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Thomas Bohm
Thomas Bohm

New York Times, Monday, October 17, 1988

7-Down : Baby's nurse, in China

Author:
Thomas Bohm
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { G J Q U V X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,223
Across
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Campus buildings : HALLS
6
___ Hari : MATA
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Detect : SPOT
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Oil: Comb. form : ELAEO
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Presage : OMEN
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Weighty book : TOME
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Neighbor in "I Love Lucy" : ETHEL
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Hindu woman's garment : SARI
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Comedian King : ALAN
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Sarcastic term for a household head : LORDOFTHEMANOR
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Adriatic, e.g. : SEA
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Pouch : SAC
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Asner and Sullivan : EDS
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Skin layer : DERMA
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Run away to be married : ELOPE
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Senator from Kan. : DOLE
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"Norma ___" : RAE
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Coral islands : ATOLLS
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Impending evil or danger : SWORDOFDAMOCLES
43
Whole : ENTIRE
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"The Greatest" : ALI
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Crack in flesh : KIBE
46
Rabies : LYSSA
47
Luges : SLEDS
49
Twilight time, to Tennyson : EEN
50
Corpulent : FAT
52
"My Gal ___" : SAL
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Visionary project : CASTLEINTHEAIR
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Taxi rider : FARE
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Domesticated : TAME
64
Chemical combining form : AMIDO
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Ajar : OPEN
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Cry of sorrow : ALAS
67
Acting parts : ROLES
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Peruse : READ
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Doctrines : ISMS
70
Vase handles : ANSAE
Down
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End piece of a loaf : HEEL
2
Lowest female voice : ALTO
3
A memorable Bert : LAHR
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City on the Aire : LEEDS
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Performed alone : SOLOED
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Part of M.V.P. : MOST
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Baby's nurse, in China : AMAH
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Singer Brewer : TERESA
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Life; soul : ANIMA
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Getz or Kenton : STAN
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Kind of shirt : POLO
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General Bradley : OMAR
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Half a score : TEN
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Denmark's ___ Islands : FAEROE
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Vinegar: Comb. form : ACETO
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Old car : EDSEL
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Soft and fluffy : DOWNY
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Narrow openings : SLOTS
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U.K. airmen : RAF
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Olympic award : MEDAL
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Tuft of hair : LOCK
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Kukla, Fran and ___ : OLLIE
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U.S.N.A. newcomer : PLEBE
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W. German city : ESSEN
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Greek goddess of strife : ERIS
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Surrounded by : AMIDST
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Preliminary sketch : DRAFT
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Cakes and ___ : ALE
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Purloins : STEALS
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African desert : SAHARA
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Central Asian range : ALTAI
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Citrus fruit : LEMON
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Cloak : CAPE
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Region : AREA
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Transmit : SEND
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Moslem priest : IMAM
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"The Untouchables" man : NESS
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Good for what ___ you : AILS
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Concept : IDEA
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Kennedy matriarch : ROSE
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Pro : FOR

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

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