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George P. Sphicas
George P. Sphicas

New York Times, Wednesday, May 25, 1983

16-Across : MCM

Author:
George P. Sphicas
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.74, Missing: { F J K Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 6, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
George P. Sphicas has 13 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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T
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O
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T
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O
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O
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R
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C
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A
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T
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O
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P
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E
S
E
L
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L
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B
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A
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L
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Y
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N
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T
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H
U
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D
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D
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C
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B
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A
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D
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M
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N
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E
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S
U
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N
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M
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A
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S
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N
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O
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Y
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P
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A
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S
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C
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B
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C
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M
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L
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R
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P
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C
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D
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R
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T
© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,251
Across
1
In ___ (entirely) : TOTO
5
Killer whale : ORCA
9
Spinner : TOP
12
Berliner's burro : ESEL
13
F. ___, LL.B. : LEEBAILEY
16
19
Stage sceneries : DECORS
20
Theater award : TONY
21
Sedan or coupe : CAR
22
Worn away : EROSE
23
"Sesame Street" character : BERT
24
Prefix with space : AERO
25
Mil. medal : DSM
26
City lights : NEONS
28
Islamic sect : SUNNI
29
"___ Japan" : MADEIN
31
Classified : SORTED
32
Phrase after "never" : INAMILLIONYEARS
35
Small horses : PONIES
36
Mubarak's language : ARABIC
37
Bitter follower : ENDER
38
Inclination : SLOPE
39
Taxi : CAB
42
Wheel projections : CAMS
43
Maiden : LASS
44
Caribbean island : ARUBA
46
Vital statistic : AGE
47
The Great Commoner : PITT
48
Entraps : SNARES
49
Invention of Anders Celsius : CENTIGRADESCALE
52
Lacks activity : STAGNATES
53
Saisons in le soleil : ETES
54
Fam. member : SIS
55
Former Cosmos star : PELE
56
Take five : REST
Down
1
Took care of : TENDED
2
Willows : OSIERS
3
Hollywood epic, with "The" : TENCOMMANDMENTS
4
Spreads : OLEOS
5
Corrida cries : OLES
6
Caddoan Indian : REE
7
Colorado : CENTENNIALSTATE
8
Detests : ABHORS
9
Minute : TINY
10
Antediluvian : OLD
11
100 ___ (exact) : PERCENTACCURATE
14
Relative in a Brandon Thomas play : AUNT
15
Desirous one : YEARNER
17
More fashionable : TRENDIER
18
"Star Wars" robots : DROIDS
23
Be hot under the collar : BOIL
24
Roman coins : AUREI
27
Congers : EELS
28
Protein-rich crops : SOYBEANS
30
Group in Pierre's black book : AMIES
31
Easy task : SNAP
32
Plant of the madder family : IPECAC
33
Periods of immaturity : NONAGES
34
Diamonds in Pedro's deck : OROS
38
Despotic ruler : SATRAP
40
Poplars : ABELES
41
Most contemptible : BASEST
43
Wood: Comb. form : LIGN
45
Big A entry : RACER
47
They're not quite full of baloney : PIGS
48
Zaire's Mobutu ___ Seko : SESE
50
Skater Babilonia : TAI
51
First of 50: Abbr. : DEL

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 4 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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