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C. J. Angio
C. J. Angio

New York Times, Thursday, July 24, 1980

39-Down : " ___ Sain and pray for rain" (Braves' old slogan)

Author:
C. J. Angio
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
C. J. Angio has 93 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,216
Across
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Place featuring baths : SPA
4
It's on the watch : DIAL
8
Jampan : SEDAN
13
R.P.I. rooms : LABS
15
College in New Rochelle, N.Y. : IONA
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Fontana of fame : TREVI
17
Island group off New Guinea : AROE
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East Indian hemp : SUNN
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Babbled incessantly : RANON
20
Bridge builder's concern : STRESS
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Prelude to a plot : IDEA
24
___ Jima : IWO
25
Blew one's top : HITTHECEILING
28
Noted German author: 1864-1947 : HUCH
29
Dicer's "lucky 7" : NATURAL
32
Yes man's daily activity : ASSENTING
36
Spile : STAKE
37
His mate became saline : LOT
38
Hoity-toity people : SNOBS
40
Can material : TIN
41
Their soil has oil : ARABS
44
Action taken by Jessica and Lorenzo : ELOPEMENT
47
Tom Watson's arithmetic : STROKES
49
Interlaken's river : AARE
50
Protested noisily : RAISEDTHEROOF
55
Modernist : NEO
57
Adjective for a pittance : MERE
58
Plugged ___, 1980 Derby entrant : NICKLE
59
Like ___ on a log : ABUMP
61
Cartoonist Paul Robinson's heroine : ETTA
63
Contemporary of Ellery : ERLE
64
___ Fields: 1931-78 : TOTIE
65
Adriatic feeder : DRIN
66
Commando force's action : RAID
67
Erect : ONEND
68
Sower's grower : SEED
69
French possessive : SES
Down
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Cut : SLASH
2
Start of a book : PARTI
3
Scrub, as a space project : ABORT
4
Analyzes closely : DISSECTS
5
Gambler's mark : IOU
6
Broadway musical : ANNIE
7
LCI, LCM or LCT : LANDINGBOAT
8
Dire ___, rock group : STRAITS
9
Mayan or Mundane : ERA
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Malign; slander : DENIGRATE
11
Say it is so : AVOW
12
Little muchacho : NINO
14
Be very agitated : SEETHE
21
Turn away from : SHUN
23
___-Mana-Mou, famous race horse : ELA
26
Vermilions : CHINESEREDS
27
Chinquapin : NUT
30
Consanguineous : AKIN
31
Period after Shrove Tuesday : LENT
32
Sad disyllable : ALAS
33
Get the wash ready : SORT
34
Private mail carrier's rural beat : STARROUTE
35
___-pros (drop a suit) : NOL
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" ___ Sain and pray for rain" (Braves' old slogan) : SPAHNAND
42
Stole : BOA
43
Counted every penny : SKIMPED
45
Part of a well-known palindrome : EREI
46
"Laura" lyricist : MERCER
48
Wind dir. : ESE
51
Raison ___ : DETRE
52
Plants grown for their pods : OKRAS
53
Kukla's friend : OLLIE
54
Takes nourishment : FEEDS
55
Pact acronym : NATO
56
Jet black : EBON
60
Andy Gump's wife : MIN
62
Stalemate : TIE

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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