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Alfio Micci
Alfio Micci

New York Times, Monday, July 5, 1976

40-Across : Tune

Author:
Alfio Micci
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.68, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Alfio Micci has 91 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 11 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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D
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A
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N
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P
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I
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A
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N
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O
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S
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L
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E
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T
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T
14
E
D
E
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A
C
C
O
S
T
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E
C
H
O
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N
E
W
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S
L
E
T
T
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R
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T
R
O
W
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E
L
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C
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B
O
A
R
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U
T
U
R
N
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B
E
L
A
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B
O
R
S
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U
L
E
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R
E
X
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G
S
T
R
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I
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N
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G
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F
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H
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O
L
E
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X
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E
N
O
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P
R
I
M
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E
A
S
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S
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R
E
A
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H
E
I
N
E
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L
I
L
T
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W
A
N
T
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A
R
S
O
N
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T
R
O
L
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L
E
Y
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F
F
F
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E
Y
E
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G
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R
A
T
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F
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U
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L
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C
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N
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O
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G
A
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L
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C
A
S
A
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H
A
L
T
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L
O
V
E
L
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E
T
T
E
R
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I
S
L
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E
L
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V
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N
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E
R
G
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S
T
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G
A
L
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N
A
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D
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O
© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,823
Across
1
Dapper one : DAN
4
Instruments : PIANOS
10
Latvian : LETT
14
Dutch commune : EDE
15
Confront : ACCOST
16
Resound : ECHO
17
Frequent Xmas-card enclosure : NEWSLETTER
19
Believe, old style : TROW
20
Utility: Abbr. : ELEC
21
Wild animal : BOAR
22
Road maneuver : UTURN
23
Assails : BELABORS
25
Rubber tree : ULE
26
Reed or Harrison : REX
27
Violinist's need : GSTRING
31
Violin sound opening : FHOLE
34
Foreign: Prefix : XENO
36
Stiff : PRIM
37
Comforts : EASES
38
Cartoonist Gardner : REA
39
German poet : HEINE
40
Tune : LILT
41
Privation : WANT
42
Certain crime : ARSON
43
Bus's victim : TROLLEY
45
Very loud, in music : FFF
46
Look at : EYE
47
Obliged : GRATEFUL
52
Certain bill : CNOTE
55
Scot : GAEL
56
Señor's house : CASA
57
Stem : HALT
58
Amorous epistle : LOVELETTER
60
Capri, for one : ISLE
61
Dice throw : ELEVEN
62
Work unit : ERG
63
Celebrity : STAR
64
Ore of lead : GALENA
65
British decoration : DSO
Down
1
Star in Cygnus : DENEB
2
Astaire : ADELE
3
Stair post : NEWEL
4
Chum : PAL
5
Place for a night raid : ICEBOX
6
Equity member : ACTOR
7
"___ a Stranger" : NOTAS
8
Dare, in Paris : OSER
9
Liner: Abbr. : STR
10
Correct : LETTERPERFECT
11
Beige : ECRU
12
Norse god : THOR
13
House or crier : TOWN
18
Badge for Miss Prynne : SCARLETLETTER
22
Final: Abbr. : ULT
24
Buzzers : BEES
25
Servicemen's org. : USO
27
Insect : GNAT
28
Garden bloom : IRIS
29
Spanish boy : NINO
30
Feds : GMEN
31
Touched : FELT
32
Broadway musical : HAIR
33
European capital : OSLO
34
Certain picture : XRAY
35
Poetic time : EEN
39
Handle : HAFT
41
Small : WEE
44
Caustic : LYE
45
Out of favor : FALLEN
47
Chairman's need : GAVEL
48
Administrative officer : REEVE
49
Doomed : FATED
50
Employers : USERS
51
Favorite from "Xerxes" : LARGO
52
Greek letters : CHIS
53
Political cartoonist : NAST
54
Stew pot : OLLA
55
Indian storeroom : GOLA
58
Journey segment : LEG
59
Spanish queen : ENA

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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