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Ronnie K. Allen
Ronnie K. Allen

New York Times, Saturday, April 20, 1991

44-Down : Holy aura

Author:
Ronnie K. Allen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.42, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 88, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Ronnie K. Allen has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,138
Across
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Meteorologists' maps : WEATHERCHARTS
14
The act of felicitating : CONGRATULATION
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Took a chance with a dance? : WENTOUTONALIMBO
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Comb. form with Chinese or Pacific : INDO
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Man of La Mancha : SENOR
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Stadium section : TIER
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___ Anne de Beaupré : STE
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___ premium (sparse) : ATA
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Egypt, once: Abbr. : UAR
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Word after 12 Down : NOT
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Stuntman : DARER
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Diamond club : BAT
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V.I.P.'s in Arabia : EMIRS
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Bold bridge bid : OVERCALL
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"___ Blue?": 1929 song : AMI
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Style : MODE
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Rousseau was one : DEIST
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Rumple : MUSS
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London lout : CAD
42
Large Jovian moon : CALLISTO
44
Repulsive : NASTY
47
Hesse's lang. : GER
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Popular rock band : OCEAN
49
Miss Hogg : IMA
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Inner: Prefix : ESO
52
Apply mousse : DAB
54
Monk's title : FRA
55
Does a lawn job : MOWS
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On ___ (in control) : TOPOF
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Maid's concern : DUST
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One way to get Polish sausage? : BUYAPIGINAPOLKA
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In a wasteful manner : UNECONOMICALLY
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How Victorians acted : STRAITLACEDLY
Down
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Was puzzled : WONDERED
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Within: Comb form : ENTO
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Once upon a time : AGO
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Alliance need : TRUST
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Meriting detestation : HATEABLE
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Short jacket : ETON
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Lapse : RUNOUT
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Invalid befriended by Heidi : CLARA
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A "2001" star : HAL
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Keep ___ (plug along) : ATIT
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Seaport near San Marino : RIMINI
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Start of a famed soliloquy : TOBEOR
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Shows contempt : SNORTS
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Coin equaling 1/100 of a peso : CENTAVO
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Guru's goal : WISDOM
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Cinquefoil feature : ARC
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Dream manifestation: Abbr. : REM
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Upstanding : ERECT
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Cooper or Ghostley : ALICE
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Simulate or ridicule : MIMIC
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Continue : ADD
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N.A.-Eur. divider : ATL
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Bitterly derisive : SARDONIC
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In an advantageous way : USEFULLY
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Hutch's TV partner : STARSKY
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Beethoven piece : SONATA
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A vote for : AYE
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Tennis ploy : LOB
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Holy aura : NIMBUS
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Tab listing : AMOUNT
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Jackie Coogan role: 1930 : SAWYER
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Number having 100 zeros : GOOGOL
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Restraint : STINT
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"___ in the Crowd," 1957 film : AFACE
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Bag, in Burriana : SACA
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Ariz. Indian : PIMA
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Cabbage Patch occupant : DOLL
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Dish made from taro : POI
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Frog's perch : PAD

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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