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A. J. Santora
A. J. Santora

New York Times, Friday, April 8, 1977

20-Across : Most impudent

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.14, Missing: { J Q V }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,100
Across
1
Stick in one's ___ : CRAW
5
Austria-Italy divider : ALPS
9
Author Hite : SHERE
14
Elbe feeder : OHRE
15
Hen pen : COOP
16
Type of machine gun : MAXIM
17
Faddy contest craze : WETTSHIRT
19
Growing out : ENATE
20
Most impudent : SASSIEST
21
Lanes man : KEGLER
22
Ancient : OLD
23
Nigerian tongue : IBO
25
___ bitsy : ITSY
26
Bevel : CANT
28
Turn up the sound : LOUDEN
30
Visalia item : ROSE
31
Exhausting a supply : RUNNINGDRY
35
Bottomless : ABYSMAL
37
Heat unit : CALORIE
38
Fashion note : THEWETLOOK
40
"Render therefore ___ Caesar ... " : UNTO
41
Misanthropes : HATERS
42
From ___ (completely) : ATOZ
43
New Delhi dress : SARI
46
Find a sum : ADD
47
Command to a dog : SIT
48
Ascended : ARISEN
50
Fences in : ENCLOSES
55
Southpaw : LEFTY
56
Pedantic : DRYASDUST
57
Anoint, old style : ANELE
58
Brood of birds : NEST
59
French boy's name : RENE
60
Challenged : DARED
61
Cool drinks : ADES
62
River to the North Sea : YSER
Down
1
Intimidates : COWS
2
Ostrichlike bird : RHEA
3
Music, ballet, etc. : ARTS
4
Takes a drink : WETSONESWHISTLE
5
Throbbed : ACHED
6
Writer Gould : LOIS
7
Serving : PORTION
8
Balt. or N.Y.C. : SPT
9
Pintail duck : SMEE
10
Washing-cycle finale, for some : HANGINGOUTTODRY
11
Elevate : EXALT
12
Holy services : RITES
13
Abrasive : EMERY
18
Sediment : SILT
21
Alaskan bear : KODIAK
24
Swindles : BUNCOS
26
Seaport of Ireland : COBH
27
"___ sow ... " : ASYE
28
Soothed : LULLED
29
Blown up: Abbr. : ENL
30
Pack or desert : RAT
31
Schoolmaster's switch : RATTAN
32
James Bond adversary : DRNO
33
"Putting on the ___" : RITZ
34
Body of guardsmen: Abbr. : YEO
36
___ culpa : MEA
39
Put in a requisition : ORDERED
42
Troubles : AILS
43
Dinner course : SALAD
44
Bullring : ARENA
45
More prevalent : RIFER
47
Improvises, à la Ella : SCATS
49
Stared at : EYED
51
Wall St. assn. : NYSE
52
Takes to court : SUES
53
Slave of old : ESNE
54
Ending for hip or tip : STER
56
Hereditary factor : DNA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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