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Charles M. Deber
Charles M. Deber

COMPOSER POSERS

New York Times, Sunday, July 8, 1990

44-Down : Part of SST

Author:
Charles M. Deber
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 140, Blocks: 74, Avg Word Len: 5.24, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 573 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 117, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 10, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 16
Charles M. Deber has 18 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 20 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,852
Across
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___ Alto : PALO
5
A step up : RISER
10
Fog's companion : MIST
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Wetland : MARSH
19
LXXVII x II : CLIV
20
___ nous : ENTRE
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Dividing word : INTO
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Air a view : OPINE
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Gatherers of honey for Georges? : BIZETSBEES
25
A flier or fryer for Frédéric? : CHOPINSPAN
27
More glittering : STARRIER
28
"___ de Lune" : CLAIR
30
Soaks : STEEPS
31
An old story from Paul? : HINDEMITHSMYTH
34
Fakes : SHAMS
36
Ampersands : ANDS
37
Slanting : ASLOPE
41
Charlie and clan : CHANS
42
Drudge : PLOD
44
Jr. high, e.g. : SCH
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Town SE of Brussels : YVOIR
48
Resound : RING
49
West German state : SAAR
50
Bull (transliterated from the Greek) : TAUROS
53
Jason's ship : ARGO
54
Chi. airport code : ORD
55
A growler for Giacomo? : PUCCINISPOOCH
58
Actor Shackelford : TED
59
Ready : PREPARE
61
Suffixes with attend and appear : ANCES
62
Boring tools : AUGERS
64
Viking Ericson : LEIF
65
Certain pitches : SLIDERS
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Fabricator : LIAR
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Pulpits : ROSTRA
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Safe place : HAVEN
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Actress June from N.Y.C. : ALLYSON
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Residue : ASH
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Footwear for Franz Peter? : SCHUBERTSSHOE
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Bk. notation : PTO
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Type type, for short : ITAL
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Certain fishermen : EELERS
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Lament : WEEP
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Skin opening : PORE
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Eatery : DINER
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Mineo or Maglie : SAL
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Custom : NORM
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Polonius hid behind this : ARRAS
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Extras : ADDONS
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Bambi, for one : DEER
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Municipal maps : PLATS
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A lure by Ludwig? : BEETHOVENSBAIT
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Protozoans : AMEBAS
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Loathed : HATED
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Aquarium accessories : AERATORS
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A watercolor by Wolfgang? : MOZARTSART
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A few things for Franz to do? : LISZTSLIST
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Miscued : ERRED
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Certain entrance fee : ANTE
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Lincoln's late cousin : EDSEL
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Start of Idaho's motto : ESTO
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Approaches : NEARS
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Spurry or henbit : WEED
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___ Carte, opera company : DOYLY
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Enlist again: G.I. slang : REUP
Down
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Chem. pollutants : PCBS
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Came to rest : ALIT
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Judy's girl : LIZA
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Projection : OVERHANG
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Gums : RESINS
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Ilka Chase's "___ We Cry" : INBED
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Cubic meter : STERE
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Before, to the Bard : ERE
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Take back : RESCIND
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Minor Prophet and namesakes : MICAHS
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"___ Own Write," Lennon book : INHIS
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Attack : STORM
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Apex : TOP
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Every 30 days : MONTHLY
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Chevet : APSE
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"Cherry-___," Herrick poem : RIPE
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Green bean : SNAP
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Coop group : HENS
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Clips : TRIMS
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Adherents : ISTS
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Inc., in the U.K. : LTD
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New Zealand native : MAORI
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Uncouth person : YAHOO
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Bake eggs : SHIRR
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Applause for George? : HANDELSHAND
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Eggs: Lat. : OVA
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A cove for Cole? : PORTERSPORT
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"The ___ Sanction," 1975 film : EIGER
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Field yield : CROP
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Tempo : PACE
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Example of 5 Down : LAC
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Part of SST : SUPER
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Irritable : CROSS
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Stewart and Serling : RODS
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Exterior boundary : SURFACE
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Fire starters : TINDERS
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Bronowski's "The ___ of Man" : ASCENT
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Shore-dinner tidbit : SCALLOP
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What socks come in : PAIRS
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More innocent : NAIVER
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Oil, in Orléans : HUILE
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Favorite : PET
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Cheerful : GAY
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Dolphins' coach : SHULA
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Tag : LABEL
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Foray : RAID
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Port for Pompey : OSTIA
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Attention getter : AHEM
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Other women, to El Cid : OTRAS
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Ayes' opposites : NOES
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"Steppenwolf" author : HESSE
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Type of testimony : SWORN
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Sun. speech : SER
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Headed : LED
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One who babbles : PRATTLER
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Portrayer of many O'Neill protagonists : ROBARDS
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Teased : NEEDLED
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Cryptonym's cousin : ALIAS
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Cardinal's quarters : NEST
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Kind of line to sign : DOTTED
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Woodward role in 1957 : EVE
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To a degree : PARTLY
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Man in the van of a clan : THANE
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" ... Poker Flat" author : HARTE
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Impertinent : SASSY
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Cutting edge : BEZEL
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Sitcom starring Sherman Hemsley : AMEN
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The man for all seasons : MORE
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Biblical scribe : EZRA
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Humorist Arthur (Bugs) ___ : BAER
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Locale of Beauvais : OISE
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Q-V connection : RSTU
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Octagonal sign : STOP
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Observed : SAW
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Wedding words : IDO

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

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