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Bryant White
Bryant White

New York Times, Saturday, June 1, 1991

23-Across : Pertaining to a place

Author:
Bryant White
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Bryant White has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 29 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,180
Across
1
Indian state : ASSAM
6
Bedouin, e.g. : ARAB
10
MXXX divided by V : CCVI
14
___ apso : LHASA
15
Palm variety : NIPA
16
Cheers for matadors : OLES
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Liquor smuggler : BOOTLEGGER
19
Wool knot : NOIL
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Buenos ___ : AIRES
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Ensnare : TANGLE
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Pertaining to a place : TOPICAL
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Gog and ___ : MAGOG
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Accrues : ENURES
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Certain vandal : SABOTEUR
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Summit : ACME
32
___ Unis : ETATS
34
Border : EDGE
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Undermine : SAP
36
Bird: Comb. form : AVI
37
Made a lap : SAT
38
Wapitis : ELKS
40
"Up in Smoke" co-star: 1978 : CHONG
42
Slough : MIRE
43
Elusive : SLIPPERY
45
Praying figures : ORANTS
47
Approaches : NEARS
48
Afghan, e.g. : BLANKET
49
Town in Umbria : ASSISI
51
Video's complement : AUDIO
52
Active one : DOER
53
Incense fragrance : SANDALWOOD
58
Nautical term : ALEE
59
A D.P. is one : EMIG
60
Like otaries : EARED
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Funny Foxx : REDD
62
Vendition : SALE
63
Pilotless airplane : DRONE
Down
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Liturgical vestment : ALB
2
Sure, in Dixie : SHO
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___ Paulo : SAO
4
Partner of Rogers : ASTAIRE
5
Spite : MALICE
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Seraph : ANGEL
7
Arranges fraudulently : RIGS
8
Simian : APE
9
Checks in "Cheers" : BARTABS
10
Imply : CONNOTE
11
Plumbing problem : CLOGGEDSINK
12
Yashmak : VEIL
13
Cay or holm : ISLE
18
Delete : ERASE
22
Past : AGO
23
Back-combs : TEASES
24
Readily available : ONCALL
25
Small sunfish : PUMPKINSEED
26
Morning, in Metz : MATIN
28
___ cake (ladyfinger) : SAVOY
29
Noted Argentine writer : UGARTE
30
Assay anew : RETEST
33
Himalayan goats : TAHRS
39
Inquired, in Inverness : SPEIRED
40
Cherrylike hues : CERISES
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Israel's ___ Meir: 1898-1978 : GOLDA
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Preakness winner: 1920 : MANOWAR
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___ de deux : PAS
46
Scolded harshly : RAILED
48
Move a bit : BUDGE
49
Shebat's follower : ADAR
50
Shoe part : SOLE
51
Blue dye : ANIL
54
Org. for a G.P. : AMA
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Gold, in Genova : ORO
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Wine: Comb. form : OEN
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H.S.T.'s successor : DDE

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

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