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Nancy S. Ross
Nancy S. Ross

New York Times, Wednesday, October 20, 1993

Author:
Nancy Scandrett Ross
Editor:
Mel Taub
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 256 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Nancy S. Ross has 34 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 22 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
Nancy Scandrett Ross is an alias for Nancy S. Ross.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 16,052
Across
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"___ tu," Verdi aria : ERI
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Growing in snow : NIVAL
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Resort lake near Milano : COMO
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Roomy vehicles : VANS
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"Have ___ day" : ANICE
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Own : AVOW
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Anagram of IRIDESCENT : INDISCREET
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Head of the classe : TETE
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Free time : LEISURE
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Anagram of RED TAPE : TAPERED
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Withdraw formally : SECEDE
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Classifier : RATER
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___ gratia artis : ARS
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Colloid : GEL
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Camp dwellings : TENTS
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Bye-bye : TATA
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Not too bright : DIM
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Employers : HIRERS
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Past : AGO
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Anagram of RAIMENT : MINARET
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Received : GOT
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Forgive : PARDON
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Ending for cash or cloth : IER
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Waller of song : FATS
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Indo-European, once : ARYAN
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Genetic inits. : DNA
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Bridle part : BIT
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Franco and Peter : NEROS
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Anagram of ENISLE : SENILE
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Anagram of STAPLER : PLASTER
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Anagram of REVILED : DELIVER
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Dash, e.g. : RACE
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Anagram of NATATORIUM : MATURATION
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Fashion color : ECRU
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Maid in "Die Fledermaus" : ADELE
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Drudge of the manor : ESNE
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"Iolanthe" marcher : PEER
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Carols : NOELS
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Graduate degs. : MAS
Down
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Iniquities : EVILS
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Indian princess : RANEE
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Anagram of DICTIONARY : INDICATORY
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Mother-of-pearl : NACRE
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Apropos of : INRE
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Compete : VIE
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Chemist's solvent : ACETAL
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"___ c'est moi" : LETAT
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Anagram of TERRACE : CATERER
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Finished : OVER
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Speck of dust : MOTE
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Was in the red : OWED
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Canaanite commander : SISERA
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Washtub residue : SUDS
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Kind of jury : PETIT
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Anagram of SEMINAR : REMAINS
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Tom Collins ingredient : GIN
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Anagram of TIMESAVING : NEGATIVISM
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Harness race : TROT
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J.F.K. visitors : SSTS
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Cloth made from bark : TAPA
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Chinese isinglass : AGAR
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Cacophony : DIN
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"___ Alibi," Selleck film : HER
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Painter of haystacks : MONET
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"The Crying Game" actor : REA
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Anagram of ASUNDER : DANSEUR
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Measurable : FINITE
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Swordfish in the sky : DORADO
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Composer Bartók : BELA
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Furnish with fresh personnel : REMAN
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Dry periods : SERES
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Diva Mitchell : LEONA
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Sea birds : ERNES
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Kind of school : PREP
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Burano export : LACE
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Anagram of 55 ACROSS : ACRE
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Blunt : DULL
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Links necessity : TEE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 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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