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Manny Nosowsky
Manny Nosowsky

New York Times, Wednesday, August 18, 1993

36-Across : "Ain't it a ___?"

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q V }, Scrabble score: 300 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 6, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Manny Nosowsky has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 246 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,989
Across
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Macbeth or Macduff : SCOT
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Kind of chance : FAT
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Group character : ETHOS
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Eye shade? : LASH
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Essen's valley : RUHR
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It's a question of place : WHERE
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"Of wrath" in a hymn : IRAE
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Sector : AREA
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Raising goose bumps : EERIE
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Pacino-Cazale movie: 1975 : DOGDAYAFTERNOON
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Siskel's partner : EBERT
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Actress Salonga : LEA
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Traveler's stop : INN
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Cornered : ATBAY
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Snug bug's place : RUG
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Hootenanny outburst : SONG
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Smelly : OLID
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"Ain't it a ___?" : SHAME
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Poiter film: 1971 : THEORGANIZATION
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"___ plan, a canal, Panama" : AMANA
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Freudian concerns : EGOS
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Cloud over cities : SMOG
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Leb. neighbor : SYR
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First drawing : DRAFT
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Evil, in France : MAL
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Monkey's uncle, maybe : APE
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Akiba ben Joseph, for one : RABBI
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French-Italian comedy: 1978 : LACAGEAUXFOLLES
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"Blessed ___ that hunger now..." Luke 6:21 : AREYE
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High point : ACME
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Marx or Malden : KARL
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Noon signal : SIREN
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Like McCoy? : REAL
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Pound the poet : EZRA
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Cavalry sword : SABRE
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Droop-nosed flier: Abbr. : SST
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Clean a pipe : REAM
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Chute : SLIDE
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Locust pod : CAROB
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Plains dweller : OSAGE
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Epithet for St. George : THEDRAGONSLAYER
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Come apart at the seams : FRAY
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A certain air : AURA
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Laurel and Hardy farce: 1939 : THEFLYINGDEUCES
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Water bearer? : EWER
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McGavin TV fantasy film: 1972 : THENIGHTSTALKER
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Long-billed wader : HERON
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Stars with a belt : ORION
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Caught in the act : SEEN
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Going fare : RATE
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"L.A. Law" character : ATT
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Musical talent : EAR
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Spongy soil : BOG
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Aves have them : ALAE
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Dos Passos title : USA
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Pennsylvania or Union: Abbr. : STA
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Unit of electrical resistance : OHM
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A.F.T. rival : NEA
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Fashionable Christian? : DIOR
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Ready, ___, fire : AIM
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Bossy comment? : MOO
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H.S. course : ENG
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Charles or Bradbury : RAY
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One half of a Gabor name : ZSA
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"Norma ___" : RAE
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To's opposite : FRO
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Song from "West Side Story" : MARIA
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Bitter : ACERB
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Former TV host Jack ___ : PAAR
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Flame or fire : BLAZE
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Record holder for World Series hits : BERRA
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Muslims' faith : ISLAM
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Glaswegian gal : LASS
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Boxer Tunney : GENE
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Dec. ad word : XMAS
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Hat material : FELT

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle.

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