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Mark Blakeburn
Mark Blakeburn

New York Times, Thursday, August 26, 1993

35-Down : Fast's "The ___ God"

Author:
Mark Blakeburn
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Mark Blakeburn has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,997
Across
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"Serpico" author : MAAS
5
Cognizant : AWARE
10
Intimation : HINT
14
Author Bombeck : ERMA
15
Staff again : REMAN
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Erstwhile : ONCE
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Adolescent : TEEN
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Okla. Indian : KIOWA
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Cicatrix : SCAR
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African anteater : AARDVARK
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MacArthur battle site : BATAAN
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Peel : RIND
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Soprano Gluck : ALMA
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Hayes and Asimov : ISAACS
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Snoopy's family : BEAGLES
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Stripling : LAD
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Capital of Yemen : SANAA
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Distributed cards : DEALT
38
Mosque official : IMAM
40
Rights gp. : NAACP
42
Plaintiff : SUER
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Home-run king : AARON
45
South African corral : KRAAL
47
Vital acid: Abbr. : RNA
48
Cranny : CREVICE
50
Bow, Oriental style : SALAAM
52
Arthurian lady : ENID
53
Lab burner : ETNA
54
Market : BAZAAR
57
Hyenalike mammal of Africa : AARDWOLF
61
Ancient Jewish month : ABIB
62
Blue Grotto locale : CAPRI
64
"___ Song," Elton John hit : YOUR
65
Cat's-paw : TOOL
66
Merge : UNITE
67
"Rabbi Ben ___": Browning : EZRA
68
Sharon's partner in a TV series : TYNE
69
Laments : SIGHS
70
Female ruffs : REES
Down
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After: Prefix : META
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Location : AREA
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U.S. citizen : AMER
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Actress Dee : SANDRA
5
Clinton, for one : ARKANSAN
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Eerie : WEIRD
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Frenzied : AMOK
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Inexperienced : RAW
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Make possible : ENABLE
10
Carter problem: 1979-81 : HOSTAGES
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Peruvian Indian : INCA
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"Final Four" initials : NCAA
13
Sea bird : TERN
21
Damone and Morrow : VICS
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"Diary of ___ Housewife": 1970 film : AMAD
25
Manila hemp : ABACA
26
Kind of artery or vein : ILIAC
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Philippine island : SAMAR
28
Antarctic cape : ADARE
30
Lady of Petrarch's sonnets : LAURA
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Actress Verdugo : ELENA
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Winning coach: 1970 Super Bowl : STRAM
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Fast's "The ___ God" : NAKED
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Swiss river : AAR
39
"A ___ Feast": Hemingway : MOVEABLE
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Bakery offerings : PASTRIES
44
"Strange Interlude" heroine : NINA
46
Camera man : LAND
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Piccadilly ___ : CIRCUS
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Darrow, for one : LAWYER
53
Gore's "___ in the Balance" : EARTH
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Sheet of matted cotton : BATT
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"___ Named Sue" : ABOY
56
Hill in Jerusalem : ZION
57
Buy ___ in a poke : APIG
58
Seep : OOZE
59
Artificial fly : LURE
60
Certain brothers : FRAS
63
Black cuckoo : ANI

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

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