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Nancy Nicholson Joline
Nancy Nicholson Joline

New York Times, Tuesday, May 29, 1990

50-Across : "Semper ___," Marine Corps motto

Author:
Nancy Joline
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 13, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Nancy Nicholson Joline has 61 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 48 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
Nancy Joline is an alias for Nancy Nicholson Joline.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,812
Across
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Montmartre's locale : PARIS
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Retained : KEPT
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Take a ___ at (try) : STAB
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Historic site in San Antonio : ALAMO
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She, in Cherbourg : ELLE
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Cougar : PUMA
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Stealthy break-in artist : CATBURGLAR
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"___ go bragh" : ERIN
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Basketball plays : ASSISTS
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Did a bloodhound's job : TRACKED
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Busy one : BEE
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Like a Poe tale : EERIE
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Places for earrings : LOBES
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"___ Misérables" : LES
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More jovial : GAYER
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Blame : ONUS
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Dash's partner : DOT
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Like dog-day weather : SULTRY
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A neighbor of Md. : DEL
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Battlefield shelter : FOXHOLE
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Genetic ltrs. : RNA
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Pertaining to the French : GALLIC
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Gelid : ICY
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Bump off; rub out : DOIN
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Puckish : ELFIN
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Feign : ACT
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___ noires : BETES
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Muslim religious leaders : IMAMS
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Pen sound : MAA
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"Semper ___," Marine Corps motto : FIDELIS
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Actress Dee et al. : SANDRAS
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Icelandic collection of myths : EDDA
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Tuxedo, slangily : MONKEYSUIT
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Hawthorne's "Twice-___ Tales" : TOLD
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Sea eagle : ERNE
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Sicilian erupter : AETNA
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Aweather's opposite : ALEE
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Goulash, e.g. : STEW
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Spiteful : NASTY
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S.A. rodent : PACA
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"___! poor Yorick" : ALAS
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Nuts; phooey : RATS
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Takes a drink : IMBIBES
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They take too many drinks : SOUSES
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Where bungs are found : KEGS
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Building extension : ELL
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Car necessities : PLATES
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___ Haute, Ind. : TERRE
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Blue-plate ___ : SPECIAL
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Old-time dance : TURKEYTROT
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François's female friend : AMIE
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Hat or head follower : BAND
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Road-map abbr. : RTE
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Debate : ARGUE
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Hunter's habitation : LODGE
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"Paper Moon" Oscar winner : ONEAL
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Double bass, informally : BULLFIDDLE
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Bagel topper : LOX
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Body of moral precepts : ETHIC
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Bert's "Sesame Street" pal : ERNIE
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"___ Daughter," 1970 film : RYANS
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"What's up, ___?" : DOC
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Crafty : SLY
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Student's last hurdle : FINAL
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Fall mo. : OCT
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Summer cooler : LIMEADE
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___ Scrolls : DEADSEA
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Classify : ASSORT
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Indian fig tree : BANYAN
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Marcel Marceau et al. : MIMES
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Fannie or Ginnie follower : MAE
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Greek cheese : FETA
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Adored one : IDOL
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Distort : SKEW
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Country-road features : RUTS
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"___ Misbehavin'" : AINT
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Match the poker bet : STAY
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Dir. of Boston from Providence : NNE

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1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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