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Bert Rosenfield
Bert Rosenfield

New York Times, Saturday, July 7, 1990

54-Across : Precincts

Author:
Bert Rosenfield
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { F Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 13, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Bert Rosenfield has 60 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,851
Across
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R.C. title : MSGR
5
Soda and volatile preceders : SALS
9
Truman's hometown : LAMAR
14
Combiner with photo or phobia : AERO
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Eram, eras, ___ : ERAT
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Qabus bin Said, for one : OMANI
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Kind of bar : GRAB
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When the money arrives, ___ : ERNIEBANKS
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Alençon's department : ORNE
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Old-style factotum : DOALL
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___ off (start golfing) : TEE
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When others won't, ___ : GEORGEWILL
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Aftershocks : JARS
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Pinnacle : TOR
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Antibodies : SERA
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Brazilian dances : SAMBAS
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Unaffiliated, in a way : NONUNION
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Roughly : ABOUT
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Velvet ending : EEN
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Hall of Fame receiver : BERRA
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Wane : DECREASE
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Groundskeepers' machines : MOWERS
42
Bottom line, in the U.K. : NETT
43
Non opposite : OUI
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Cold-weather footgear : PACS
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When the zipper breaks, ___ : REDBUTTONS
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___ of Aquarius : AGE
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Precincts : AREAS
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Pelters for all seasons : HAIL
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When the car lot has room, ___ : LARRYPARKS
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Old-time field hand : ESNE
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Storehouse : ETAPE
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Capt. Hook's henchman : SMEE
62
Oliver or Rex : REED
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Pardon : REMIT
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Toreros' rewards : EARS
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Ukr., etc. : SSRS
Down
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Big London Guildhall statue : MAGOG
2
Oiseau's talon : SERRE
3
Cum ___ salis : GRANO
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When Sol blazes, ___ : ROBERTBURNS
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Farm machines : SEEDERS
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Directional assist : ARROW
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Veranda : LANAI
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Adjustable wrench : STILLSON
9
Tennis shot : LOB
10
Doctors' org. : AMA
11
Devilfish : MANTA
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Ten-gallon cask : ANKER
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Acclivities : RISES
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Author-journalist Goodman : ELLEN
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Chin festoon : GOATEE
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When drought persists, ___ : JANEWITHERS
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Eliminate, gang style : RUBOUT
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Triste : SAD
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Ribicoff or Burrows : ABE
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Soft shoe, for short : MOC
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Marie Curie, ___ Sklodowska : NEE
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Its P M is Haughey : IRE
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Eight-time Norris Trophy winner : ORR
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Symbols for at no 11 : NAS
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An enzyme : ESTERASE
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Set ___ (ambush) : ATRAP
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Coiffeurs' preparations : MOUSSES
44
More sallow : PALER
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Type size : AGATE
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Indonesian island : CERAM
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A skin layer : DERMA
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Bush's buddy : BAKER
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Ouargia and Touggourt : OASES
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Forty-___ (early Californian) : NINER
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Luges : SLEDS
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The Troy, N Y , Engineers : RPI
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Still and all : YET

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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