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Eli Wesoff
Eli Wesoff

New York Times, Saturday, September 4, 1993

25-Across : They follow seconds

Author:
Eli Wesoff
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.29, Missing: { J P Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 247 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Eli Wesoff has 93 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 16,006
Across
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Women in uniform : WACS
5
Gone up : ARISEN
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"___ Rhythm" : IGOT
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Not a brand, but generic : NONAME
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Lead-in to light : TWI
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Singer Simone : NINA
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"The ___," Steele periodical : TATLER
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Heater : ROD
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Rhea's relative : OSTRICH
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Public authenticator of documents : NOTARY
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Response to a sharp rejoinder : TOUCHE
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Tyrolean peasant dress : DIRNDL
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They follow seconds : THIRDS
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Counting board : ABACUS
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Half a "perfect" expression : HOTSY
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Dismounted : ALIT
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Small salamanders : EFTS
34
See 19 Across : EMU
35
Cleared one's debts : SETTLED
38
Lode contents : ORE
39
Physician starter : META
41
Osborne's "___ Back in Anger" : LOOK
42
Peep show : RAREE
44
Diamond unit : INNING
46
Called : TERMED
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"___ choose to run...": Coolidge : IDONOT
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Film star Landi : ELISSA
51
Italian discoverer of six comets : DONATI
52
China services : TEASETS
54
Qua ___ (here and there, in Roma) : ELA
55
Chief Assyrian god : ASSHUR
57
Type of blue or green : NILE
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The works : ALL
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"...and cannot ___ middle course": Massinger : STEERA
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Outstanding notes : IOUS
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Houstonian dome players : ASTROS
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Wallet stuffing : ONES
Down
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Take the gold : WIN
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Money changing : AGIO
3
A walk around the deck, e.g. : CONSTITUTIONAL
4
Nonrotating machine parts : STATORS
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Monkeyshines : ANTICS
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Household pest : ROACH
7
Like Goya's "Maja" : INTHEALTOGETHER
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Gal of song : SAL
9
Correct a text : EMENDATE
10
Like a cruel, profligate emperor : NEROIC
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Metamorphosis : TRANSFORMATION
14
Tidings : WORD
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Pastoral poem : IDYL
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Vallee et al. : RUDYS
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Void of deceit : TRUE
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"___ There Eyes," 1930 song : THEM
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Man's castle : HOME
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Defraud : BILK
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Like ___ of bricks : ATON
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Lignum vitae, e.g. : TREE
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Wimbledon ranking : SEED
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Those of select groups : ELITISTS
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Outfit : DRESS
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O'Neill's Christie : ANNA
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TV's Hall : ARSENIO
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"___ Stranger," 1955 film : NOTASA
46
Decorative headbands : TIARAS
47
Brainchild : IDEA
48
Barbie, e.g. : DOLL
50
Smooth: Comb. form : LEURO
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Swing around : SLUE
56
Harden : SET
58
Tee forerunner : ESS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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