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Manny Nosowsky
Manny Nosowsky

New York Times, Thursday, September 30, 1993

44-Down : Spreading gossip

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Mel Taub
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { Q V W }, Scrabble score: 310 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Manny Nosowsky has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 246 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 16,032
Across
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Actor Edelman : HERB
5
Marked separation : CHASM
10
Unfold : OPEN
14
Koko Head's locale : OAHU
15
Andy Kaufman's "Taxi" role : LATKA
16
Reporter's asset : NOSE
17
Favoring Simon Magus's sect? : PROGNOSTIC
19
First family of Ferrara : ESTE
20
Prosaic output? : ESSAYS
21
Picked : SELECTED
23
Nectar noshers : BEES
25
Gives a new title : RENAMES
26
Composing-room slips : TYPOS
29
"___ just my Bill" : HES
31
Dos Passos title : USA
32
Companion of Afro- : EURO
33
Pro : FOR
34
Rapidly : PRESTO
37
Pint in a pub : ALE
38
Early show : MATINEE
40
Mix of oaters : TOM
41
___ around (wasted time) : MESSED
43
Slice off : CUT
44
Second in a series : BETA
45
Part of U.S.C. : CAL
46
Strawberry or traffic : JAM
47
Much ado : FUROR
48
Smoky Hill River city : ABILENE
51
Folk singer Joan ___ : BAEZ
53
Years before adolescence : PRETEENS
55
Change for commercial use : REZONE
59
Queen of the East : RANI
60
Not for the summit? : ANTICLIMAX
62
Lo, to Lucan : ECCE
63
Philippine island discovered in 1521 by Magellan : LEYTE
64
Forbidden fruit : NONO
65
Man of the future : SEER
66
Knight's mount : STEED
67
Incite : GOAD
Down
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One-liner master : HOPE
2
Outgrowths of hare : EARS
3
Pis' followers : RHOS
4
Nightmarish figure : BUGABOO
5
She played Garp's mother : CLOSE
6
Contains : HAS
7
LL.B. holders : ATTS
8
Schussers : SKIERS
9
Twin crystal : MACLE
10
24 bottles, often : ONECASE
11
After Leonardo, e.g.? : POSTMASTER
12
Cosmetician Lauder : ESTEE
13
Things lacking : NEEDS
18
Bill, Louis and Carrie : NYES
22
Accrue : ENURE
24
Burned out, in a way : SHOT
26
Crew : TEAM
27
Christmas shortening? : YULE
28
Antedating physics? : PRESCIENCE
30
Author Jong : ERICA
33
Passing fancy : FAD
34
Snit : PET
35
In ___ (fully) : TOTO
36
Karl in "Patton" : OMAR
38
Free-for-all : MELEE
39
Insensitive to pain : NUMB
42
More brackish : SALTIER
44
Spreading gossip : BUZZING
46
Jackass's mate : JENNET
47
Have a premonition : FEEL
48
After, in Arles : APRES
49
Shore up : BRACE
50
Patricia and Peggy of film : NEALS
52
Formed a curve : ARCED
54
Eyelid inflammation : STYE
56
"Typee" sequel : OMOO
57
Zola heroine : NANA
58
It follows Gen. : EXOD
61
Israel or Canaan ender : ITE

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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