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James E. Hinish Jr.
James E. Hinish Jr.

New York Times, Friday, October 4, 1991

4-Down : Tyrants

Author:
James E. Hinish, Jr.
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
James E. Hinish Jr. has 16 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
James E. Hinish, Jr. is an alias for James E. Hinish Jr..
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,305
Across
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Area meas. : SQYD
5
A king of Siam : RAMA
9
Hidden obstacle : SNAG
13
Prince Valiant's realm : THULE
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Abu Dhabi ruler : EMIR
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Former dictator : TITO
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Sowers' growers : SEEDS
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"Your Show of Shows" comedian : SIDCAESAR
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Presidential nickname : ABE
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Letters from Lemnos : PHIS
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"___ of the Sun," 1987 film : EMPIRE
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Ne Win's capital : RANGOON
25
African gazelle : ADMI
26
Petty rulers : SATRAPS
28
Medina supporters of Mohammed : ANSAR
32
President of Poland : WALESA
34
___ impasse : ATAN
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"___ Buttermilk Sky," 1946 song : OLE
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Make whole : HEAL
38
Muslim leader: Var. : CALIF
40
"The Terrible" : IVAN
41
South finish : ERN
42
Flat-felled or French follower : SEAM
43
Royal proxy : REGENT
45
A dimension : WIDTH
47
Thesmothete : SENATOR
49
"Washington slept ___" : HERE
51
A.A.U. member : AMATEUR
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"The Little Minister" author : BARRIE
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Pen name of writer J. Schopfer : ANET
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Presidential nickname : IKE
59
D.C. think tank : BROOKINGS
61
Actress Swenson et al. : INGAS
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___ of Judah (Selassie) : LION
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The ___, Thames estuary sandbank : NORE
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Else, in Essen : SONST
66
Drink in Akihito's land : SAKE
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School founded by Henry VI : ETON
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Gds. : MDSE
Down
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Queen of ___ : SHEBA
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Part of Australia : QUEENSLAND
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Investment info : YLD
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Tyrants : DESPOTS
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Amber or copal : RESINA
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He wrote "The Old Devils" : AMIS
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Day or way starter : MID
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Curved : ARCED
9
Intervene : STEPIN
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___ prius (trial court) : NISI
11
Opera by Salieri : ATAR
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Presidential hopeful: 1988 : GORE
13
Peter or Paul : TSAR
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Hussein I's capital : AMMAN
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Author Walpole : HORACE
24
Highlander : GAEL
25
Piemonte wine town : ASTI
27
Slain Swedish P.M. : PALME
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Rulers : SOVEREIGNS
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King of comedy : ALAN
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Budget item : RENT
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Cry of relief : WHEW
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Atmosphere: Comb. form : AERI
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Housing construction : AFRAME
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Peet Gynt's mother : AASE
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"___ Rhythm" : IGOT
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Islamic chief : SHEIK
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State socialism : ETATISM
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Royal symbol : THRONE
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Norwegian explorer of the Arctic : NANSEN
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Marie Antoinette, e.g. : REINE
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Imperial decree : UKASE
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Repose : REST
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Vintners' amts. : BBLS
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Scotto specialty : ARIA
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It castles with a king : ROOK
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Sour, in Siena : AGRO
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"We are ___ amused": Victoria : NOT
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Land in Genesis : NOD

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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