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Michael A. Rampino
Michael A. Rampino

New York Times, Tuesday, November 5, 1991

12-Down : Roseanne of TV

Author:
Michael A. Rampino
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F H J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Michael A. Rampino has 33 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,337
Across
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First Zodiac sign : ARIES
6
Seventh zodiac sign : LIBRA
11
Educational TV channel : PBS
14
Give new courage to : REMAN
15
Hunter on high : ORION
16
Legislative act : LAW
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Tenth zodiac sign: Lat. : CAPRICORNUS
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Altar on high : ARA
20
"___ to Liberty" by Shelley : ODE
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Sit : POSE
22
Ringed planet : SATURN
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Inform : TELL
26
Henley races : REGATTAS
28
Longing : YEN
30
Synod : MEETING
33
Visionary : STARRYEYED
38
Sewing gathering : BEE
39
Nut for pies : PECAN
40
Meet a poker bet : SEE
41
Brilliance : ECLAT
43
Kind of meal : OAT
44
Dreamers : STARGAZERS
46
Estate administrator : TRUSTEE
49
Merkel of the movies : UNA
50
Landing field : AIRDROME
53
Half diams. : RADS
57
Bassanio's love : PORTIA
59
"Bei Mir ___ Du Schön" : BIST
61
Fifth zodiac sign : LEO
62
Sash : OBI
63
In a heedful way : ATTENTIVELY
66
Homophone for lee : LEA
67
Gaggle members : GEESE
68
The ___ Decade (1890's) : MAUVE
69
Popeye's Olive : OYL
70
Lawn tool : EDGER
71
Play direction : ENTER
Down
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Historic town in Tamil Nadu : ARCOT
2
Aptly named novelist : READE
3
Drive forward : IMPEL
4
Site for a drum : EAR
5
Saucy girl : SNIP
6
Lax : LOOSE
7
Type of vb. : IRREG
8
Place for coal : BIN
9
Driven out : ROUSTED
10
Having handles : ANSATE
11
Seemingly true : PLAUSIBLE
12
Roseanne of TV : BARR
13
Constellation Cygnus : SWAN
18
Trite : CORNY
23
Make knotted lace : TAT
25
Harp on high : LYRA
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Arabian potentate : AMEER
29
Piscivorous bird : ERN
31
Approach : NEAR
32
Obtains : GETS
33
Macula : SPOT
34
Spree : TEAR
35
Of life-expectancy calculation : ACTUARIAL
36
Perfume ingredient : ESTER
37
Affirmative vote : YEA
41
Suffix with Tartar : EAN
42
Peter or Ivan : CZAR
44
Tranquilized : SEDATED
45
Hotel patron : GUEST
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Have a session : SIT
48
Medic's sorting process : TRIAGE
51
Corpulent : OBESE
52
Collier : MINER
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Native Alaskan : ALEUT
55
Probe : DELVE
56
"Street Scene" painter : SOYER
57
Game or traveler : POLO
58
Mind : OBEY
60
Clock : TIME
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One-year-old sheep : TEG
65
Army advance unit : VAN

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3 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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