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Michael A. Rampino
Michael A. Rampino

New York Times, Saturday, July 4, 1992

3-Down : Not axed

Author:
Michael A. Rampino
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Michael A. Rampino has 33 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
J
2
A
3
U
4
N
5
T
6
A
7
L
8
D
9
A
10
S
11
I
12
P
13
S
14
E
T
N
A
S
15
S
I
R
S
16
L
O
O
P
17
J
O
H
N
P
18
H
I
L
I
P
19
S
O
U
S
A
20
U
N
E
A
S
E
21
V
E
S
T
22
N
E
W
S
23
A
24
S
25
C
E
N
T
26
W
27
A
28
R
29
E
R
N
30
O
R
T
O
N
31
T
A
R
N
32
O
L
S
E
N
33
A
34
S
I
D
E
S
35
S
36
E
M
P
E
R
F
37
I
D
E
L
I
S
38
P
I
X
I
E
S
39
O
R
A
T
E
40
E
D
I
T
41
D
R
A
M
A
42
B
43
A
44
G
45
N
E
T
46
A
47
L
U
M
N
A
48
S
E
R
E
49
P
E
E
N
50
N
51
A
P
E
R
Y
52
S
53
T
54
A
R
S
A
N
55
D
56
S
T
R
I
P
E
S
57
E
R
I
E
58
V
E
A
L
59
C
R
E
T
E
60
W
I
L
Y
61
E
D
D
Y
62
S
E
D
E
R
© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,579
Across
1
Short journey : JAUNT
6
Captain Pierce portrayer : ALDA
10
Tastes : SIPS
14
Heating lamps : ETNAS
15
Letter opener : SIRS
16
Closed circuit : LOOP
17
March king : JOHNPHILIPSOUSA
20
Disquiet : UNEASE
21
Weskit : VEST
22
Topic for Peter Jennings : NEWS
23
Rise : ASCENT
26
Conflict : WAR
29
Marine raptor : ERN
30
Playwright Joe ___ : ORTON
31
Mountain lake : TARN
32
Merlin ___, sportscaster : OLSEN
33
Actors' remarks to audience : ASIDES
35
March by 17 Across : SEMPERFIDELIS
38
Sprites : PIXIES
39
Declaim : ORATE
40
Practice diaskeuasis : EDIT
41
Kyd work : DRAMA
42
Capture : BAG
45
Clear : NET
46
Vassar graduate, usually : ALUMNA
48
Evenings, in Roma : SERE
49
Part of a hammerhead : PEEN
50
Linens : NAPERY
52
"The ___ Forever" (march by 17 Across) : STARSANDSTRIPES
57
De Witt Clinton's canal : ERIE
58
___ scaloppini : VEAL
59
El Greco's birthplace : CRETE
60
Cunning : WILY
61
Vortex : EDDY
62
Commemoration of an exodus from Egypt : SEDER
Down
1
Banal : JEJUNE
2
One doing penance : ATONER
3
Not axed : UNHEWN
4
Amahs' cousins : NANAS
5
Recipe meas. : TSPS
6
Thus, in Taxco : ASI
7
Mae West role : LIL
8
Evidencing a sense of urgency : DRIVEN
9
Quaker in a grove : ASPEN
10
Football position : SLOT
11
Marker : IOU
12
Not neg. : POS
13
Bath, England, e.g. : SPA
18
Funeral vehicles : HEARSES
19
Concorde : SST
24
Suffix with team : STER
25
Adapt : CONFORM
26
Seasonal oasis : WADI
27
Father of Hippolyte : ARES
28
Hosp. Nightingales : RNS
30
Ancient leather flask : OLPE
31
Bathroom-wall piece : TILE
32
Leave out : OMIT
33
Unyielding : ADAMANT
34
Bristle : SETA
35
Faction : SIDE
36
Way out : EXIT
37
Where the Atrek flows : IRAN
38
Confinement area : PEN
41
Demanded payment : DUNNED
42
Used an electronic pager : BEEPED
43
Wait, Henri! : ARRETE
44
Yellowstone sight : GEYSER
46
Loser to H.C.H. : AES
47
Base break : LEAVE
48
Flèche : SPIRE
49
Quarry : PREY
51
Azimuths : ARCS
52
Overcast : SEW
53
Quang ___, city in Vietnam : TRI
54
Gallic garlic : AIL
55
Book by William Wharton : DAD
56
Shakespearean tinker : SLY

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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