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Eli Wesoff
Eli Wesoff

New York Times, Friday, July 3, 1992

14-Down : Pay heed

Author:
Eli Wesoff
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Eli Wesoff has 93 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,578
Across
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Nissan or Nash : CAR
4
Up and about : ASTIR
9
Wanton woman : TART
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Dagon or Baphomet : IDOL
15
Construction-site apparatus : CRANE
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Anagram for sure : USER
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Patriarch : NASI
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Speak frankly : TALKTURKEY
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Punish : CHASTISE
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Lawman portrayer : ARNESS
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Mazel ___ : TOV
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Adjunct to a mosque : MINARET
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Modified : ALTERED
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"When I was ___ ... ": Gilbert : ALAD
30
Patriot Tom : PAINE
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Change a choice : RESELECT
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Hue : TINT
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Sub detector : SONAR
37
Peck role: 1956 : AHAB
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Resumed a discussion : REOPENED
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Make ___ (grimace) : AFACE
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Review, of a kind : RAVE
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Montana neighbor : ALBERTA
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Decorated walls : PAPERED
48
Labor gp. : ILA
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Take it with ___ of salt : AGRAIN
50
Recommendation, in a way : REFERRAL
55
Stock-market activity : CROSSTRADE
57
Peace Nobelist: 1984 : TUTU
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Game linked to lotto : KENO
59
Ruth specialty : HOMER
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Rose's attribute : ODOR
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Espied : SEEN
62
Swiss town : STANS
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Lothian uncle : EME
Down
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Pres. Bush title : CINC
2
One of Esau's wives : ADAH
3
Sub ___ (clandestine) : ROSA
4
Functioning : ACTIVE
5
Mmes., in Madrid : SRAS
6
Account : TALE
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Lithography equipment : INK
8
Wholesale buyer, usually : RETAILER
9
Refuse advice : TURNADEAFEARTO
10
Petitioner : ASKER
11
Famous Dodger : REESE
12
Romeo and Juliet get-together : TRYST
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Pay heed : LISTENTOREASON
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Of a sepulchral object : URNAL
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Shredded : TORE
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Israeli mountaintop fortress : MASADA
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Skillful : APT
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Hideaway : LAIR
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Prong : TINE
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Uttered in a monotone : DRONED
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Ending for ethyl : ENE
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Carbonize : CHAR
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Core of rapport : TACT
36
Musical intervals : SEVENTHS
38
Actress Arthur : BEA
40
Slayer of Achilles : PARIS
41
Competent : ABLE
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Three-time losers : LIFERS
45
Prepares to move : PACKS
46
Be in harmony : AGREE
47
Recumbent : PRONE
50
Kingly name in Thailand : RAMA
51
A London protagonist : EDEN
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Unmannered : RUDE
53
Molecular unit : ATOM
54
Device for Walton : LURE
56
Balderdash : ROT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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