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John Greenman
John Greenman

New York Times, Thursday, May 19, 1983

43-Across : Plant, vegetable or herb

Author:
John Greenman
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, 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. 12,245
Across
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High-card combo, in bridge : TENACE
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Cowboys and Indians : TEAMS
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Site for stargazers : PALOMAR
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Commenced a voyage : SETSAIL
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Religious recluse : EREMITE
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Extendible : TENSILE
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Stationer's mdse. : ENVS
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Outline : SCHEMA
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Author Deighton : LEN
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___ media (middle way) : VIA
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Bluejackets : TARS
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Henna, e.g. : TINT
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First Family of early Ferrara : ESTE
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Jogger's measure : MILE
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Quadrille, e.g. : DANCE
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Joyce Cary's "___ Surprised" : HERSELF
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Norwegian city : BERGEN
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Special : RARE
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Rumble or county follower : SEAT
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Give vent to rue : BEWAIL
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Draw : ATTRACT
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Gnu's relative : ELAND
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Word with fly or ball : FIRE
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Vex : ROIL
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Plant, vegetable or herb : WORT
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One of a Norseman's descendants : DANE
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Univ. in Baton Rouge : LSU
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Prone : APT
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"___ tames man, woman, and beast": Shak. : WINTER
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Dash : ELAN
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Pulling certain strings : REINING
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Cloudburst : TORRENT
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Sources of prized pelts : ERMINES
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Exhibits : EVINCES
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Man of Mendoza : SENOR
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Raises a raiser : REBETS
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Besmirchment : TARNISH
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Elate, in a way : ELEVATE
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___ de plume : NOMS
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Alphonse, to Gaston : AMI
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Lynx and manx : CATS
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Capable of being raised upright : ERECTILE
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Swarms : TEEMS
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Relative of Vesuvius : ETNA
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Self-important one : ASS
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Pen pal's activity : MAILING
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"___ has no end": Thoreau : SILENCE
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Resentful mood : PEEVE
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Cubic meter : STERE
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Meager; somber : LENTEN
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___ gainer (dive) : HALF
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Grape acid : TARTAR
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Wayward : ERRANT
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English blackbird : MERL
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Costing much : DEAR
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Port ___, on the Suez Canal : SAID
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___ noire : BETE
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"Father of the Bride" author : STREETER
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Exercise caution : BEWARE
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Fleers of a sort : ELOPERS
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Early 40's, e.g. : WARTIME
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"It ___ Necessarily So" : AINT
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Mass prayer : COLLECT
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Herbal beverages : TISANES
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Venom outlets : FANGS
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Great theater duo : LUNTS
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Place for short orders : DINER
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Skid-row denizen : WINO
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Meander : ROVE
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River to Donegal Bay : ERNE
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"Delta of Venus" author : NIN
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Umbrella part : RIB

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1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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