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C. J. Angio
C. J. Angio

New York Times, Saturday, February 17, 1979

8-Down : "___ vincitor!" (aria for Aida)

Author:
C. J. Angio
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 43, Avg Word Len: 5.20, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
C. J. Angio has 93 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

"Pusilanimous" in 37-Down clue is misspelled—should be "Pusillanimous"; left as in the original.

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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,693
Across
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Double, e.g. : HIT
4
___ Alonzo Stagg : AMOS
8
Q-W connection : RSTUV
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Quasi : ASIF
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Go on a diet : BANT
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Season : INURE
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Hawaii from 1900 to 1959: Abbr. : TERR
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Comedian Johnson : ARTE
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Light shield of yore : TARGE
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Amerind : CREE
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British boiler : SOAPCOPPER
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Former gossip columnist : HEDDAHOPPER
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Portent : OMEN
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___ (Che) Guevara : ERNESTO
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Come ___ (happen) : TOPASS
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"___ of My Dreams," old song : STAYOUT
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Corded fabric : REPP
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"Cogito, ___ sum": Descartes : ERGO
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One transferring property : ALIENOR
40
"Monkey Trial" defendant : SCOPES
43
Fullness of divine powers and virtues : PLEROMA
44
Desdemona's detractor : IAGO
45
Seeker of admiration in conversation via associations : NAMEDROPPER
50
Bumpkin or lumpkin : CLODHOPPER
54
Torn-down Grounds : POLO
55
Greenstreet contemporary : LORRE
56
Words said with a sigh : AHME
57
On a grand scale : EPIC
58
Table before a reredos : ALTAR
59
Rugby score : GOAL
60
Danger : RISK
61
"But to see her ___ love her": Burns : WASTO
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Pelagic birds : ERNS
63
He wrote "The Wall Street Gang" : NEY
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Passage between decks : HATCH
2
Rhone feeder : ISERE
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All in : TIRED
4
Makes ashamed : ABASHES
5
Leaves high and dry : MAROONS
6
Ready for use : ONTAP
7
The ___ (vast Russian grasslands) : STEPPES
8
"___ vincitor!" (aria for Aida) : RITORNA
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Pushover : SNAP
10
Paint cleaner, for short : TURP
11
Force onward : URGE
12
Shift : VEER
14
Creator of Happy Hooligan : FREDOPPER
22
N.Y.S.E. document : CERT
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Female Japanese diver : AMA
27
Something thrilling : EYEPOPPER
28
Vexed : SORE
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Struggles : TUGS
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Siouan : OTO
31
Narrate : TELL
32
British artist 1761-1807 : OPIE
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Knock : RAP
37
Pusilanimous protagonist : NONHERO
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Oahu thrush : OMAO
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Violent behavior : RAMPAGE
40
Jazz-band member : SIDEMAN
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Enclosures for studying in a library : CARRELS
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U.S. satellite : OGO
46
Greek supt. of public works : EPHOR
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Visit unexpectedly : POPIN
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Beethoven's "Für ___" : ELISE
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"The Italian Stallion" : ROCKY
50
Unguis : CLAW
51
Redford's wife : LOLA
52
Scraps for Spot : ORTS
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"Darn it!" : DRAT

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 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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