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John M. Samson
John M. Samson

New York Times, Saturday, May 19, 1984

30-Down : Yield

Author:
John M. Samson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
John M. Samson has 49 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,611
Across
1
Gen. Bradley : OMAR
5
Calumniates : SLURS
10
Apricot : ANSU
14
Special : RARE
15
Grable, to G.I. Joe : PINUP
16
High protein source : PEAS
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U.S. Army Chief of Staff: 1972-74 : CREIGHTONABRAMS
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Monitoring device : SCANNER
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Cavalryman : TROOPER
22
City on the Oka : OREL
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___ Juan Hill : SAN
25
Strauss opera : SALOME
29
Incite : ABET
31
"___ Pinafore" : HMS
34
"Cradle of Texas liberty" : ALAMO
35
I. W. of U.S.W.A. fame : ABEL
36
Kind of camp : BOOT
37
He captured Stony Point: 1779 : MADANTHONYWAYNE
40
___ entendu (of course) : BIEN
41
Elephantine group : HERD
42
Spread sunshine : ELATE
43
Actress Harding : ANN
44
Calcium oxide : LIME
45
Maiden : DAMSEL
46
Christmas tree : FIR
47
Crop crops : REAP
49
Saw-toothed : SERRATE
53
Jungle queen : LIONESS
58
Flying Tigers leader : CLAIRECHENNAULT
60
Sans improvements : ASIS
61
Construct : ERECT
62
Orsk's river : URAL
63
Sherman, for one : TANK
64
Off the wall : NUTTY
65
Lomé's locale : TOGO
Down
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Grampuses : ORCS
2
Playwright Connelly : MARC
3
Zone : AREA
4
Curb : REIN
5
Domain : SPHERE
6
One cubic decimetre : LITRE
7
Número ___ : UNO
8
Litter member : RUNT
9
In a meager manner : SPARSELY
10
Hangar abutment : APRON
11
Spring tide's kin : NEAP
12
Equivalent : SAME
13
Security Council mem. : USSR
18
Sundial style : GNOMON
19
Cutter, e.g. : BOAT
23
September honoree : LABORER
25
Dance in duple time : SAMBA
26
Cote of the Nordiques : ALAIN
27
Burdened : LADEN
28
Neighbor of South Yemen : OMAN
30
Yield : BEND
31
Georgetown team : HOYAS
32
Hall-of-Famer Irvin : MONTE
33
Kind of guitar : STEEL
35
Attention-getting word : AHEM
36
Salve : BALM
38
Triskaidekaphobe's fear : THIRTEEN
39
Arm : WEAPON
44
Perjurer : LIAR
45
Delicious : DAINTY
46
Gambol : FRISK
48
Pick out : ELECT
49
"Vamoose!" : SCAT
50
"Lohengrin" role : ELSA
51
Precipitate : RAIN
52
Raw silk color : ECRU
54
Salty: Abbr. : NAUT
55
Wallaroo : EURO
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Scoria : SLAG
57
War-torn town in 1944 : STLO
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___ Meeuwtje, Minuit's ship : HET

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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