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Calista Luminati
Calista Luminati

New York Times, Tuesday, June 13, 1989

29-Down : Humdingers

Author:
Calista Luminati
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { B J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Calista Luminati has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,462
Across
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Tree of the birch family : ALDER
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Functioning : ALIVE
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Skillful : APT
14
A Superman portrayer : REEVE
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___ verso (back of a page) : FOLIO
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Fido's angry greeting : GRR
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Mantra, e.g. : INCANTATION
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Estuary : RIA
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Former Spanish queen : ENA
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Of pedal bones : TARSAL
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Carrier of tons : SEMI
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Grammarian's concern : SYNTAX
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Scout's container : CANTEEN
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Steel sword blade : TOLEDO
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Galilee or Andaman : SEA
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Looker : EYER
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Declined : SANK
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Carrying a weapon : ARMED
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Short waves : PERMS
41
Bog : FEN
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Lock : TRESS
43
Charm or beauty : ASSET
44
De ___ (too many) : TROP
46
Division word : INTO
47
Our, to René : NOS
49
Maroon : STRAND
51
Choral composition : CANTATA
55
Frame : EDGING
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Ah me! : ALAS
59
Member of an unruly crowd : RIOTER
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Lover's or bird's sound : COO
63
One of Wynken's pals : NOD
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Eucharist partaker : COMMUNICANT
66
Useful article : THE
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Utopian : IDEAL
68
Redpoll or siskin : FINCH
69
Dinghy implement : OAR
70
Farm-machine pioneer : DEERE
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Lugs : TOTES
Down
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The Ram : ARIES
2
Comedian Bruce: 1926-66 : LENNY
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Chianti cruses : DECANTERS
4
Braun or Perón : EVA
5
Real-estate offering : RENTAL
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Out yonder : AFAR
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Oodles : LOTS
8
Kind of artery or vein : ILIAC
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Pansies : VIOLAS
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Very long time : EON
11
Concur : AGREE
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Cream of the crop : PRIME
13
Retinue : TRAIN
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Revenue enhancements : TAXES
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In a top role : STARRING
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Hectors : TORMENTS
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Uncluttered : NEAT
28
Balmy : DAFT
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Humdingers : ONERS
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Ecology gp. : EPA
32
Affirmation : YES
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Granny or sheepshank : KNOT
36
Beggar : MENDICANT
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N.Y. winter time : EST
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Brit. military award : DSO
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Porch for Zeno : STOA
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Prink : PREEN
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Took long steps : STRODE
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Floating without control : ADRIFT
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Part of "The Divine Comedy" : CANTO
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Hello, in Hilo : ALOHA
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Author of "Unsafe at Any Speed" : NADER
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Evangelist McPherson : AIMEE
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For the ___ (now) : NONCE
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Early Teutons : GOTHS
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Persian poet : OMAR
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Bulrush : TULE
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El ___, Spanish hero : CID
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U.S. union, founded 1935 : CIO

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

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