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Tom Underhill
Tom Underhill

New York Times, Thursday, December 17, 1987

25-Down : Abhorrers

Author:
Tom W. Underhill
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Tom Underhill has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
Tom W. Underhill is an alias for Tom Underhill.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,918
Across
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Chanteuse Edith : PIAF
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Ordained teacher : RABBI
10
Prologue's antecedent : PAST
14
Aleutian isle : ATTU
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Great Lakes tribe : ERIES
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K-P connection : LMNO
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Broadway gas : NEON
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Newspaper section : FUNNYPAPER
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Very burdensome : GRINDING
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Vent : OUTLET
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Desire : YEN
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Some railroad men : SHUNTERS
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Winchman : CRABBER
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"___ gratia artis" : ARS
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Trademark : LOGO
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Rave's partner : RANT
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___ accompli : FAIT
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Church corner : AMEN
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Copenhagen or Marengo : STEED
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___ no good : UPTO
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"One man's ___ is another man's Persian" : MEDE
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Sped : TORE
44
Eight bells : NOON
45
Simple enzyme : ASE
47
Bobbin holder : SPINDLE
49
Tack sellers : SADDLERS
54
Opposite of clerical : LAY
55
Cactus opening : AREOLE
56
Stretch : ELONGATE
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Inflated currency : FUNNYMONEY
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Flag : IRIS
64
Joy's lioness : ELSA
65
Jagged : EROSE
66
Tear : RENT
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Prophet : SEER
68
Challenged : DARED
69
Theater area : LOGE
Down
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Hunger spasm : PANG
2
Brain passage : ITER
3
Yours, in Lyon : ATOI
4
Sense of humor : FUNNYBONE
5
Some oil companies : REFINERS
6
Sussex river : ARUN
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Crosby namesakes : BINGS
8
Artist Shahn : BEN
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"This ___ Life" : ISYOUR
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Okla. national park : PLATT
11
Sufficient : AMPLE
12
Derisive look : SNEER
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Wrongs, to Darrow : TORTS
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Groan inducers : PUNS
21
Society bud : DEB
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Abhorrers : HATERS
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Quahog : CLAM
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Apple type : ROME
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Ripened : AGED
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Terrier or snitcher : RATTER
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Modernist : NEO
34
Musical about Fanny Brice : FUNNYGIRL
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Footless : APOD
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Chemical suffix : ITOL
37
Franchot : TONE
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Arranged, as troops : DEPLOYED
45
Friend in need : ALLY
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Appeared : SEEMED
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John, in Aberdeen : IAN
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Yeggs' targets : SAFES
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As ___ (generally) : ARULE
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Obtuse : DENSE
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Germanic counterpart of Thor : DONAR
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___ Wences : SENOR
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___-majesté : LESE
58
Martian: Comb. form : AREO
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Bell sound : TING
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Punta del ___ : ESTE
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Sixty minutes, in Siena : ORA

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

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