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John M. Samson
John M. Samson

New York Times, Saturday, February 26, 1983

5-Down : Greene's "The ___ of the Matter"

Author:
John M. Samson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
John M. Samson has 49 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,163
Across
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Indian prince : RAJAH
6
Currier's partner : IVES
10
Cigar ending : ETTE
14
Solus : ALONE
15
Force : DINT
16
Temple : SHUL
17
Michelangelo work : PIETA
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1960 TV PATSY winner : ASTA
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It's full of baloney : DELI
20
Like cooking apples : TART
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What Gleason's Reginald puts on : AIRS
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Panama : HAT
25
Humbug's partner : BAH
27
Jackie Gleason : THEGREATONE
30
Parisian preposition : AVEC
32
Sheltered at sea : ALEE
33
"Elmer's ___" : TUNE
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Pisgah's summit : NEBO
35
"The Nearly ___ Mine" : WAS
36
Combustible heap : PYRE
37
Busman Ralph : KRAMDEN
39
"Move it!" : HURRYUP
42
"Amos Moses" singer : REED
43
Wallace's Ben : HUR
44
Austen novel : EMMA
45
Astonish : STUN
46
Snub-nosed dogs : PUGS
47
The best : TOPS
48
Bumbler created by J.G. : THEPOORSOUL
51
Alan Ladd film: 1946 : OSS
52
One-tenth of a sen : RIN
53
"Animal House" house : FRAT
54
Produce interest : EARN
56
Verdi's Ethiopian slave : AIDA
58
Flimflam : BILK
60
___ de résistance : PIECE
63
Mulligan's meal? : STEW
64
Words of perception : ISEE
65
What kind of fool am I? : APRIL
66
Hither : HERE
67
Salty swallow : TERN
68
Full of gusto : ZESTY
Down
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Shoot the breeze : RAP
2
MacGraw : ALI
3
Crazy Guggenheim's chum : JOETHEBARTENDER
4
Pilaster : ANTA
5
Greene's "The ___ of the Matter" : HEART
6
A protector of baby Zeus : IDA
7
Faces : VISAGES
8
Complete : ENTIRE
9
Hypnosis inducer : STARE
10
Apoc. book : ESD
11
Classic sitcom : THEHONEYMOONERS
12
New Orleans's Green Wave : TULANE
13
Superior : ELITE
21
Unfroze : THAWED
23
Bacchus aide : SATYR
25
"The ___ Dick," 1940 film : BANK
26
Assert : AVER
28
Verve : ELAN
29
Castle tower : TURRET
31
Start of a West line : COMEUP
36
Strive for : PURSUE
38
___ iniquity : DENOF
39
Quasimodo's creator : HUGO
40
Diamond group : UMPS
41
Annie Oakley : PASS
43
Opponent for Minnesota Fats : HUSTLER
45
Iranian Moslem : SHIITE
46
Extol : PRAISE
48
Rubbish : TRASH
49
Do what Glenn did : ORBIT
50
A Bolivian capital : LAPAZ
55
Ready for reaping : RIPE
57
Fear of God : AWE
59
Berry or Murray : KEN
61
Op. ___ : CIT
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Tarzan actor on TV : ELY

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

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