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Alfio Micci
Alfio Micci

New York Times, Friday, October 17, 1975

8-Down : Monday hang-out

Author:
Alfio Micci
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.64, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Alfio Micci has 91 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 11 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,561
Across
1
Kind of purposes : CROSS
6
Manhandle : PAW
9
Greek letter : PSI
12
Moroccan port : RABAT
13
Lizard : AGAMA
15
Ship deserter : RAT
16
Ranchero's friend : AMIGO
17
Mrs. Helmer and others : NORAS
18
Bar order : ALE
19
Item beyond recall : WATEROVERTHEDAM
22
Apple-thrower of myth : ERIS
23
Odin and Thor : GODS
24
Certain : SURE
28
Favorable : GLOWING
32
Vertical : PLUMB
34
Rodent : VOLE
35
Guevara : CHE
38
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Doris or Clarence : DAY
43
Continuously : EVER
44
Kind of police car : PROWL
45
Prickly bush : BRAMBLE
48
Church area : APSE
49
Orient, to the French : ASIE
52
Possessive : OURS
54
Restrained expressions : UNDERSTATEMENTS
62
Digit : TOE
63
Gape : STARE
64
Finnish lake : ENARE
65
Mouths : ORA
66
Cancels : VOIDS
67
Burners : ETNAS
68
Recital item: Abbr. : SEL
69
Chum : PAL
70
Lathers : SOAPS
Down
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Gullet : CRAW
2
Nicaraguan native : RAMA
3
News item : OBIT
4
Wise : SAGE
5
Supply : STORE
6
Young salmon : PARR
7
After amas : AMAT
8
Monday hang-out : WASH
9
Madrid museum : PRADO
10
Side dish : SALAD
11
Things : ITEMS
13
Verdi's "___ Chorus" : ANVIL
14
Carries things too far : GOESOVERBOARD
20
Group: Abbr. : ORG
21
Breakfast item : EGG
24
Potato : SPUD
25
Arm bone : ULNA
26
Vallee : RUDY
27
Scottish uncle : EME
29
Sensation : WOW
30
___ de France : ILE
31
Certain tide : NEAP
33
___ Rabbit : BRER
35
Suey or house : CHOP
36
Fells : HEWS
37
Gardner : ERLE
39
Power agency : TVA
40
Skirt part : HEM
41
Musical syllable : TRA
45
Spelling or quilting : BEE
46
Stringed instruments : LUTES
47
Poetic word : ERE
49
Sedans : AUTOS
50
Night sound : SNORE
51
Utopian : IDEAL
53
Ducks : SMEES
55
Invitation addendum : RSVP
56
Portico : STOA
57
Follow : TAIL
58
Inner: Prefix : ENTO
59
Zola title : NANA
60
Golf hazard : TRAP
61
Meeting: Abbr. : SESS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 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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