LIST
55
Bluster : RANT
57
Diamond setting : PAVE
59
Eureka! : AHA
60
Duct : VAS
61
Boat built for twos : ARK
62
___ du Diable : ILE
64
Degree for an att. : LLB
65
Car owners' org. : AAA

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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