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Alex K. Justin
Alex K. Justin

New York Times, Saturday, November 6, 1993

3-Down : Magic words for Ali Baba

Author:
Alex K. Justin
Editor:
Mel Taub
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Alex K. Justin has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 14 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 16,069
Across
1
Tax; levy : SCOT
5
Asian fiber plant : RAMIE
10
Bulwer-Lytton heroine : IOLE
14
Xanadu's sacred river : ALPH
15
Tolerant : OPENMINDED
17
Veld settler : BOER
18
Narrow escape : CLOSESHAVE
19
Branch of mil. service : USN
20
Distort : SKEW
21
Butcher linen : RAYON
22
Spain, in Mexico : ESPANA
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Thin movie director? : LEAN
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Antarctic penguin : ADELIE
27
Andiron or Dalmation? : FIREDOG
30
___ Bryant Ford, Henry's son : EDSEL
31
Talk nonsense : DROOL
32
Arafat's org. : PLO
34
Hope-Crosby way : ROAD
35
Takes up with : JOINS
36
Derisive remark : JEER
37
___ Kippur : YOM
38
Daughters of Nyx : FATES
39
___ bouche (tidbit) : BONNE
40
Provided with new ordnance : REARMED
42
___ punches (be blunt) : PULLNO
43
Mama Elliott : CASS
44
Pre-Aztec Indian : TOLTEC
45
Becky ___ of "Vanity Fair" : SHARP
48
Minn. river : SAUK
49
R.N.'s forte : TLC
51
Startling revelations : EYEOPENERS
54
Promenade for Plato : STOA
55
Act together defensively : CLOSERANKS
56
Chow : MESS
57
Whops : TANS
58
Clothe : ENDUE
59
Extent : AREA
Down
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Indian actor Dastagir : SABU
2
Designating private or secret sessions : CLOSEDDOOR
3
Magic words for Ali Baba : OPENSESAME
4
By way of: Abbr. : THR
5
Name of fame at Notre Dame : ROCKNE
6
Cop ___ (bargain with a D.A.) : APLEA
7
Gib's comment : MEOW
8
Those elected : INS
9
Angus's uncle : EME
10
Under control : INHAND
11
Jazz singer Anita ___ : ODAY
12
Left: Comb. form : LEVO
13
Anthony or Barbara : EDEN
16
Saul's kingdom : ISRAEL
20
Jib or jigger : SAIL
23
Appealed : PLED
24
Benevolent organization : LIONS
25
Flying archer : EROS
26
Ethereal : AERY
27
Egg order : FRIED
28
Public communication to an individual : OPENLETTER
29
"Dangerous Liaisons" actress : GLENNCLOSE
31
Is too adoring : DOTES
33
Mountain: Comb. form : OREO
35
Traffic spreads? : JAMS
36
Give one a turn : JOLT
38
Frozen dessert : FRAPPE
39
Main body : BULK
41
On the other side : ACROSS
42
___-café, layered liqueur drink : POUSSE
44
Seventh-century B.C. king of Egypt : TARKU
45
Doctrinaire faction : SECT
46
Tree frog : HYLA
47
Lots of time : AEON
48
Thrill, slangily : SEND
50
House in 22 Across : CASA
52
Poetic before : ERE
53
Fabray, familiarly : NAN
54
Wee : SMA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 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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