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Michael A. Rampino
Michael A. Rampino

New York Times, Friday, April 30, 1993

38-Down : Released, as a mechanism

Author:
Michael A. Rampino
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.34, Missing: { F J K Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Michael A. Rampino has 33 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,879
Across
1
Hebrew word of unknown meaning : SELAH
6
Second-largest state : TEXAS
11
New ___, Land of Enchantment : MEXICO
12
Beaver State : OREGON
14
Burnt sugar candy : CARAMEL
15
Mandated : ORDERED
17
Soul: Lat. : ANIMA
18
Norman battle town : STLO
20
Kett of the comics : ETTA
21
School orgs. : PTAS
22
Male beef cattle : STEERS
24
Him: Ger. : IHN
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Pipe fitting : ELL
26
Commingle : BLEND
27
Beat : CANED
29
Inhibit : RESTRAIN
31
Eagerly desirous : HUNGRY
32
North Star State : MINNESOTA
34
Notch : INDENT
37
Rapid, confused speech : SPLUTTER
41
Sierra ___ : LEONE
42
Sacred song : PSALM
43
Type of rug : RYA
44
Ab ___ (from the start) : OVO
45
Like an iron alloy : STEELY
47
Victory: Ger. : SIEG
48
Appoint : NAME
50
Turkish port : ICEL
51
Fameuse, e.g. : APPLE
52
Soprano Patti : ADELINA
54
Tasteless : INSIPID
56
Gotten up : ARISEN
57
Nidified : NESTED
58
Fertilized, mature ovules : SEEDS
59
Cupidity : GREED
Down
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Continued stories : SERIALS
2
S.A.T.'s : EXAMS
3
Ohio city north of Dayton : LIMA
4
Pitcher like Clemens : ACE
5
Breed of cattle : HOLSTEIN
6
Machined : TOOLED
7
Blooper : ERROR
8
Scratched out : XED
9
Author of "A Death in the Family" : AGEE
10
Post-office task : SORTING
11
Yankee teammate of Maris : MANTLE
13
Lower : NETHER
14
Dido : CAPER
16
Beau Brummell : DANDY
19
Volunteer State : TENNESSEE
22
Bias : SLANT
23
Roman shield : SCUTUM
26
Salt solutions : BRINES
28
Premed. course : ANAT
30
Govt. agents : TMEN
31
Ilex : HOLLY
33
Miner's activity : SPALLING
34
Actress Massey : ILONA
35
Silver State : NEVADA
36
Prognosticators like Cassandra : DOOMERS
38
Released, as a mechanism : TRIPPED
39
Palpebra : EYELID
40
Acted like Lear : RAGED
42
Praline ingredients : PECANS
46
Having prongs : TINED
47
Kind of fence : SPITE
49
French art historian Faure : ELIE
51
S. African fox : ASSE
53
Suffix with expert : ISE
55
Saul's uncle or grandfather : NER

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

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