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Michael A. Rampino
Michael A. Rampino

New York Times, Friday, May 18, 1990

25-Down : Tropical fruit

Author:
Michael A. Rampino
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J Q V Y Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Michael A. Rampino has 33 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,801
Across
1
Kind of story : TALL
5
Herman and Didrikson : BABES
10
Loyal : TRUE
14
Yours, to Pierre : ATOI
15
Aggrandize : EXALT
16
Air Force unit : WING
17
Dhu's group : CLAN
18
Actress Lavin : LINDA
19
European preceder : INDO
20
Godzilla's opponent in a 1963 film : KINGKONG
22
Dances like Valentino : TANGOS
24
Protracted : LONG
25
Dynasty noted for porcelain : MING
26
Wide-mouthed : GAPING
29
Dominated : MASTERED
33
Spirited self-assurance : ELAN
34
Japanese religion : SHINTO
36
Latin I verb : AMO
37
Dialect : LINGO
39
High-school math. : ALG
40
Consumer advocate : NADER
42
Present participle's suffix : ING
43
Where the bull does the throwing : RODEOS
46
___ qua non : SINE
47
Blass or Beane : DESIGNER
49
Start of many a Gunther title : INSIDE
51
"Manhunt" author : MAAS
52
Medieval blade : SNEE
53
Island also called Ceram : SERANG
56
Ossining's former name : SINGSING
60
Advertising bit : PLUG
61
Oleoresin : ELEMI
63
Zeno's "classroom" : STOA
64
"___ kleine Nachtmusik" : EINE
65
Actor Novarro : RAMON
66
Collar or coat type : ETON
67
Cards : WAGS
68
Kingdom once ruled by Benny Goodman : SWING
69
Fields-McHugh creation : SONG
Down
1
Sailing maneuver : TACK
2
Hunnish king : ATLI
3
Advance : LOAN
4
Famous panda : LINGLING
5
Is properly placed : BELONGS
6
Action for Bunyan : AXING
7
Loud sound : BANG
8
Antiquity, in poesy : ELD
9
Compiler of e.r.a., r.b.i., etc. : STATIST
10
Cramp or stab : TWINGE
11
Tyson's milieu : RING
12
Render null : UNDO
13
Selves : EGOS
21
Heyerdahl's "___ Tiki" : KON
23
Susan ___ of TV : ANTON
25
Tropical fruit : MANGO
26
Icy : GELID
27
Dress style : ALINE
28
Throes : PANGS
29
Paavo Nurmi was one : MILER
30
Spokes : RADII
31
Edit : EMEND
32
European fish : DOREE
35
Pluto's domain : HADES
38
The heart is one : ORGAN
41
Evaluates : ASSESSES
44
Catapults : ONAGERS
45
Action discussed by a hamartiologist : SINNING
48
Effigies : IMAGES
50
Med.-test result : NEG
52
Jean Giraudoux protagonist : SIMON
53
Pour forth : SPEW
54
Sarah Battle's creator : ELIA
55
Ladder step : RUNG
56
Truck part : SEMI
57
"Tell ___ the Marines" : ITTO
58
High time : NOON
59
China's ___ of Four : GANG
62
Father William's profession : LAW

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

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