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George P. Sphicas
George P. Sphicas

DOUBLE DOUBLES

New York Times, Sunday, November 18, 1984

Author:
George P. Sphicas
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 134, Blocks: 73, Avg Word Len: 5.49, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 517 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 132, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15
George P. Sphicas has 13 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,794
Across
1
Sounds of relief : SIGHS
6
Is in order : WORKS
11
Noted actor-director : ALDA
15
Mountain pass : GHAT
19
All of ___ (suddenly) : AHEAP
20
Village in Minn. : EDINA
21
Give a racing tip : TOUT
22
Costa ___ : RICA
23
Boyfriend gives orders re trysts : MANMANDATESDATES
26
European capital : OSLO
27
Region around Athens : ATTICA
28
Baseball's Bando greets Indians : SALSALUTESUTES
30
Female ruff : REE
31
Greek letter : ETA
33
Sorts : TYPES
34
___ time (never) : ATNO
35
Fit to ___ : ATEE
37
A.M.A. or P.G.A. : ASSN
40
" ... nations are as ___ of a bucket": Isa. 40:15 : ADROP
43
The sun gives comfort to top pilots : SOLSOLACESACES
50
Heavy element used in alloys : OSMIUM
51
Numerical prefix : TRI
52
Russian blue-pencils a script : REDREDACTSACTS
54
Hackman causes fixed fees : GENEGENERATESRATES
58
Permit holder : LICENSEE
59
Cheese, to Hans : KASE
60
Continuous : NONSTOP
64
Year, in Mallorca : ANO
65
Ones: Fr. : UNS
67
Football positions: Abbr. : LTS
69
Vital statistic : AGE
70
Lose hope : DESPAIR
74
C.P.A.'s : ACCS
78
Innkeeper of old : HOSTELER
82
Landers reveals her weight to the nth degree : ANNANNOUNCESOUNCES
85
Ex-chess champ records fibs : TALTALLIESLIES
88
Congressional award since 1942: Abbr. : DFC
89
Indifference : APATHY
90
Well-mannered bishop dined : PRIMPRIMATEATE
95
Anise-flavored liqueur : RAKEE
96
Wet : ASOP
97
Shadowbox : SPAR
98
Silkworm : ERIA
100
Former Turkish title : PASHA
105
Spinner : TOP
107
Symbol of neatness : PIN
108
Little devil gets crumbs from overseas : IMPIMPORTSORTS
113
Conditional release : PAROLE
115
Old cars : REOS
116
Nicklaus takes interest in photography : PROPROPOSESPOSES
118
Tram in reverse : MART
119
Exile island : ELBA
120
Leafy vegetables : KALES
121
Catkin : AMENT
122
Hymenopterous insects : ANTS
123
Lusty look : LEER
124
Scorched : ADUST
125
Alan and Cheryl : LADDS
Down
1
Elm-tree fruits : SAMARAS
2
"Oh, How ___ Get Up ... " : IHATETO
3
Well-bred : GENTEEL
4
Hooks : HAMI
5
Modern frontier : SPACE
6
Unite : WED
7
Harem rooms : ODAS
8
Moreno : RITA
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Prepared to pray : KNELT
10
Impudent : SASSY
11
Start of a Dickens title : ATALE
12
Yoga position : LOTUS
13
Voices in harmony : DUET
14
Perplexed : ATSEA
15
Base for natural crystals : GROUNDMASS
16
Highly significant : HISTORIC
17
Tall Asiatic tree : ACLE
18
Art colony in N.M. : TAOS
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Wood, Jacobson et al. : NATALIES
25
One way to fish : DAP
29
Erstwhile quadrennial candidate : STASSEN
32
Biblical king : ASA
36
One of the Lauders : ESTEE
38
Stars appear on this : SCREEN
39
___-do-well : NEER
41
Absent : OUT
42
V.I.P.'s in U.K. and Can. : PMS
44
Part of I.L.O. : ORGN
45
Pierre is its cap. : SDAK
46
Ionian Sea gulf : ARTA
47
So-so grades : CEES
48
Detroit lemon : EDSEL
49
Italian isl. : SAR
50
R. L. Stevenson's "Prince ___" : OTTO
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Troubadours' love lyrics : CANSOS
54
Pleased : GLAD
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Berlin article : EINE
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Mil. ranks : NCOS
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Of retia : NEURAL
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Powder base : TALC
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Convex molding : OGEE
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Ancient emp. : PERS
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More rational : SANER
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Dissertation : THESIS
71
Rapid talk is their forte : PATTERISTS
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Site of a Disney attraction : ANAHEIM
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Not outwardly : INLY
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Mozart's "___ fan tutte" : COSI
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Coal dust : CULM
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Cut with scissors : SNIP
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Carbonated drinks : SODAPOPS
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Bunch of hair : TUFT
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Noun endings : ENCES
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Pinch : NIP
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Wax, in prescriptions : CERA
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Seaman : TAR
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Brazilian tree : APA
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Chicago or Erie : LAKEPORT
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Witticism : MOT
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Put side by side : APPOSED
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Last part : TAILEND
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Hemingway et al. : ERNESTS
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Fencing move : APPEL
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Investigation : PROBE
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One way to buy bonds : ATPAR
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S.U. unit : SSR
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Water pipe : HOOKA
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Hungarian national hero : ARPAD
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Kind of bull : PAPAL
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"___ la Douce" : IRMA
109
Average : MEAN
110
Heraldic border : ORLE
111
Fragrant balsam : TOLU
112
Compass pts. : SSES
114
"Arrivederci ___" : ROMA
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Part of i.e. : EST

Answer summary:
12 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 14 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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