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Eli Wesoff
Eli Wesoff

New York Times, Thursday, February 27, 1986

7-Down : A loser to R.M.N.

Author:
Eli Wesoff
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Eli Wesoff has 93 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,260
Across
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Got up : AROSE
6
Stadium of note : SHEA
10
Wise ___ owl : ASAN
14
Schwarzenegger role : CONAN
15
Filler of a sort : SHIM
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Ball-playing Berra : DALE
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H.S. students : TEENS
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Island in the news: 1979 : THREEMILE
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Big-band singer Anita and family : ODAYS
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Stored fodder : ENSILED
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Akin on Dad's side : AGNATE
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Parking areas : APRONS
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Mlle. Valery : VIOLETTA
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Props in a tragedy : BIERS
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___ of Chancery : INNS
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Ushers' milieus : AISLES
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Thus, to Burns : SAE
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Awash : SWAMPED
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Coal unit : TON
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Mountain climber : SCALER
40
Blather : RAVE
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Normal position : SITUS
43
Anil mixer, sometimes : DYEMAKER
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Injury addition : INSULT
47
Cesar of films : ROMERO
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Soho swindler : NOBBLER
50
Rice dish : PILAF
51
Wall upright : TWOBYFOUR
53
"___ in my boots ... ": Benét : IDIED
56
Tophet or Gehenna : HELL
57
___ no good : UPTO
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" ... Ruler of the Queen's ___!" : NAVEE
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Singer Arnold : EDDY
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Conduct : LEAD
61
Winter month in Madrid : ENERO
Down
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Perform : ACT
2
Unknown Richard : ROE
3
Court defense : ONEONONE
4
Huaraches : SANDALS
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Sword-shaped : ENSATE
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Fast planes : SSTS
7
A loser to R.M.N. : HHH
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Ireland, once : EIRE
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Obedient : AMENABLE
10
Esteems : ADMIRES
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Popeye, e.g. : SAILOR
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Gracie and Mel : ALLENS
13
Exigencies : NEEDS
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Spotted : ESPIED
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Up to now : YET
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Bird, to Cicero : AVIS
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Lollobrigida : GINA
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Luzon volcano : TAAL
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Aspired : AIMED
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Nimble : SPRY
34
Sports announcer Vin : SCULLY
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Improvident : WASTEFUL
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Rest : TAKEFIVE
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Anagram for rove : OVER
38
He succeeded Claudius I : NERO
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Like some beards : STUBBLY
40
Islamic month : RAMADAN
41
Deceived: Slang : SNOWED
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"Virtue ___ ... ": Shak. : ISBOLD
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"Cap'n ___" : ERI
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City near Rock Island : MOLINE
46
"Toys ___ Attic" : INTHE
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Lasso : ROPE
50
Goad : PROD
52
Actress Hagen : UTA
54
Suffix with cannon : EER
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___ juvante : DEO

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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