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Jeff Herrington
Jeff Herrington

New York Times, Saturday, May 30, 1992

56-Across : Divided into areas

Author:
Jeff Herrington
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { F J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Jeff Herrington has 16 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 5 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,544
Across
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Mr. Milquetoast : CASPAR
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Well-___, as at a wedding : WISHER
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Hauling charge : CARTAGE
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Ore. port : ASTORIA
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Legerdemainist's forte : OPTICALILLUSION
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Think : OPINE
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Wino : SOT
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Denominations : SECTS
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British manorial court : LEET
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Land of ___ : NOD
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Colonnade for Plato : STOA
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Taxing letters : IRS
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Apennine Italians subjugated by the Romans : SABINES
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Shed : HUT
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Argentine cattle ranch : ESTANCIA
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Port-Salut, e.g. : CHEESE
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Guys : MACS
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Soho lockup : GAOL
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European clover : ALSIKE
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Gigantic statue : COLOSSUS
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Waikiki wreath : LEI
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Absorb : ENGROSS
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Explosive letters : TNT
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Combo : BAND
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Three, in Roma : TRE
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Elephant boy portrayer : SABU
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Tie : ASCOT
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Double curve : ESS
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Divided into areas : ZONED
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Famous legerdemainist : THEGREATHOUDINI
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Forward passes : AERIALS
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Home of the Magic : ORLANDO
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Becoming : SEEMLY
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Extinguishes : DOUSES
Down
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Gamblers' informers : CAPPERS
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Most bohemian : ARTIEST
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Sandpiper : STINT
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University in N.Y.C. : PACE
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___ Khan : AGA
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Electrical units : RELS
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The Father of Angling : WALTON
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Sm. land mass : ISL
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Erwin and Whitman : STUS
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Waters : HOSES
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___ Red : ERICTHE
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Very disorderly : RIOTOUS
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Unskilled laborer : COOLIE
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Handled : ANSATE
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Old Greek colony : IONIA
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Stickers : DECALS
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Drain cleaner : SNAKE
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Metrical consideration for Wilbur : ACCENT
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A second time : BIS
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Drives away : SHOOS
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Bon ___ : AMI
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Overhead rails : ELS
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Sticky stuff : GOO
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German silver : ALBATA
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Tethers : LEASHES
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Frank : SINCERE
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Plume : CREST
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Aviation student's aptitude score : STANINE
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Relaxes : UNBENDS
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Atelier : STUDIO
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___ spoon (cheap cafe): Sl. : GREASY
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Stray calf : DOGIE
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Fizzes : SODAS
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Streetcar, in London : TRAM
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Wearing clogs : SHOD
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Natal native : ZULU
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Building wing : ELL
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Río de ___ : ORO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 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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