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James Barrick
James Barrick
Phyllis Barrick
Phyllis Barrick

New York Times, Friday, May 12, 1978

25-Across : More piquant

Author:
James & Phyllis Barrick
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.29, Missing: { J K Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,499
Across
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Sound of surprise : GASP
5
Relative of "corn" : CAMP
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Top base-stealer before Brock : COBB
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Fish of brilliant colors : OPAH
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Genuine : REAL
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Forebode : AUGUR
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Mil. school : USNA
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Florence's river : ARNO
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Historic Dutch city : BREDA
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"The ___," Sherwood play : PETRIFIEDFOREST
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Bodies, in anatomy : SOMATA
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Exotic garment : SARI
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Starch: Comb. form : AMYL
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More piquant : RACIER
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"Envious" conspirator : CASCA
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Like the problem of squaring the circle : INSOLUBLE
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Nautical term : ALEE
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The bounding main : SEA
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"Champagne Tony," memorable golfer : LEMA
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Ripened : MATURATED
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Vigorously plump : BUXOM
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Musical group : SESTET
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Judge : DEEM
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Beckett's "How ___" : ITIS
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Etudiants : ELEVES
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Martinets : DISCIPLINARIANS
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Lend ___ (hearken) : ANEAR
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One-eyed god : ODIN
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Card with three pips : TREY
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Carved pillar : STELE
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Incline : TEND
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Pianist Templeton : ALEC
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Brewing substance : HOPS
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Goes limp : SAGS
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Brontë heroine : EYRE
Down
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Ascend : GOUP
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Vaulted spaces near choirs : APSES
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Venerated one, in Spain : SANTO
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Medicinal drugs : PHARMACEUTICALS
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Artful : CRAFTY
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Circus performer : AERIALIST
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Big cat's thatch : MANE
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Trudges : PLODS
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Biography of a kind : CURRICULUMVITAE
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Finishing strip : OGEE
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" ... the darling ___ of May": Shak. : BUDS
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Churlish child : BRAT
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Away from the mouth : ABORAL
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"___ Camera" : IAMA
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Gambling game : FARO
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Cousin of a chamois : IBEX
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Seaman's patron : ELMO
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Bevel out : REAM
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Wheel projections : CAMS
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Amor's wings : ALAE
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Sceneshifters' concerns : SETS
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Word in a wedding report : NEE
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Like bad news : SADDENING
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Hit the sack : RETIRE
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All agog : ATIP
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Milwaukee product : BEER
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Horned animals : ELANDS
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Openings for coins : SLOTS
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Betimes : EARLY
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Scoff : SNEER
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Spirit : DASH
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Two prepositions in one : INTO
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Percolate : SEEP
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Brain wave : IDEA
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Indian attendant : SYCE

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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