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Alfio Micci
Alfio Micci

New York Times, Tuesday, November 23, 1976

1-Down : Nonsense's partner

Author:
Alfio Micci
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 46, Avg Word Len: 4.71, Missing: { J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 54, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 4, XRef: 8, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has duplicate clues.
Alfio Micci has 91 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 11 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,964
Across
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Caesar : SID
4
Pro : ACE
7
Viper : ASP
10
Fed : TMAN
12
Circuit : LAP
13
Sergeant, for one : NONCOM
16
Able : UPTO
17
Silkworm : ERI
18
Idle : OTIOSE
19
Famed composer, with 21 Across : FREDERIC
21
See 19 Across : CHOPIN
22
Cheat, with "off" : FOB
23
Marie, for one : STE
24
Belief : TENET
25
Castle feature : MOAT
27
Cleans : SCOURS
30
Have a ___ tea : SPOTOF
32
Goes wrong : ERRS
33
Section: Abbr. : DPT
36
Aleutian island : ATKA
37
Crime : ARSON
39
Name in fashion : DIOR
40
Greek letters : MUS
41
Ox of Celebes : ANOA
42
Isolate : ENISLE
44
Garb : ATTIRE
46
Guthrie : ARLO
47
Hostess Perle : MESTA
49
Snooze : NAP
51
Miss Claire : INA
53
Pieces by 21 Across : VALSES
54
Pieces by 21 Across : MAZURKAS
56
Italian town : ASSISI
57
Quantity: Abbr. : AMT
58
Roman 103 : CIII
59
Daisy variety : SHASTA
60
Gout's chief target : TOE
61
Handlelike part : ANSA
62
Last-born: Abbr. : YST
63
Rainbow : ARC
64
Army man: Abbr. : GEN
Down
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Nonsense's partner : STUFF
2
Piece by 21 Across : IMPROMPTU
3
Editors' records : DATEBOOKS
4
Warn : ALERT
5
Tooth decay : CARIES
6
Narrative poem : EPIC
7
Charged particles : ANIONS
8
Range : SCOPE
9
Place : POSIT
11
Land of ___ : NOD
13
Piece by 21 Across : NOCTURNE
14
Those to be done unto : OTHERS
15
Chess pieces : MEN
20
This, in Madrid : ESTO
26
___ loss : ATA
28
Franck or Romero : CESAR
29
Spanish gold : ORO
30
Celebrated uncle : SAM
31
Piece by 21 Across : FANTASIA
33
Aversion : DISLIKING
34
Piece by 21 Across : POLONAISE
35
Three, in Turin : TRE
38
"Vive le ___" : ROI
39
Man in charge: Abbr. : DIR
41
Certify : ATTEST
43
Malayan ruminant : NAPU
44
Help : ASSIST
45
Fascinate : ENAMOR
47
Golf iron: Var. : MASHY
48
Lohengrin's bride and others : ELSAS
50
Indian of Mexico : AZTEC
52
Eastern inhabitant : ASIAN
53
Biological duct : VAS
54
Hari : MATA
55
Communications initials : RCA

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 7 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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