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Michael A. Rampino
New York Times, Monday, October 7, 1991
Author:
Michael A. Rampino
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.76, Missing: { J M P Q V Y Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Grid flow: 20.0
Michael A. Rampino has 33 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 B | 2 R | 3 O | 4 W | 5 S | 6 A | 7 S | 8 H | 9 W | 10 E | 11 B |
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12 R | I | C | O | 13 G | A | L | L | I | 14 C | 15 E | A | R |
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16 A | G | A | R | 17 E | N | T | I | R | E | 18 A | S | A |
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19 C | O | L | D | 20 B | L | O | O | D | E | D | 21 K | E | G |
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22 E | R | A | S | E | D | 23 L | A | 24 C | K | |||||
25 A | S | 26 I | 27 S | 28 I | R | O | N | 29 I | 30 C |
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31 A | 32 B | 33 H | 34 O | R | 35 L | I | 36 E | N | 37 S | E | T | A |
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38 R | I | O | S | 39 R | E | T | A | G | 40 T | E | E | N |
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41 A | N | T | I | 42 E | X | E | S | 43 C | A | D | R | E |
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44 B | E | H | E | 45 L | D | 46 S | T | 47 L | O | |||||
48 E | R | A | L | 49 E | S | 50 T | 51 A | 52 T | 53 E |
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54 F | 55 R | A | 56 K | I | 57 N | 58 D | 59 H | E | A | R | T | E | D |
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60 A | I | D | 61 E | N | U | R | E | D | 62 A | O | N | E |
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63 I | C | E | 64 S | E | D | A | N | S | 65 I | N | O | N |
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66 R | E | D | 67 S | E | W | S | 68 L | E | N | S |
© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,308
Across
1
Forehead : BROW
5
Cummerbund : SASH
9
Arachnid's network : WEB
12
Puerto ___ : RICO
13
French : GALLIC
15
Spike of corn : EAR
16
Culture medium : AGAR
17
Utter : ENTIRE
18
Botanist Gray : ASA
19
Pitiless : COLDBLOODED
21
Tun : KEG
22
Wiped out : ERASED
23
Dearth : LACK
25
Sale condition : ASIS
28
Like some twists of fate : IRONIC
31
Abominate : ABHOR
35
Claim : LIEN
37
___ precedent : SETA
38
Grande and Ebro : RIOS
39
Label anew : RETAG
40
Harold of the comics : TEEN
41
Con : ANTI
42
Crosses out : EXES
43
Personnel nucleus : CADRE
44
Saw : BEHELD
46
Norman battle area : STLO
48
Epochal : ERAL
49
Squire's place : ESTATE
54
Catholic brother : FRA
56
Benign : KINDHEARTED
60
Succor : AID
61
Accustomed : ENURED
62
Top grade : AONE
63
Freeze : ICE
64
Family cars : SEDANS
65
Privy to : INON
66
Carmine : RED
67
Stitches : SEWS
68
Optical glass : LENS
Down
1
Pair : BRACE
2
Hardship : RIGOR
3
Fla. city : OCALA
4
Pledges : WORDS
5
" ... in corpore ___" : SANO
6
Lowest female voice : ALTO
7
Slued : SLID
8
Mercenary : HIRELING
9
Timid : WEAKKNEED
10
Facility : EASE
11
Crow : BRAG
13
Weakens : GELDS
14
Fragrant evergreen : CEDAR
20
Wall Street pessimist : BEAR
24
Rib : COSTA
26
Holly plant : ILEX
27
Locales : SITES
29
Brain passage : ITER
30
Malacca : CANE
31
Bedouin : ARAB
32
Twining stem : BINE
33
Impetuous : HOTHEADED
34
Willow : OSIER
36
Orient : EAST
39
Discriminates, as in giving loans : REDLINES
43
___ Nostra : COSA
45
HOMES group : LAKES
47
City ENE of Birmingham : LEEDS
50
Straggle : TRAIL
51
Right a wrong : ATONE
52
Mortise companion : TENON
53
British noble family : EDENS
54
Exposition : FAIR
55
Paddy product : RICE
57
In the buff : NUDE
58
Delineate : DRAW
59
Pullets : HENS
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