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A. J. Santora
A. J. Santora

New York Times, Wednesday, April 8, 1981

57-Down : ___ as possible

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J M Q Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,474
Across
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Creation of Ade or Aesop : FABLE
6
Northern European : LAPP
10
First, second or third : SACK
14
Fragrant rootstock : ORRIS
15
Jai ___ : ALAI
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City in Utah : LEHI
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San Francisco strides? : GIANTSTEPS
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Algerian port : ORAN
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Gossage statistic : SAVE
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Pittsburgh jaeger? : PIRATEBIRD
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Gaelic : ERSE
25
Minnesota cots? : TWINBEDS
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Oglivie or Ayala : BEN
28
Taken advantage of : HAD
30
Caustic : LYE
31
Milwaukee plants : BREWERIES
35
A.L. infielder Jorge : ORTA
38
"Oui, oui," from Luis Tiant : SISI
39
Loose pieces of rock : SCREE
41
Gaelic Ireland : EIRE
43
Slave of old : ESNE
45
Man in an L.A. shelter? : TAXDODGER
47
Hosp. test : EEG
49
Evergreen : YEW
50
Give birth to a lamb : EAN
51
Cincinnati color scheme? : DEEPREDS
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Burn : SEAR
58
Houston's spacemen? : ASTRONAUTS
60
Coaster : SLED
63
Spillane's "___ Jury" : ITHE
64
Cleveland book on Yankees, Royals et al.? : INDIANFILE
66
Mariners' milieus : SEAS
67
" ... one way to skin ___" : ACAT
68
Light raft : BALSA
69
Desires : YENS
70
Marquisette : LENO
71
Indo-Iranian : ARYAN
Down
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Obscures : FOGS
2
A Met score? : ARIA
3
Atlanta heroics? : BRAVENESS
4
Type of hit : LINER
5
Id follower : EST
6
"Amo, amas, amat" course in H.S. : LATI
7
Warn : ALERT
8
Custard apple : PAPAW
9
Flower part : PISTIL
10
Talked like a toper : SLOBBERED
11
Hawk's nest : AERIE
12
Beet variety : CHARD
13
Classifications : KINDS
18
Catches, as a hard-hit ball : SPEARS
22
Companion of Ares : ENYO
24
Pronoun for the Pinta : SHE
26
Pellets : BBS
27
Scene of Perry's victory : ERIE
29
Part of O.E.D. : DICT
32
Napa squeezer : WINEPRESS
33
Pitching stat. : ERA
34
Sensuous : SEXY
36
Detroit plant? : TIGERLILY
37
Playing ___ (field) : AREA
40
Urfa, once : EDESSA
42
Oriole's distant relative : ERN
44
Architect Saarinen : EERO
46
Be obligated : OWE
48
Friendly : GENIAL
51
Field flower : DAISY
52
One of the Lauders : ESTEE
53
Frome of fiction : ETHAN
54
Prom or hop : DANCE
55
African area : SUDAN
57
___ as possible : ASFAR
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Memorable Slav : TITO
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Memorable lioness : ELSA
62
Diz of Cardinal fame : DEAN
65
Org. for Nets between nets : NBA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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