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John M. Samson
John M. Samson

New York Times, Tuesday, January 15, 1985

Author:
John M. Samson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 30.0
John M. Samson has 49 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
Notepad: This was Martin Luther King Day in 1985
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,852
Across
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"Gypsy Love" composer : LEHAR
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Actress June : HAVOC
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Fashionable resort : SPA
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Omit : ELIDE
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Dress designer Head : EDITH
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Judah Ben-___ : HUR
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Principle of Martin Luther King Jr. : NONVIOLENCE
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Cultural period : AGE
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Composer Vivaldi : ANTONIO
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Actress Burstyn : ELLEN
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Highland Scot : CELT
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Mrs. King : CORETTA
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Rosie of song : OGRADY
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Russian industrial city : MINSK
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Debatable : MOOT
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Concealed : PERDU
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Network : WEB
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Rev. King's award: 1964 : NOBELPEACEPRIZE
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Ornamental fish : IDE
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Cordage fiber : ISTLE
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Dismounted : ALIT
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Sails over clouds : SOARS
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Civil War battle site : SHILOH
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Birthplace of Rev. King : ATLANTA
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Jazzman Getz : STAN
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Reside : DWELL
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Meditates : PONDERS
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Philosopher ___-tse : LAO
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Famed words of Rev. King: Aug. 1963 : IHAVEADREAM
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Rhone tributary : AIN
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Speed skater Enke : KARIN
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Greene from Ottawa : LORNE
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Actress Claire : INA
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Chosen ones : ELECT
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Lyric poem : EPODE
Down
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Horne in "Stormy Weather" : LENA
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N. C. college : ELON
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Clue : HINT
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Supporter : ADVOCATE
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Pulled up after a canter : REINED
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Serf : HELOT
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Thirst quencher : ADE
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Sportscaster Scully : VIN
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NASDAQ term : OTC
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Fills with joy : CHEERSUP
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Decalogue verb : SHALT
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Washington sound : PUGET
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Kingdome is one : ARENA
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Like greasepaint : OILY
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Netherlands river : LEK
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"Odyssey" enchantress : CIRCE
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Wavy, in Orly : ONDE
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Prefix for present : OMNI
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Virtuous : GOOD
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Toga : ROBE
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Repasts : MEALS
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Ancient capital of Edom : PETRA
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Historian Durant : WILL
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Basso Pinza : EZIO
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Golfer Daniel : BETH
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Leonine : LIONLIKE
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H.S. test : PSAT
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Storm particle : RAINDROP
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___ ammoniac : SAL
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Portico : STOA
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Manage : HANDLE
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Ike's opponent at the polls : ADLAI
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Finn's creator : TWAIN
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Soprano Mitchell : LEONA
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Worn out : SPENT
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Eliel Saarinen's son : EERO
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"The Fountainhead" author : RAND
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Captain Hook's henchman : SMEE
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Cartoonist Foster : HAL
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Hundredth of a hectare : ARE
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London's "Old" theater : VIC

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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