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Nancy S. Ross
Nancy S. Ross

New York Times, Saturday, January 23, 1982

32-Down : Satellites

Author:
Nancy Scandrett Ross
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { K Q V W }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Nancy S. Ross has 34 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 22 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
Nancy Scandrett Ross is an alias for Nancy S. Ross.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,764
Across
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Indian carpet : AGRA
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Humble : ABASE
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Alley denizens : CATS
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Bosc, e.g. : PEAR
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Exactitude : RIGOR
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"___ da Capo," Millay play : ARIA
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Opera based on Greek legend : ORFEOEDEURIDICE
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Kept in custody : DETAINED
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Rorem's namesakes : NEDS
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Tired, in Tours : LAS
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Memorable G.O.P. senator : TAFT
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Demaret and Foxx : JIMMYS
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Signorina's enthusiastic assent : SISI
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"___ Glen," Burns song : TAM
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City in Camus's "The Plague" : ORAN
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Movies' Maigret : GABIN
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S.A. port : RIO
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Opera based on a Beaumarchais comedy : LENOZZEDIFIGARO
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Explosive letters : TNT
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Region colonized by Greeks in 11th century B.C. : IONIA
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Adam's place : EDEN
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Flying Dutchman's domain : SEA
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Orifice : PORE
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Confessions of faith : CREEDS
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Chevet : APSE
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Frequent title word : THE
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Gabrielle's guardian : ANGE
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Least likely to last : FRAILEST
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Opera based on a Greek legend : ARIADNEAUFNAXOS
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Oscar winner: 1936 : MUNI
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What Carlin and Brenner do : AMUSE
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Nicaraguan language : RAMA
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Last word : AMEN
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Pub orders : PINTS
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Can., U.S., Mex., etc. : AMER
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Footless : APOD
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Actor Richard : GERE
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Float : RAFT
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Section : AREA
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Match sites : ARENAS
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Stays : BIDES
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___ P. in "Great Expectations" : AGED
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Centime's cousin : SOU
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Slip : ERR
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Eisenhower: 1911-15 : CADET
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Like Death Valley : ARID
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Muscle spasms : TICS
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Thus, in Glasgow : SAE
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Unctuous : OILY
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Boundless, to Bardot : INFINI
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Leg bone : TIBIA
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Ciardi book : ASIF
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Jars : JOLTS
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Mysterious woman in "Idiot's Delight" : IRENE
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Devilfish : MANTA
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JKL followers : MNO
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___ Hawkins Day : SADIE
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Economic concern : TRADE
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Broadcast : AIRED
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Satellites : MOONS
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Type : GENRE
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Sped : ZIPPED
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Bronx, San Diego, etc. : ZOOS
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Command to a horse : GEE
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Annoys : CHAFES
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Bridle part : REIN
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Once more : AGAIN
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Kind of fund : TRUST
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Calla : ARUM
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Mrs. O'Connor and colleagues : NINE
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Nureyev role : FAUN
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Zhivago's love : LARA
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Student's concern : EXAM
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Suffix with hand or tooth : SOME
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Nicholas or Alexander : TSAR
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Doctors' org. : AMA
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Toddler's need : NAP
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___ Koussi, Chad's highest peak : EMI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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