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June A. Boggs
June A. Boggs

New York Times, Friday, June 4, 1993

25-Across : Maintain

Author:
June A. Boggs
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { B J Q }, Scrabble score: 305 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
June A. Boggs has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,914
Across
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"Beat it!" : SCRAM
6
Intentions : AIMS
10
Mise of a sort : PACT
14
Mashhad resident : IRANI
15
Black fly : GNAT
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Sway : RULE
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Spanish lawmaker : LEGISLADOR
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Baltic tributary : ODER
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Stasimon, for one : ODE
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Josip Broz : TITO
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Depose : AFFIRM
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Sward : SOD
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Maintain : AVER
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Patras natives : GREEKS
27
Firmament : SKY
28
Norse narratives : SAGAS
30
Collop : PIECE
33
"Address to the ___": Burns : DEIL
34
Hide's partner : SEEK
38
Skilled performer : ARTISTE
40
Fraise, e.g. : DEFENSE
42
Nutmeg spice : MACE
43
Pinnas : ALAE
45
Impaired by neglect : RUSTY
46
Diamond and Sedaka : NEILS
48
Kingdom in NW Afr. : MOR
49
Actor Washington (filmdom's Malcolm X) : DENZEL
52
Diving duck : SMEW
54
Dance party : HOP
57
Is of use : AVAILS
58
River islands : AITS
59
Gametes : OVA
60
Epsilon follower : ZETA
61
German medical specialist : PSYCHIATER
64
Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
65
Anatomical canal : ITER
66
Put into action : EXERT
67
Capital of Manche : STLO
68
Agrippina II's son : NERO
69
Certain race : RELAY
Down
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Rural sights : SILOS
2
Belief : CREDO
3
Showed fury : RAGED
4
Black cuckoo : ANI
5
Bloopers : MISTAKES
6
Moss ___ (Mocha stone) : AGATE
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Support: Var. : INDORSE
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Leader of the Long March : MAO
9
Wander off : STRAGGLE
10
French teacher : PROFESSEUR
11
Hero-actor Murphy : AUDIE
12
Postal worker : CLERK
13
Mutual relationship : TERMS
18
Roman historian : LIVY
23
Monk's title of address : FRA
27
Italian physicist or biologist : SCIENZIATO
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Adjutant : AIDE
30
Jack of clubs : PAM
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Ethan Allen's brother : IRA
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List ender, at times : ETC
33
Dingle : DELL
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London has two : ENS
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A direction in Le Mans : EST
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Pitch : KEY
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Plane maneuver : TAILSPIN
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More slovenly : FROWSIER
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Ore analyst : ASSAYER
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Sniggler's catch : EEL
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Pusher's product, for short : METH
49
Stuns : DAZES
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Tennis great : EVERT
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Seaport in Brazil : NATAL
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Wave starter : MICRO
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César Ritz establishment : HOTEL
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___ barrel (in trouble) : OVERA
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Potlatch : PARTY
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___ Foy, city in Quebec : STE
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Labrys, e.g. : AXE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 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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