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Beverly J. Seward
Beverly J. Seward

New York Times, Wednesday, June 15, 1977

25-Across : ___ a pistol

Author:
Beverly J. Seward
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 311 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Beverly J. Seward has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,168
Across
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Masculine, in Mexico : MACHO
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Macadamize : PAVE
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Metric measures: Abbr. : CMS
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"Mad ___ the Boy" : ABOUT
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"Mene, mene, ... ," e.g. : OMEN
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___ accompli : FAIT
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Khan men : GENGHISANDKUBLA
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Martinique is one : ILE
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Main ___ (boxing attraction) : EVENT
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Mockery of a sort : IRONY
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More resentful : SORER
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Makes like a ham : EMOTES
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___ a pistol : HOTAS
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Malvolio's misdirected emotion : ARDOR
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Much or many : ALOT
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Made more than moribund : SLAIN
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Mecca for music lovers : MET
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Marx time, with "A" : NIGHTATTHEOPERA
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Mugger, in Madras : GOA
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Moon or sun circles : HALOS
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" ... ___ is in heaven" : ASIT
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Movie star from Boulogne : CARON
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Mummers : MIMES
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Mousquetaire's alarm : ALERTE
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Marylander who painted G.W. : PEALE
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Mephitic : TOXIC
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Manhattan, e.g. : DRINK
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Marsupial, for short : ROO
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Knight life : SWASHBUCKLERING
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Mass. symbols : ELMS
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"Ma, He's Making Eyes ___" : ATME
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Man catnapping : DOZER
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Milton's synonyms for "alas!" : AYS
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Mulcts : GYPS
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Much too plump : OBESE
Down
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Men who made a star trek : MAGI
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Murdered son of Adam : ABEL
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Migration wagon : CONESTOGA
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Manifest affection : HUG
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"Do unto ___ ... " : OTHERS
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Model : POSER
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"___ for All Seasons" : AMAN
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Means of releasing fumes : VENT
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Means to an ___ : END
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Mariner who found Newfoundland : CABOT
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Mr. Pim's creator : MILNE
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Madame's "unmentionables" : STAYS
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Maniacal fit : FUROR
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"___ got sixpence ... " : IVE
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Maiden's midnight garb : KIMONO
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M.D.'s Hippocratic ___ : OATH
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Mr. Kovacs's widow : EDIE
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Manner of doing something : HANG
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Mélange; mishmash : OLIO
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Mfg. city in Illinois : ALTON
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Music to the varsity's ears : RAHS
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Manche capital : STLO
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Make spellbound : MESMERIZE
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Mohawk's relative : ERIE
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Makes lace : TATS
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Mayan roof cover : THATCH
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Main river of Switzerland : AARE
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Milkmaid's burden : PAIL
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Mr. Cross? : CRISS
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Manage somehow : MAKEDO
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Muddled or cruising : ATSEA
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Meek or humble : LOWLY
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Midterm trials : EXAMS
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Muskellunges : PIKES
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Make miniatures bigger: Abbr. : ENL
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Moral obligation : DUTY
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Men who "get their man": Abbr. : RCMP
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Most bills in many wallets : ONES
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Monstrous menace : OGRE
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Mailman's pouch : BAG
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Make a heist : ROB

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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