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A. J. Santora
A. J. Santora

New York Times, Wednesday, June 21, 1978

53-Down : Long-limbed

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1
C
2
O
3
E
4
D
5
A
6
V
7
O
8
W
9
T
10
A
11
R
12
P
13
S
14
A
C
R
E
15
R
I
T
A
16
A
M
U
S
E
17
S
U
M
E
18
R
I
S
I
C
19
U
M
E
N
I
N
20
A
L
I
21
E
A
T
S
22
T
I
N
S
23
V
A
N
24
E
S
S
A
25
T
E
N
D
I
26
N
27
G
28
A
R
E
N
A
29
S
30
T
I
N
G
31
N
E
E
32
E
L
33
F
34
A
D
S
35
S
T
A
T
36
S
37
O
M
E
L
38
I
K
E
I
39
T
H
O
T
40
H
O
L
Y
41
O
R
E
42
L
A
O
43
A
L
E
44
S
T
I
R
45
S
46
H
O
47
B
48
A
49
N
50
S
E
A
51
B
A
S
S
52
T
53
R
I
T
O
N
E
54
N
O
L
A
55
B
E
A
T
56
T
I
L
57
M
58
I
D
S
U
M
59
M
E
R
N
I
60
G
H
T
S
61
A
L
E
U
T
62
O
L
E
G
63
H
E
R
O
64
T
E
R
N
E
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P
L
O
Y
66
I
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A
N
© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,539
Across
1
College girl : COED
5
Confess : AVOW
9
Infield covers : TARPS
14
Piece of land : ACRE
15
Moreno or Hayworth : RITA
16
Entertain : AMUSE
17
Line from "Cuckoo Song" : SUMERISICUMENIN
20
Boxing name : ALI
21
Snacks : EATS
22
Sardine cans : TINS
23
One of the Redgraves : VANESSA
25
Working the bar : TENDING
28
Boston Garden is one : ARENA
29
Bite : STING
31
Once named : NEE
32
North Pole worker : ELF
34
Come-ons of a sort : ADS
35
E.R.A. or R.B.I. : STAT
36
Monroe film : SOMELIKEITHOT
40
Sanctified : HOLY
41
Great Lakes cargo : ORE
42
Language of northern Thailand : LAO
43
Cakes' accompaniment : ALE
44
Moves about : STIRS
46
He designed the White House : HOBAN
50
Food fish : SEABASS
52
Musical interval : TRITONE
54
Lopez theme : NOLA
55
Tired out : BEAT
56
Sesame : TIL
57
Puckish evenings : MIDSUMMERNIGHTS
61
Native of Attu : ALEUT
62
Cassini : OLEG
63
Man of the hour : HERO
64
Lead-tin alloy : TERNE
65
Stratagem : PLOY
66
Shah's land : IRAN
Down
1
Tapioca plant : CASAVA
2
Of sight : OCULAR
3
Queen's fur : ERMINE
4
Letter or river : DEE
5
Melodies : ARIAS
6
Panoramas : VISTAS
7
Sistrunk of N.F.L. fame : OTIS
8
Servicewoman : WAC
9
Toning down : TAMING
10
Make changes : AMEND
11
Collides with : RUNSINTO
12
"___ Love You" : PSI
13
Man in Wash. : SEN
18
Follow-up deal : RESALE
19
Corer or parer : UTENSIL
24
Ibsen's "An ___ of the People" : ENEMY
25
Drift of events : TIDE
26
In order : NEAT
27
Fetch : GET
30
Buyer : TAKER
33
Drifters : FLOTSAM
35
Film : SHOOT
36
Filet fish : SOLE
37
Rosebay : OLEANDER
38
Part of the eye : IRIS
39
Island where Gauguin painted : TAHITI
40
Possesses : HAS
44
Praise : SALUTE
45
Binaural system : STEREO
47
Disturb : BOTHER
48
Grieg character : ANITRA
49
Wrestling hold : NELSON
51
Petty officer : BOSUN
53
Long-limbed : RANGY
55
Carter's Attorney General : BELL
57
Padding : MAT
58
Place in the Seine : ILE
59
Swab : MOP
60
Between F and J : GHI

Answer summary:
2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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