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Grace Fabbroni
Grace Fabbroni

New York Times, Monday, January 28, 1980

Author:
Grace Fabbroni
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 20.0
Grace Fabbroni has 20 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,038
Across
1
Grumble : CRAB
5
Sight from El Giza : CAIRO
10
"I Remember ___" : MAMA
14
Get up : RISE
15
"___ Western Eyes," Conrad novel : UNDER
16
"___ corny as Kansas ... " : IMAS
17
Author of "The Deserted Village" : OLIVERGOLDSMITH
20
Theater program : PLAYBILL
21
Early morning TV fare : TODAY
22
A gathering of sorts : BEE
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Currier's partner : IVES
25
Winged : ALATE
29
Enliven : ANIMATE
32
Avaricious girls : GOLDDIGGERS
35
Can : AXE
37
A sister of Ares : ERIS
38
Slant : SLOPE
39
Emerald Isle : ERIN
40
Smidgen : DAB
41
Generous nature : HEARTOFGOLD
43
Its capital is Lagos : NIGERIA
45
"___ are red ... " : ROSES
46
Maple tree genus : ACER
47
Doubly: Prefix : TWI
49
Barely sufficient : SCANT
52
Truck driver : TEAMSTER
57
Argonauts' quest : THEGOLDENFLEECE
60
Coins of Italy : LIRE
61
Tenant's document : LEASE
62
Fictional plantation : TARA
63
A.F.B. on Cape Cod : OTIS
64
Beetle, at work : BORER
65
Slight : SLUR
Down
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Item held by a jockey : CROP
2
Brook : RILL
3
Global area : ASIA
4
Cluster : BEVY
5
Nobelist in Chemistry: 1911 : CURIE
6
Viewpoint : ANGLE
7
Revered one : IDOL
8
Dau. or bro. : REL
9
California fort : ORD
10
Tropical flowering shrub : MIMOSA
11
Surrounded by : AMID
12
Half a spy's name : MATA
13
Gray : ASHY
18
Receded : EBBED
19
Stalks : STEMS
23
Unqualified : INEPT
24
Small bird : VIREO
25
Long-lived : AGED
26
Navigation system : LORAN
27
Excuse : ALIBI
28
Six-pt. scores on the gridiron : TDS
29
Kind of phobia : AGORA
30
Starchy plants : TAROS
31
Napoleon at Elba : EXILE
33
Its capital is Grenoble : ISERE
34
Egg white : GLAIR
36
Completes : ENDS
39
Word with mania or trip : EGO
41
Hundred: Prefix : HECTO
42
Composer of "The Vagabond King" : FRIML
44
Sacred Hindu river : GANGES
47
High-strung : TENSE
48
Cookie : WAFER
49
Manche town : STLO
50
Voucher : CHIT
51
Atmosphere: Comb. form : AERI
52
Rend : TEAR
53
Tennis units : SETS
54
Greenish blue : TEAL
55
Color of raw silk : ECRU
56
Word with admiral or guard : REAR
58
Law sch. alumnus : LLB
59
___ gratias : DEO

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

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