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Alfio Micci
Alfio Micci

New York Times, Tuesday, May 20, 1975

25-Across : Hydrocarbon: Suffix

Author:
Alfio Micci
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.57, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Alfio Micci has 91 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 11 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,411
Across
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French article : LES
4
Child's perch : LAP
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Indonesian squall : BARAT
12
Broadway org. : ANTA
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Shortened: Abbr. : ABR
15
Roman officials : EDILES
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Chemical prefix : PHEN
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Rue Morgue chronicler : POE
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Closes off a stream : DAMSUP
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Enviable seat : LAPOFLUXURY
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P. I. native : ATI
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Doria or Chénier : ANDREA
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Hydrocarbon: Suffix : YNE
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Image : ICON
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Sgt., for one : NCO
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Greek letter : ETA
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Structures of the same origin : ISOGENS
32
Condensations : DEWS
34
Past : AGO
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Large cask : TUN
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Counterparts of afts. : NTS
39
Miss Arden : EVE
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"My country, ___ of ... " : TIS
43
Lend a hand : AID
45
Globe : ORB
47
Postage items: Abbr. : STPS
50
Byron's friend : SHELLEY
54
In a ___ (going nowhere) : RUT
56
Common verb : ARE
57
Spill the beans : TALK
58
Stung : BIT
60
Corroded : RUSTED
62
Levin or Gershwin : IRA
63
Blue gemstone : LAPISLAZULI
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"___ midi d'un Faune" : LAPRES
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Exclamation : AHA
68
Kind of type: Abbr. : ITAL
69
Early monastic : ESSENE
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Knock : RAP
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Bristle: Prefix : SETI
72
Genders : SEXES
73
Classified items : ADS
74
Expanse : SEA
Down
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Northern region : LAPLAND
2
Intensify : ENHANCE
3
Resign : STEPDOWN
4
City near Buenos Aires : LAPLATA
5
Eastern name : ABOU
6
Head man, for short : PREXY
7
Routine for a TB patient : BEDREST
8
Call it ___ (quit) : ADAY
9
Wheel part : RIM
10
French region : ALSACE
11
German : TEUTON
13
Additional: Abbr. : ANOR
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Whirls : SPINS
21
Charge : FEE
22
Prefix for corn or cycle : UNI
26
___ fatuus (false goal) : IGNIS
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Ripen : AGE
31
Not at home : OUT
33
Pursue, as game : STALK
35
Egg: Prefix : OVO
38
Yellow ocher : SIL
40
Go wrong : ERR
42
Enactments : STATUTES
44
Lowers : DEBASES
46
Potato-sack fabrics : BURLAPS
48
High ecclesiastic : PRELATE
49
Church seats : SEDILIA
50
Rural crossing : STILE
51
Torment : HARASS
52
Go by : ELAPSE
53
Bark : YIP
55
P. I. tree : TUA
59
Jeweled headwear : TIARA
61
Asian people : SZIS
63
Unaspirated : LENE
64
Fish : SHAD
66
Reed or Harrison : REX

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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