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John Shipp
John Shipp

New York Times, Saturday, September 4, 1976

15-Across : Verne captain et al.

Author:
John Shipp
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
John Shipp has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,884
Across
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Titmouse : MAG
4
Betel palm : ARECA
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African groundnut : GOBBE
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Wing : ALA
15
Verne captain et al. : NEMOS
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Earthen pots : OLLAS
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Zero : NIL
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Winged insect with letter marking : YMOTH
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Teary one : NIOBE
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Dollar bills : ONESPOTS
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Cat chat : MEOW
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Give back : RESTORE
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Crow talk : CAW
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Hindu title : SRI
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Bladed poles : OARS
29
Becomes ruined : PERISHES
31
Brit. air arm : RAF
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Halfhearted : TEPID
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Boat pin : THOLE
36
Chou ___ : ENLAI
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Out ___ limb : ONA
39
Different: Prefix : HETER
40
"Come ___ some time" : AGAIN
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Defeat : WORST
43
Corroded : ATE
44
Folded meat slices : ROULADES
46
Lacking substance : THIN
48
Telegram or letter: Abbr. : MSG
49
Indian weight : SER
50
Bus-exit device : TREADLE
53
Abominate : HATE
55
Police vehicle : PROWLCAR
56
Name for a chubby one : FATSO
58
Honshu town : OTAKI
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United : ONE
60
Moslem title : AMEER
61
Say, in Berlin : SAGEN
62
Tree resin : LAC
63
Emphatic request to leave : SCRAM
64
Low-quality rate : THIRD
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Morse code sound : DIT
Down
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Landed estate : MANOR
2
Adjust : ALINE
3
Outbursts of hilarity : GALESOFLAUGHTER
4
What a seaman will settle for : ANYPORTINASTORM
5
Self-reproach : REMORSE
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Act with a flourish : EMOTE
7
Tent fixtures : COTS
8
Residue : ASH
9
Like temporal things : GONEWITHTHEWIND
10
Hodgepodge : OLIO
11
Beats about the bush : BLOWSHOTANDCOLD
12
Gilbert's "___ Ballads" : BAB
13
Compass bearing : ESE
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Depot: Abbr. : STA
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Del ___ racetrack : MAR
24
Closet lining : CEDAR
26
Lease again : RELET
27
French river : ISERE
29
Trees of Southwest : PINOS
30
Haggard story : SHE
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Prepare for war : REARM
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Herbs of Samoa : ANGOS
34
Kind of politics or brake : POWER
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Be in trouble : AIL
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One who heals by rubbing : STROKER
45
Scottish river : DEE
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Adjective suffix : IAL
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___comic (partly serious) : TRAGI
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Oahu veranda : LANAI
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Build : ERECT
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Sailing : ASEA
55
Memphis god : PTAH
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Scale notes : FAS
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Mil. group : AMC
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Kiln : OST

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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