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Alfio Micci
Alfio Micci

New York Times, Monday, September 2, 1985

7-Down : Speak off the cuff

Author:
Alfio Micci
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Alfio Micci has 91 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 11 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,082
Across
1
B.M.I. rival : ASCAP
6
Yod follower : KAPH
10
Crone : HAG
13
Koch's predecessor : BEAME
14
Abou Ben ___ : ADHEM
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Palindromic name : AVA
17
Voluntary task : LABOROFLOVE
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Zilch : NIL
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"The Stones of Venice" author : RUSKIN
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Riata end : NOOSE
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Compass point : SSE
25
Workers' org. : LABORUNION
27
Skin décor : TATTOO
29
Dos Passos title : USA
30
Gladden : ELATE
31
Nerd : CLOD
34
Kind of dance : TOE
37
Summer's finale, for some : LABORDAYWEEKEND
41
MSS. experts : EDS
42
First place : EDEN
43
Use a certain office machine : SHRED
44
Zeta's follower : ETA
46
___ bat for (supports) : GOESTO
47
Manpower : LABORFORCE
53
___ volente : DEO
54
University town of puzzledom : ORONO
55
Parallelograms : RHOMBI
57
Bolivian export : TIN
58
Like certain devices : LABORSAVING
63
Function : USE
64
"Mule Train" singer : LAINE
65
Conductor-teacher Boulanger : NADIA
66
Sun. talk : SER
67
Map abbrs. : RTES
68
Winter hazard : SLEET
Down
1
Lat. grammar case : ABL
2
Coral or Red : SEA
3
Hack : CAB
4
Cupid : AMORETTO
5
Llama land : PERU
6
"Amerika" author : KAFKA
7
Speak off the cuff : ADLIB
8
Sound: Comb. form : PHONO
9
Possess, in Kiplingese : HEV
10
Asian capital : HANOI
11
Dispatch boat : AVISO
12
Famed Greek physician : GALEN
15
Café cards : MENUS
18
Frogner Park locale : OSLO
22
Actress Munson : ONA
23
Chef or Caesar chaser : SALAD
24
Pierces : STABS
26
Uncivil : RUDE
27
Part of TV : TELE
28
"___ the fields we go" : OER
31
Bounder : CAD
32
Caustic : LYE
33
Acknowledge : OWN
34
Laconic : TERSE
35
___ a customer : ONETO
36
Taro root : EDDO
38
Unheeding : DEAF
39
Within: Prefix : ESO
40
Of a Turkish viceroy : KHEDIVAL
44
Long, long period : EON
45
Fish or dwarf : TROLL
46
Precious things : GEMS
47
A water lily : LOTUS
48
Emerge : ARISE
49
Faux pas : BONER
50
Celestial path : ORBIT
51
River at Arles : RHONE
52
Centers : CORES
56
Prohibits : BANS
59
Swiss stream : AAR
60
Fishbowl occupant : IDE
61
Never, in Nürnberg : NIE
62
Hood's weapon : GAT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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