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Alfio Micci
Alfio Micci

New York Times, Monday, March 7, 1977

35-Down : Abalone

Author:
Alfio Micci
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.63, Missing: { J Q U V Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Alfio Micci has 91 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 11 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,068
Across
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Grate : RASP
5
Miss Hari : MATA
9
Hindu teacher : SWAMI
14
Can. province : ALTA
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Sleep like ___ : ALOG
16
Candle : TAPER
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Adversaries : FOES
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Hawaiian bird : NENE
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Put forth : EXERT
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Jazz-fiddler's favorite : THEHOTCANARY
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Deli item : SALAMI
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Boy : LAD
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Draft initials : SSS
28
Sprite : ELF
30
Greek poet : SAPPHO
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Sabot : SHOE
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Forfeiture : LOSS
40
Memento : RELIC
41
Schubert song : HARKHARKTHELARK
44
McPherson : AIMEE
45
1.6093 km. : MILE
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Potato features : EYES
47
Calif. city : FRESNO
49
Salamander : OLM
51
Son of Odin : TYR
52
Speck : DOT
55
Concealed : LATENT
60
Broadway musical : BYEBYEBIRDIE
63
Western show : RODEO
66
Shield border : ORLE
67
Verdi opera : AIDA
68
Accompanying : ALONG
69
Meat cut : LOIN
70
Skelton role : CLEM
71
Zoo attraction : PANDA
72
Venetian-blind unit : SLAT
73
Hardy girl : TESS
Down
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Floats : RAFTS
2
Island greeting : ALOHA
3
Case-harden : STEEL
4
Turkish title : PASHA
5
Spanish headpiece : MANTILLA
6
Guinness : ALEC
7
Not dissonant : TONAL
8
Rocket stage : AGENA
9
Ending for mob or gang : STER
10
Viscid : WAXY
11
Simian : APE
12
Debussy's "La ___" : MER
13
N.Y. subway : IRT
21
Cockney's abode : OME
22
Classified items : ADS
25
Spread out : SPLAY
26
English county : SHIRE
27
Hose : SOCKS
29
Shape : FORM
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Land measure : ARE
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Soccer great : PELE
33
Arrow : SHAFT
34
Hirsute : HAIRY
35
Abalone : ORMER
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Stretches out : EKES
38
Vail sports item : SKI
39
French town : STLO
42
Gossip : HEN
43
Reckless : HELLBENT
48
Poem : ODE
50
French month : MAI
53
Greek coins : OBOLS
54
Alpine region : TYROL
56
Short treatise : TRACT
57
Roman official : EDILE
58
Pheasant groups : NIDES
59
Sporting units : TEAMS
60
Give way : BEND
61
Mental discipline : YOGA
62
Lamb : ELIA
63
Censure : RAP
64
Palm leaf : OLA
65
Oxford figure : DON

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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