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Fraas
Fraas

New York Times, Wednesday, December 29, 1982

5-Down : Sparse

Author:
Fraas
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 305 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Fraas has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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C
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R
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A
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B
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S
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H
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O
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O
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R
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A
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P
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I
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D
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H
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B
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C
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P
S
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A
P
A
C
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A
L
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S
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A
R
A
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N
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H
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F
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T
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A
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D
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O
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O
S
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E
X
H
O
R
T
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L
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C
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K
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U
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P
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W
A
Y
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S
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A
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N
D
M
E
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N
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D
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A
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R
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S
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C
R
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E
S
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P
T
A
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A
L
A
D
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W
O
M
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N
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C
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C
O
B
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S
H
R
E
D
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C
A
K
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D
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H
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A
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R
T
A
N
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S
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O
U
L
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A
S
T
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R
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L
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M
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S
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M
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G
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H
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T
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A
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M
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N
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S
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T
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O
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P
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A
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N
D
O
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R
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T
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S
T
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R
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N
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A
R
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B
A
K
E
R
64
P
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L
Y
65
E
S
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E
© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 12,104
Across
1
Offshore hermit : CRAB
5
Chicken-chasing word : SHOO
9
Swift : RAPID
14
A daughter of Hera : HEBE
15
Toy-gun ammo : CAPS
16
Swiftly : APACE
17
End of a Stein line : ALAS
18
Asian sea : ARAL
19
Recess : NICHE
20
Recklessly : FASTANDLOOSE
23
Urge strongly : EXHORT
24
Hoosegow : LOCKUP
28
Revenue-raising D.C. committee : WAYSANDMEANS
32
Challenges : DARES
35
Algonquian Indians : CREES
36
Sch. group : PTA
37
"When I was ___ ... " : ALAD
38
Muliebral ones : WOMEN
39
Invent : COIN
40
Stocky horse : COB
41
Prepare coconuts : SHRED
42
Encrusted : CAKED
43
Wholly : HEARTANDSOUL
46
Behind, at sea : ASTERN
47
Kingdoms : REALMS
51
Vigorously : MIGHTANDMAIN
55
Bow : STOOP
58
First-rate : AONE
59
___-European : INDO
60
Mad as a wet hen : IRATE
61
Pother : STIR
62
Far and ___ : NEAR
63
Senate majority leader : BAKER
64
Many: Comb. form : POLY
65
Existence : ESSE
Down
1
Wear away by rubbing : CHAFE
2
Slacken : RELAX
3
Put to shame : ABASH
4
Granted : BESTOWED
5
Sparse : SCANTY
6
Unfeeling : HARD
7
Semiprecious stone : OPAL
8
___ Fjord, Norway : OSLO
9
Redeems : RANSOMS
10
Individually : APIECE
11
"Man" in an electronic game : PAC
12
"___ dien," motto for Prince Charles : ICH
13
Aberdeen's river : DEE
21
Macaws : ARAS
22
Ancient : OLDEN
25
Cushion filling : KAPOK
26
Free : UNTIE
27
___ q's (best behavior) : PSAND
29
Contemn : SCORN
30
Anagram for dream : ARMED
31
Necessarily : NEEDS
32
Summer house for Andropov : DACHA
33
Fugard's "A Lesson from ___" : ALOES
34
Morocco's capital : RABAT
38
Sharp, vibrant sound : WHANG
39
Lotion : CALAMINE
41
Sea bass : STRIPER
42
Prompted : CUED
44
Aloof : REMOTE
45
Cantankerous : ORNERY
48
Bowling alleys : LANES
49
Legendary king of Phrygia : MIDAS
50
Slumberous rumble : SNORE
52
Fastener : HASP
53
In ___ (altogether) : TOTO
54
Indigo dye : ANIL
55
Blood relation : SIB
56
___-la-la : TRA
57
Acorn producer : OAK

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 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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