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Alfio Micci
Alfio Micci

New York Times, Monday, October 20, 1980

Author:
Alfio Micci
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { B Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 38.3
Alfio Micci has 91 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 11 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,304
Across
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Peace symbol : DOVE
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Mary or Lady : ASTOR
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Tec's help : CLUE
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"Ah me!" : ALAS
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___ of Cawdor : THANE
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Louvre name : LISA
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Aerosol output : MIST
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Leases : HIRES
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"Harvest Festival" composer : IVES
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S. N. Behrman play : NOTIMEFORCOMEDY
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Give expression to : VENT
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Author Levin : IRA
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Asparagus units : SPEARS
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Make explanatory markings : ANNOTATE
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Warble : TRILL
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Attired : CLAD
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Eternally : EVER
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First or foreign follower : AID
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Celestial phenomenon : ECLIPSE
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S.A. country : ARG
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Brainstorm : IDEA
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Tells tales : LIES
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Roper's need : LASSO
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Scorn : DERISION
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Beethoven's Op. 20, e.g. : SEPTET
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Ziegler or Nessen : RON
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___ time (never) : ATNO
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Dreiser's "An ___" : AMERICANTRAGEDY
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Breed of domestic fowl : JAVA
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"Do I ___ Waltz?" : HEARA
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Kazan : ELIA
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Jai ___ : ALAI
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Made a boo-boo : ERRED
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N.C. college : ELON
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Skin : RIND
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Goes by car : RIDES
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Cutty ___, Scottish garment : SARK
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Curse : DAMN
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Medley : OLIO
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Enormous : VAST
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Pertaining to summer : ESTIVAL
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Where Pericles presided : ATHENS
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Change gears : SHIFT
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Poi source : TARO
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Unique person : ONER
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Abrogates : RESCINDS
10
Prevailing trend : CLIMATE
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Like some TV offerings : LIVE
12
Secondhand : USED
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Child's play : EASY
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Oberon : MERLE
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Spanish gold : ORO
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Far from frolicsome : STAID
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Fall preceder : PRIDE
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White-plumed duck : EIDER
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Stranger : ALIEN
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Catches 40 winks : NAPS
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Nautical term : AVAST
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Laconic : TERSE
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Rye fungus : ERGOT
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Muse of history : CLIO
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Decisive fact or argument : CLINCHER
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Verdugo : ELENA
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Blitz : AIRRAID
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Orbital points : APOGEES
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Oneself: Fr. : SOI
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Fine fiddles : STRADS
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Up ___ (cornered) : ATREE
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Open a bit : AJAR
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African republic : MALI
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Author Hunter : EVAN
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Air: Comb. form : AERI
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Ointment : NARD
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Raines : ELLA
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Name in fashion : DIOR
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A.E.F. man : YANK

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1 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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