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C. J. Angio
C. J. Angio

New York Times, Thursday, March 25, 1982

38-Down : Lost footing

Author:
C. J. Angio
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.64)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
C. J. Angio has 93 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,825
Across
1
Masefield's "The ___ Wind" : WEST
5
Sixth-month heroes : DADS
9
Bankrolls, informally : WADS
13
Prefix with tank : ANTI
14
Homeric work : ILIAD
16
Where to see tigers : ASIA
17
U. of Maryland athlete : TERP
18
A DiMaggio : VINCE
19
Romeo's last act : KISS
20
Calchas's daughter : CRESSIDA
22
She wrote "The Women's Room" : FRENCH
24
Cub reporter's brash question to a dowager : HOWOLDAREYOU
26
Life, in Lyon : VIE
27
Like Gable's chin : DIMPLED
31
Pope John XXIII's "___ in Terris" : PACEM
34
Hippodrome : ARENA
36
English Channel feeder : EXE
37
Scent : ODOR
38
Victimized by a con man : STUNG
39
"Our Lady of ___": Swinburne : PAIN
40
Beaked warship : RAM
41
Cliques : CLANS
42
___ Harry, Eastwood role : DIRTY
43
Muddle : EMBROIL
45
Stat for Gossage : ERA
46
Dowager's reply to 24 Across : IMPLENTYNINE
52
Porter : REDCAP
55
One who sits shivah : CONSOLER
56
Ballet's Bruhn : ERIK
57
Chew the scenery : EMOTE
59
She wrote "I'll Never Smile Again" : LOWE
60
Sightless trio : MICE
61
Triangular letter : DELTA
62
With: Fr. : AVEC
63
Atramentous : INKY
64
Trotsky : LEON
65
Painter José Maria : SERT
Down
1
Usual gift for a retiree : WATCH
2
Febrero follows it : ENERO
3
Spread around : STREW
4
Cants : TIPSOVER
5
Great ___ (Rockies watershed) : DIVIDE
6
Actress Valli : ALIDA
7
Money in Kuwait : DINAR
8
Fox's relative : SAC
9
Rousing words : WAKEUP
10
A ___ apple : ASIN
11
Studio spinner : DISC
12
Frame for panes : SASH
15
Rebel's activity : DEFYING
21
Singer Whitman : SLIM
23
"Tosca" locale : ROMA
25
Noble English family : EDENS
28
Role for Arnold Moss : LEAR
29
Sartre's "No ___" : EXIT
30
Gainsay : DENY
31
Hit the books : PORE
32
A first mate : ADAM
33
What Brynner needn't carry : COMB
34
In any way : ATALL
35
Smuggle : RUN
38
Lost footing : SLIPPED
39
Automatic music makers : PIANOLAS
41
Best seller by Robin Cook : COMA
42
Smith's opponents in 1928 : DRYS
44
Gin drink : RICKEY
45
Adjective for Vulcan's forge : ETNEAN
47
St.-Cyr-l'___ : ECOLE
48
"Theirs ___ reason why": Tennyson : NOTTO
49
"___ Lucy" : ILOVE
50
More recent : NEWER
51
Not slouching : ERECT
52
Allies of Caesar in 57 B.C. : REMI
53
A Walton : ERIN
54
Tess's bridegroom : DICK
58
Actor Ferrer : MEL

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

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