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Roger H. Courtney
Roger H. Courtney

New York Times, Thursday, October 30, 1986

41-Down : Certain plastics

Author:
Roger H. Courtney
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Roger H. Courtney has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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U
2
P
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A
4
S
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D
6
A
7
C
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C
9
A
10
A
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H
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A
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B
14
S
A
N
E
15
O
D
O
R
S
16
R
A
V
I
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M
E
T
R
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O
N
O
M
E
S
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I
R
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N
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C
R
A
B
B
E
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P
E
A
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S
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M
I
G
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E
T
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A
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P
I
S
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T
O
L
S
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R
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H
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A
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P
S
O
D
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Y
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L
E
A
N
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H
A
V
R
E
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D
A
36
R
E
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K
I
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D
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S
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O
R
A
I
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F
E
L
I
D
42
E
Z
R
A
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S
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N
E
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O
D
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N
45
A
M
E
E
R
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T
S
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A
R
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E
S
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O
T
E
R
I
C
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R
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A
G
T
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M
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E
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E
A
T
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A
V
A
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R
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I
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S
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R
I
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C
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H
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E
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S
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G
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R
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L
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C
L
A
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V
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C
H
O
R
D
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E
N
D
S
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A
A
R
O
N
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A
R
I
A
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D
E
E
D
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S
T
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N
G
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T
A
N
K
© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,505
Across
1
East Indian tree : UPAS
5
Bangladesh's capital, old style : DACCA
10
Moby Dick's pursuer : AHAB
14
Antinuke org. : SANE
15
Reputes : ODORS
16
Sitarist Shankar : RAVI
17
Instruments for Horowitz : METRONOMES
19
Ayatollah's land : IRAN
20
Tarzan portrayer: 1933 : CRABBE
21
Dinner serving : PEAS
23
Russian plane : MIG
24
Greek "H" : ETA
26
Weapons for Earp and Dillon : PISTOLS
28
"___ in Blue": Gershwin : RHAPSODY
33
Fatless : LEAN
34
Le ___, French port : HAVRE
35
Kind of devil : DARE
37
Young goats : KIDS
40
Town in N India : ORAI
41
Cat : FELID
42
Hebrew priest : EZRA
43
___ qua non : SINE
44
Chief god of the Eddas : ODIN
45
Asian bigwig : AMEER
46
An anagram for rats : TSAR
48
Abstruse : ESOTERIC
50
Joplin specialty : RAGTIME
53
Devour : EAT
54
Former capital of Burma : AVA
55
Danish-American writer : RIIS
57
Plutocrat's possession : RICHES
62
"___ Crazy," 1930 musical : GIRL
64
Piano's early cousin : CLAVICHORD
66
Tips : ENDS
67
Brother of Moses : AARON
68
Sortita, e.g. : ARIA
69
Quitclaim : DEED
70
Newman-Redford film, with "The" : STING
71
Car part : TANK
Down
1
Leathernecks' gp. : USMC
2
Composer of 43 operas : PAER
3
Tapir : ANTA
4
A Yugoslav : SERB
5
___ a turn (perfect) : DONETO
6
Blather : ADO
7
Eng. course : COMP
8
Repugnant one : CREEP
9
Stormed : ASSAILED
10
Jackie's second mate : ARI
11
Barbershop-quartet member : HARMONIZER
12
To no ___ (useless) : AVAIL
13
Some cherries : BINGS
18
Corpulent : OBESE
22
Mariner's reading : SSE
25
Type of attraction : ADDED
27
"___ Out to the Ball Game" : TAKEME
28
Greek letters : RHOS
29
Spy name : HARI
30
Leaders in artistic innovations : AVANTGARDE
31
Religious counselor : PRIEST
32
Ivy Leaguer : YALIE
36
Washer cycle : RINSE
38
Three, in Munich : DREI
39
Flesh: Comb. form : SARC
41
Certain plastics : FORMICAS
45
Garret : ATTIC
47
Worldwide necessity : AIR
49
Activity in a shell : OARING
50
Carried on vehemently : RAGED
51
Of the birds : AVINE
52
Gulf of Aqaba port : EILAT
56
New Delhi attire : SARI
58
Powwow : CHAT
59
Rumanian folk dance : HORA
60
"___ go bragh!" : ERIN
61
Black Hills state: Abbr. : SDAK
63
Hallucinogen, for short : LSD
65
Wernher ___ Braun : VON

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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