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Nancy Nicholson Joline
Nancy Nicholson Joline

New York Times, Saturday, October 25, 1986

7-Down : Oscar de la ___

Author:
Nancy Joline
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Nancy Nicholson Joline has 61 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 48 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
Nancy Joline is an alias for Nancy Nicholson Joline.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,500
Across
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Sideslip : SKID
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Celtic minstrel : BARD
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A companion of Aeneas : ABAS
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Bernardi role on TV : ARNIE
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Bitter, in Brest : AMER
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"The ___ of the Rose": Eco : NAME
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Famed choreographer : BALANCHINE
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Unaccompanied group song : GLEE
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German admiral: 1876-1960 : RAEDER
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RR abbr. : STA
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City where the Irtysh and Om meet : OMSK
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Der ___ (Adenauer) : ALTE
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Granada attraction : ALHAMBRA
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He portrayed Zola : MUNI
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Harness parts : TRACES
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Bettors' letters in N.Y.C. : OTB
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"___ Solemnis" : MISSA
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Hindu month : ASARH
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Mouths : ORA
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Bunkum : BALONEY
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Fifth word of Gettysburg Address : AGO
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Preceder of circle or front : POLAR
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Strike out : ELIDE
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"___ Voyager" : NOW
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Atmospherics : STATIC
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Author : SIRE
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Cathedral city SW of Paris : CHARTRES
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Latin I word : AMAT
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Game of Asian origin : POLO
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Burrows or Vigoda : ABE
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Houston eleven : OILERS
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Cousin of zounds : EGAD
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Fashion name : BALENCIAGA
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Impose, in a way : LEVY
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Foment : BREW
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The Witch of ___ : ENDOR
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Usher : LEAD
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Ruling family at Modena: 1288 : ESTE
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Returns at Wimbledon : GETS
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Native-born Israeli : SABRA
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S. African native village : KRAAL
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Shoreline feature : INLET
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Royal adornment : DIADEM
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Scrooge word : BAH
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Mennonite sect : AMISH
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Oscar de la ___ : RENTA
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" ... ___ of in your philosophy": Shak. : DREAMT
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Some cats and goats : ANGORAS
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Loose, boxy overcoat : BALMACAAN
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Site of Iowa State campus : AMES
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Hide companion : SEEK
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Dir. of Rochester from Buffalo : ENE
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Skulls : CRANIA
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Kind of cotton thread : LISLE
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Printer's hand inking roller : BRAYER
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Hilly region of Italy : UMBRIA
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"Cogito ___ sum" : ERGO
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Come in third : SHOW
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Apologetic interjection : OOPS
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Fox ___ : TROT
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Knitted helmet : BALACLAVA
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Fa follower : SOL
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Herb used for flavoring : ANISE
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Menlo Park denizen : EDISON
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Ramjet engine, e.g. : ATHODYD
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An Olympic swimming champ: 1932 : CRABBE
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Thomas Huxley's birthplace : EALING
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Ski lifts : TBARS
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Obtain a sublease : RELET
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Union general at Gettysburg : MEADE
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Dialect : ARGOT
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Peter and Nicholas : TSARS
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R.I. Senator : PELL
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Kind of arch : OGEE
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"Soul on ___": Cleaver : ICE
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An African language : EWE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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