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A. J. Santora
A. J. Santora

New York Times, Thursday, September 1, 1977

31-Down : Top rating

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.27, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,246
Across
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War clubs : MACES
6
"Gosh darn it!" : RATS
10
Part of U.S.M.A. : ACAD
14
Panting : AGASP
15
Eastern nurse : AMAH
16
Mom's negation : NONO
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Irritating somebody : GETTINGONESGOAT
20
Actress Balin : INA
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___-do-well : NEER
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___ task (reproved) : TOOKTO
23
Some teeth : CANINES
25
Irish county : CLARE
26
___ Scott : DRED
27
Party game : CHARADES
30
Philippine island : SAMAR
32
Claims on property : LIENS
33
Famed Bull : OLE
34
Midday : NOON
35
Improved, as streets : PAVED
36
Pesky insect : GNAT
37
Former Burmese V.I.P. : UNU
38
Mean dog : BITER
39
Laugher of sorts : HYENA
40
Implored : BESOUGHT
42
Mariner IV photo subject : MARS
43
Emulates Maxwell Perkins : EDITS
44
Fine porcelain : LIMOGES
47
Ms. Davis : ANGELA
49
Fish dish : EELS
50
Harem room : ODA
51
Picnic activity : ROASTINGHOTDOGS
54
Kin of beanies : TAMS
55
Norman of sitcoms : LEAR
56
Alleviates : EASES
57
Queens stadium : SHEA
58
Book by Pearl Buck : SONS
59
Frail : REEDY
Down
1
Kind of carpet : MAGIC
2
Rocket stage : AGENA
3
This involves pursuit and escape : CATANDMOUSEGAME
4
Time abbr. : EST
5
Artificial fly : SPINNER
6
Fumes : RAGES
7
Cupid : AMOR
8
Burn without pain : TAN
9
Scottish county : SHETLAND
10
Kind of wool : ANGORA
11
Ruined somebody : COOKEDONESGOOSE
12
R.N.'s course : ANAT
13
___ a turn (cook perfectly) : DOTO
18
Require : NEED
19
Rises : SOARS
24
OPEC nation : IRAN
25
Root for : CHEER
27
Kin of a bush cat : CIVET
28
Vigor : ELAN
29
Bristle : SETA
30
Affront of a sort : SNUB
31
Top rating : AONE
32
Applies plasterboard : LATHS
35
Queues : PIGTAILS
36
Kind of scope : GYRO
38
Erected : BUILT
39
Golden pet : HAMSTER
41
City in Texas : ODESSA
42
Island of Venus : MILO
44
Glassware ovens : LEHRS
45
Nosed out : EDGED
46
Pert : SASSY
47
Performing works : ARTS
48
Ararat name : NOAH
49
Actor Richard : EGAN
52
Modernist : NEO
53
Do, in Scotland : DAE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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