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C. J. Angio
C. J. Angio

New York Times, Thursday, February 12, 1981

44-Down : Bits of salt, sand or sugar

Author:
C. J. Angio
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { F K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 11, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
C. J. Angio has 93 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,419
Across
1
Swank : CHIC
5
Item in a West Potomac Park memorial : CHAIR
10
Canaanites' supreme god : BAAL
14
Van Druten's "___ Camera" : IAMA
15
"___ Go, Lover!": 1954 song : LETME
16
Presidential nickname: 1865-69 : ANDY
17
Presidential sobriquet: 1861-65 : THERAILSPLITTER
20
Pitcher Paige's nickname : SATCHEL
21
Part of a sunflower : ACHENE
22
Rutledge et al. : ANNS
23
To ___ (exactly) : ATEE
24
Burner or flame : GASJET
27
Agile : LISSOME
31
Mountain: Comb. form : OREO
32
Giant armadillo : TATOU
34
Captain's boat : GIG
35
Supporters of 17 Across : REPUBLICANPARTY
39
Mil. body : DET
40
Tanker : OILER
41
U. of Md. player : TERP
42
Caparisoned : ADORNED
44
Words before "Go!" : GETSET
46
Start of the Bay State motto : ENSE
47
Cypress pine of northern Africa : ARAR
48
Graduated : SCALED
51
Wyo. city named for a fur trapper : LARAMIE
55
Widow on Apr. 15, 1865 : MARYTODDLINCOLN
58
Golden-rule word : UNTO
59
"The king ___ his countinghouse" : WASIN
60
Ax/Kim/Ma, e.g. : TRIO
61
Lillums Lovewell's beau : TEEN
62
Inauguration hours in Jan. : NOONS
63
Calls on : SEES
Down
1
Townsmen : CITS
2
Guffaw : HAHA
3
"___ a man with ... " : IMET
4
Wolverine : CARCAJOU
5
Customer for Spade : CLIENT
6
"___ bells!" : HELLS
7
Satellite launched Dec. 7, 1966 : ATS
8
Devilkin : IMP
9
Kinsman : RELATION
10
Uses the tub : BATHES
11
Stake : ANTE
12
Gulf of ___, Arabian Sea arm : ADEN
13
Harp of Hellas : LYRE
18
Female ancestor, in Aachen : AHNE
19
Needs defrosting : ICESUP
23
Place for a reredos : ALTAR
24
Punta ___, city in Fla. : GORDA
25
Slender as ___ : AREED
26
Nasal partition: Comb. form : SEPTO
28
Remorseless bosses : OGRES
29
British bishop's headdress : MITRE
30
Land of Nut and Tut : EGYPT
32
Mark over many a Spanish "n" : TILDE
33
___ Parker, Hall of Fame QB : ACE
36
Hat for Sue : BONNET
37
Takes a nap : LIESDOWN
38
Lures : ATTRACTS
43
Put one's trust in : RELYON
44
Bits of salt, sand or sugar : GRAINS
45
Get deservedly : EARN
47
Exhausted : ALLIN
48
Plant disease : SMUT
49
Aid for one who is almost able : CANE
50
"Vissi d'___," Puccini aria : ARTE
52
Bolt's "man for all seasons" : MORE
53
Netman Nastase : ILIE
54
First name of a Cardinal who slaughtered pitchers : ENOS
56
Valuable Philippine tree : DAO
57
U.K. award for valor : DSO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 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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