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Maver
Maver

New York Times, Thursday, January 12, 1984

12-Down : Carter of fictional fame

Author:
Maver
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q W }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Maver has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,483
Across
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Thin wire nail : BRAD
5
Likeness : IMAGE
10
Nevada gaming city : RENO
14
Tropical fruit : LIME
15
Consumer advocate : NADER
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"Dove sono" is one : ARIA
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Ingredient of a list : ITEM
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Like a platitude : TRITE
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Channel : DUCT
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Contrite : PENITENT
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Pains in the neck : CRICKS
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Father : SIRE
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One of the weasels : STOAT
26
Tip : CAREEN
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Distort a report : MISSTATE
32
Gold for Garibaldi : ORO
33
Take it easy : RELAX
35
Become prevalent : SETIN
36
Defeat soundly : ROUT
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One-twelfth of a gross : DOZEN
40
Alluvium : SILT
41
German city on the Ruhr : ESSEN
43
Braking device, at times : PEDAL
45
Poetic contraction : OER
46
Thrusts away : DETRUDES
48
Wee : TEENSY
50
TV star in the 50's : ARNAZ
51
___ the Man : STAN
52
Heavyweight of the 70's : BOBICK
54
Santa's team : REINDEER
58
Lily plant : ALOE
59
Think : OPINE
61
Eye layer : UVEA
62
Asperse : SLUR
63
Mexican sandwiches : TACOS
64
Brook : RILL
65
Derby and fedora : HATS
66
Wide-awake : ALERT
67
Otherwise : ELSE
Down
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Radar image : BLIP
2
Ceremony : RITE
3
Orison ender : AMEN
4
Transfer of an estate : DEMISE
5
Detained and confined : INTERNED
6
W.W. I French battle site : MARNE
7
Mine entrance : ADIT
8
Secure : GET
9
Builds : ERECTS
10
Shines : RADIATES
11
Emission of gas from a crater : ERUCTATION
12
Carter of fictional fame : NICK
13
Meal for Sunny's Halo : OATS
21
Stratum : TIER
23
Motown's Diana : ROSS
25
Deep-___ (discarded): Slang : SIXED
26
Prepared an apple for baking : CORED
27
Ascended : AROSE
28
Presley vehicle: 1964 : ROUSTABOUT
29
Labyrinths : MAZES
30
Covers a floor, in a way : TILES
31
Vestibule : ENTRY
34
White Sox manager for 11 years : LOPEZ
37
Schnauzers, e.g. : TERRIERS
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Most dapper : NATTIEST
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"___ Dimittis" ("Song of Simeon") : NUNC
44
Tend : LEAN
47
Siouan language : DAKOTA
49
Persevere : ENDURE
51
Mister, in Málaga : SENOR
52
Strike violently : BASH
53
Spicy stew : OLLA
54
Pilaf grains : RICE
55
Iniquitous : EVIL
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Sniggler's quarry : EELS
57
Rhonchus : RALE
60
"___ Joey" : PAL

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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