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Arnold Moss
Arnold Moss

New York Times, Saturday, August 10, 1985

33-Down : A Nigerian

Author:
Arnold Moss
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Arnold Moss has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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J
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A
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V
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E
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L
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A
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L
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P
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S
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A
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L
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A
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R
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R
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B
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L
O
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D
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A
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E
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R
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N
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D
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P
L
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S
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M
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S
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E
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Z
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O
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E
G
G
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L
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A
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D
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R
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I
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N
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A
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O
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T
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T
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A
B
O
R
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Y
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W
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T
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I
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W
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B
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P
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M
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L
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U
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S
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T
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O
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K
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F
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C
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H
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D
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H
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,059
Across
1
___ water (bleach) : JAVEL
6
Hannibal's gateway to Rome : ALPS
10
Winglike : ALAR
14
Functional : UTILE
15
___-poly : ROLY
16
French name for a Swiss canton : BALE
17
Appears menacingly : LOOMS
18
Activist : DOER
19
RLS burial place : APIA
20
45 inches, once, in Exeter : ELL
21
With 53 Across, clergyman's order to his devious decorators : REPAINTAND
23
Blood enzyme : PLASMIN
26
Evokes "gesundheit!" : SNEEZES
27
Cockle : OAST
28
Roe : EGGS
29
Braemar boy : LADDIE
32
Hectarage : AREA
33
Tsar follower : INA
36
St. Bonaventure neighbor : OLEAN
37
Scale notes : TIS
38
Israeli peak : TABOR
40
Lurch : YAW
41
Class; rank : TIER
43
Kind of mite : WIDOWS
44
River in Ireland : BANN
45
A jewelry setting : PAVE
46
U.S. problem, according to J.E.C. : MALAISE
49
Ways : AVENUES
53
See 21 Across : THINNOMORE
55
Narcotic shrub : KAT
56
"___ Old Cowhand" : IMAN
57
Parker of Ft. Worth : FESS
58
TV's "Hootchy-Kootchy" girl : CHARO
60
Canadian Indian : DENE
61
___ bellum : ANTE
62
Joel preceder : HOSEA
63
Purim month : ADAR
64
H'ways : RTES
65
Some newspaper pages : OPEDS
Down
1
Sweet drink : JULEP
2
Bikini, e.g. : ATOLL
3
Sebastian's sister : VIOLA
4
Slippery ___ : ELM
5
Guitarist Paul : LES
6
Zealous : ARDENT
7
Coque : LOOP
8
Yes-men : PLEASERS
9
R.N.'s device : SYRINGE
10
Quashes, in law : ABATES
11
Bolivian city : LAPAZ
12
Actress MacMahon : ALINE
13
Interprets : READS
21
Opera's Stevens : RISE
22
Sculptor's reverse impression : NEGATIVE
24
Faro card : SODA
25
Carry on : MAINTAIN
29
Trumpeter Tommie : LOY
30
___ Tau, U.S.S.R. ranges : ALA
31
___ line : DEW
32
Display : AIR
33
A Nigerian : IBO
34
Presently : NOW
35
Ovid's "___ Amatoria" : ARS
37
Ghetto sight : TENEMENT
39
Gulf of Arabian Sea : ADEN
42
To such an extent : INSOFAR
43
Naval lass : WAVE
44
Ensign : BANNER
45
Does a Latin I task : PARSES
46
Where Zeus was raised : MTIDA
47
Ottoman sultan : AHMED
48
Wild grapevine : LIANA
50
Bull of a sort : UKASE
51
Auriculate : EARED
52
Hangouts for Zeno : STOAS
54
Bone: Comb. form : OSTE
58
Set designer Ming ___ Lee : CHO
59
College dance : HOP

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle.

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