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Frank Miceli
Frank Miceli

New York Times, Wednesday, July 10, 1991

31-Down : Bar or thermal preceder

Author:
Frank Miceli
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F J P Q V X }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 4, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Frank Miceli has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,219
Across
1
Close surveillance : TAB
4
Mubarak and Hussein : ARABS
9
Kind of show : TRADE
14
Pitcher's number, to the scorekeeper : ONE
15
Russian's dollar : RUBLE
16
Van ___ of rock : HALEN
17
With 9 Down, former baseball song : WILLIEMICKEYAND
20
She, to Enrique : ELLA
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Part of S.D.S. : STUDENTS
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Unquiet : RESTLESS
26
Lemon : DUD
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Sentry's command : HALT
28
Astronaut's "Fine!" : AOK
29
Stat for Ruth : RBI
32
October classic : THEWORLDSERIES
36
Letter opener : DEAR
37
Reddy's "___ Woman" : IAM
38
Exxon forerunner : ESSO
39
Mantle's team: 1951-68 : NEWYORKYANKEES
44
Miller or Jillian : ANN
45
Omega equivalent : ZEE
46
Land : SOIL
47
Hammarskjöld : DAG
48
Attacked : ASSAILED
52
Nimitz and Rickover : ADMIRALS
56
Roman tyrant : NERO
57
Snider's team: 1947-57 : BROOKLYNDODGERS
61
"I intended ___": Dobson : ANODE
62
Member of 57 Across: 1940-57 : REESE
63
John or Jane : DOE
64
Boo-boo : BONER
65
Napoleon's "Grande ___" : ARMEE
66
Graduating gp. : SRS
Down
1
Babel structure : TOWER
2
Old-womanish : ANILE
3
Some ringers : BELLS
4
Actress Meyers : ARI
5
Regret : RUE
6
A U.S. missile : ABM
7
Height of delight : BLISS
8
Religious body : SECT
9
See 17 Across : THEDUKE
10
Like mantas : RAYED
11
Trammell of baseball : ALAN
12
Ex-manager of 39 Across : DENT
13
Finishes : ENDS
18
Full of foam : LATHERY
19
Praise : KUDOS
23
Cardinal of Boston : LAW
24
Rock gp. : ELO
25
Typical Clemens pitch : STRIKE
28
High-pressure marketing, in London : ADMASS
29
___ and shine : RISE
30
Mrs. Truman : BESS
31
Bar or thermal preceder : ISO
32
Adolescent : TEEN
33
Goldie of films : HAWN
34
___ one down (bunt) : LAY
35
Fisherman's activity : REELING
36
Watson and Crick's model : DNA
40
Inhabitant of a Mo.-Ark.-Okla. range : OZARKER
41
Kingly : REGAL
42
Our, in Nice : NOS
43
___ ora (N.Z. toast) : KIA
47
Electron tube : DIODE
48
"Lou Grant" actor : ASNER
49
Yorkshire city : LEEDS
50
What Mays seldom made : ERROR
51
Medical portions : DOSES
52
Rhyme scheme : ABAB
53
Bond nemesis : DRNO
54
Space place : MOON
55
Northern constellation : LYRA
58
Rival of a Rep. : DEM
59
Simple sugar : OSE
60
Actress Sandra : DEE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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