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Gayle Dean
Gayle Dean

New York Times, Thursday, July 9, 1992

64-Across : Fathom measures

Author:
Gayle Dean
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Gayle Dean has 29 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 5 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,584
Across
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Parisian's recreational area : PARC
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Act in jest : SPORT
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In the center of : AMID
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"Song of India," for one : ARIA
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Certain Siberian : TATAR
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El ___, Tex. : PASO
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Too quick to see? : PASTEURIZE
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Algerian port : ORAN
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Anatolian capital : ANKARA
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Jerry Seinfeld, e.g. : COMEDIAN
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Hairdresser's division : PART
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Italian insects? : ROMANCE
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What one plays pool with? : ACOUSTIC
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Like Abner? : LIL
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Valparaiso's land : CHILE
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Small drum : TABOR
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Nos. person : CPA
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Steinbeck title starter : EAST
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Bumpkins : RUBES
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Astringent : ALUM
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H.S.T.'s successor : DDE
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Tijuana tips : PESOS
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Feel one's way : GROPE
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Pirate's stash? : RUM
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Why one goes to an auction? : TOBOGGAN
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A sick bird? : ILLEGAL
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Kingston, for one : TRIO
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Gardener's bane : LEAFSPOT
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Six-outs unit : INNING
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Othello's ensign : IAGO
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A socially correct goose? : PROPAGANDA
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Say with authority : AVER
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Join the competition : ENTER
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Orkney land-tenure system : UDAL
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Skin: Comb. form : DERM
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Fathom measures : DEEPS
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Urchin : TYKE
Down
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Hemingway's nickname : PAPA
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___ Islands in Galway Bay : ARAN
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Go out on a limb : RISK
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Early missile launcher : CATAPULT
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Royal house : STUART
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Score for Chi-Chi : PAR
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Of the ear : OTIC
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Occam's implement : RAZOR
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Vocal vibratos : TREMOLOS
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Footless : APODAL
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Muir Wood's county : MARIN
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First name in calculus : ISAAC
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English metaphysical poet : DONNE
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Strike out : ERASE
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Asian ruler : EMIR
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Shakespeare's "___ Andronicus" : TITUS
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Made a hole-in-one : ACED
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President Deby's land : CHAD
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Seine tributary : OISE
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Discoverer of Nova Scotia : CABOT
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Make dull : BESOT
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Obstruct : CLOG
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Insect stage : PUPA
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Hemsley TV show : AMEN
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Charted anew : REMAPPED
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Gold-rush figure in 1849 : ARGONAUT
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Small dogs : PUGS
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Auctioneer's penultimate word : GOING
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Correct : REFORM
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B'rer Rabbit's milieu : BRIARS
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Trojan War verse : ILIAD
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Sailor's time out : LEAVE
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Light beer : LAGER
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Little Joe's dad, for real : LORNE
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Shoulder bag : TOTE
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___ 500 race : INDY
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Bismarck is its cap. : NDAK
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Beaufort-scale reading : GALE
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Get up and go : PEP

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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