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Jim Page
Jim Page

New York Times, Friday, August 17, 1984

1-Across : Distress signal

Author:
Jim Page
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.14, Missing: { F J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
Jim Page has 84 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 70 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,701
Across
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Distress signal : MAYDAY
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Wood sorrel : OCA
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Colo. kin of T.V.A. : CRA
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Kay Thompson book : ELOISE
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Break down into subunits : SHREDOUT
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Maltreats : ABUSES
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Portuguese-colony resident : MACANESE
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Donkey : ASS
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Service stripes : HASHMARKS
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Household god: Fr. : LARE
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Dancer Carol : HANEY
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Townsman : CIT
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Marred, in a way : SPECKED
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Haunts : DENS
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Tarsal bones : DISTALIA
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Nero's 1,011 : MXI
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Becoming unglued : GOINGTOPIECES
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Rebecca Crawley, ___ Sharp : NEE
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Flag-lowering ceremonies : RETREATS
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Decorative drapery : SWAG
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Yonkers race horse : TROTTER
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Speech pauses : ERS
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Bulk wine : CUVEE
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Prefix with naut or sol : AERO
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Sheet for watercoloring : RICEPAPER
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Shortened form of a bk. : ABR
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Democritus and Epicurus : ATOMISTS
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Axis foe : ALLIES
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Quickly : CHOPCHOP
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Like frozen rain : SLEETY
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Salt, in Paris : SEL
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Santa ___, Calif. : ANA
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___ ball (catcher's goof) : PASSED
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___ culpa : MEA
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Kin of an amice : ALB
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"___ Beautiful," pop song : YOUARESO
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Analyzer's activity : DISSECTING
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Enzyme-forming suffixes : ASES
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Aye : YES
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Ottoman sultan : OSMAN
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Ilka or Chevy : CHASE
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Marquis cockroach : ARCHY
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Control forcibly : COERCE
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He wrote "The Stones of Venice" : RUSKIN
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Eniwetok events : ATESTS
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W.W. II Greek resistance org. : EAM
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Watson and Crick concern : DNA
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___ out (discussed) : HADIT
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"Acid" : LSD
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Buy ___ in a poke : APIG
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Opera singer Roswaenge : HELGE
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"Jubilee Trail" director: 1954 : KANE
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Casino furniture : DICETABLES
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Inhabitant of Assam : AOR
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English bishop's hat : MITRE
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Dry: Comb. form : XERO
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O'Toole from Connemara : PETER
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Lunchrooms : EATERIES
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Gag or gang ending : STER
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Ltrs. to delight an angel : SRO
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Ice pinnacles : SERACS
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Twist or squirm : WRITHE
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___ as a cucumber : ASCOOL
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Fabric having goat's hair : CASHA
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Author Sinclair : UPTON
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Yellow jacket or wasp : VESPA
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Part of H.R.E. : EMP
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Flick : PIC
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___ breve : ALLA
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Cleo's bane : ASP
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Summer, in Tours : ETE
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"Funny Girl" Chaplin : SYD

Answer summary:
10 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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