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William E. Heinemann
William E. Heinemann

New York Times, Monday, December 21, 1981

33-Down : Vegas machine

Author:
William E. Heinemann
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 9, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 21.4
William E. Heinemann has 21 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,731
Across
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___ Antony : MARC
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Pentateuch : TORAH
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Affirmatives : YEAS
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River into the Baltic : ODER
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Wing part : ALULA
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Escutcheon border : ORLE
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Sly trick : WILE
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Like Cugat's rhythm : LATIN
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Cartoonist Gross : MILT
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"Call Me ___" : MADAM
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Feast of Lights : HANUKKAH
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Trek led by Moses : EXODUS
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Amigo's emphatic approval : SISI
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Jewish month : ADAR
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She could use clues re locale of ewes : BOPEEP
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Hiding place: Slang : STASH
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Facts and figures : DATA
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Graceful woman : PERI
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Noblewoman : LADY
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Small container for liquids : PHIAL
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Goad : URGE
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Algerian port : ORAN
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Holiday boon for some : REST
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Comedian Richard : PRYOR
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Snack for José : TAMALE
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Soothe : EASE
50
A son of Jacob and Israeli tribe : GADS
52
Horn made from a ram's horn : SHOFAR
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Candelabra for 22 Across : MENORAHS
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Battery terminal : ANODE
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Shake ___ (hie) : ALEG
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Demolish : TOTAL
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___ ha-Shanah : ROSH
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In ___ of (instead of) : LIEU
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Molding : OVOLO
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Diva's song : ARIA
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Take on cargo : LADE
70
Solomon ruled one : REALM
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Desires : YENS
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Cut the lawn : MOW
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___ a dozen : ADIME
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Enjoy a vacation : RELAX
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Belief : CREDO
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Collection of Jewish law : TALMUD
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Wave, in Spain : OLA
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Boaz's wife : RUTH
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Another name : ALIAS
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Twain's childhood home : HANNIBAL
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Holy day in Tishri : YOMKIPPUR
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Estrada : ERIK
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___ breve : ALLA
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Adam's third son : SETH
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One of Esau's wives : ADAH
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Serviceman's org. : USO
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Hebrew letter (same as tsadi) : SADHE
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___ Cain : RAISE
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Weird : EERY
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Therefore : ERGO
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Atlantic Beach attraction : PIER
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Vegas machine : SLOT
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Home of Irish kings : TARA
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Genesis name : ADAM
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Where 56 Across are displayed : SYNAGOGUE
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British bye-byes : TATAS
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Pillager : PREDATOR
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Laborer south of the border : PEON
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Roman household god : LAR
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Haifa greeting : SHALOM
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Go away, with "off" : SHOVE
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Raid : FORAY
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Worship : ADORE
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Type of bag used in baseball : RESIN
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Shopping-center feature : MALL
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Lamb's pen name : ELIA
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Requirement : NEED
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Portico : STOA
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" ... justice for ___" : ALL
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Owns : HAS

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1 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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