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Remley
Remley

New York Times, Friday, July 1, 1983

18-Across : L.A. headlines of 1978

Author:
Remley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Remley has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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B
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O
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N
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M
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A
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B
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T
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H
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W
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C
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P
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P
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,288
Across
1
Half of a sweet treat : BON
4
Suffix for Michael or Candle : MAS
7
Sentimentality : BATHOS
13
Couch-side confidant : ANALYST
15
Most emaciated : BONIEST
16
Revolver's palindromic cousin : ROTATOR
17
Cole Porter hit: 1937 : ROSALIE
18
L.A. headlines of 1978 : BRUSHFIRES
20
Grazing spot : LEA
21
Legal matter : RES
22
Woe for Okies and Arkies : DUSTSTORM
25
Partner of tear : WEAR
27
Schick, e.g. : TEST
28
Surly fellow : CUR
29
Leatherworker's tool : AWL
30
Sound : TONE
31
Drive-in server : CARHOP
34
Part of a bottom dollar? : REDCENT
36
Flak : GUNFIRE
37
Monastic milieu : PRIORY
38
Let slip by : LOST
39
Zoo name that looks odd, sounds fresh : GNU
40
K.B.E.'s title : SIR
41
Buckles : SAGS
42
Word with hot or pot : SHOT
43
Alpine danger : AVALANCHE
46
Foment : SOW
47
Leafy lettuce : COS
48
S.F. headline of 1906 : EARTHQUAKE
52
In name only : TITULAR
55
City or river in Mass. : TAUNTON
56
Sightseer's diversion : SCENERY
57
Manifest : EVIDENT
58
Eagles' nests : AERIES
59
C.S.A. stalwart : REB
60
Aussie leaper : ROO
Down
1
Caustic comment : BARB
2
___ about (phrase re a date) : ONOR
3
Act of God : NATURALDISASTER
4
They may start as rumors : MYTHS
5
___ now (presently) : ASOF
6
Discordant; shrill : STRIDENT
7
Aid a cause : BOOST
8
Suburb of Liège : ANS
9
Aunt, in Avila : TIA
10
The worst that may come : HELLORHIGHWATER
11
Basketry twig : OSIER
12
Fulton's energy source : STEAM
14
Surgeon's new tool : LASER
15
City on the Bug : BREST
19
Deception : RUSE
23
Meager : SCANT
24
Stamping ground : TURF
25
Distort : WARP
26
Ornate pitcher : EWER
27
Nickname Antoinette Perry had : TONY
30
Virgil's land : TERRA
31
Ornery one : CUSS
32
Whether ___ : ORNO
33
___-être (perhaps, in Paris) : PEUT
35
Part of an electromagnet : COIL
36
One possessing pizazz : GOGETTER
38
"Oz" star Bert : LAHR
41
Horrific : SCARY
42
L.I. inlet : SOUND
43
___ part (dissembles) : ACTSA
44
Larynx product : VOICE
45
Closes in on : NEARS
46
News filler : SQUIB
49
Wedding-vow word : HAVE
50
Sierra Leone native : KONO
51
Within: Comb. form : ENTO
53
Prefix for corn or form : UNI
54
Majors or Marvin : LEE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 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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