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John M. Samson
John M. Samson

New York Times, Thursday, November 24, 1983

Author:
John M. Samson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K V X }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
John M. Samson has 49 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,434
Across
1
Stripling : LAD
4
Native of Damascus : ARAB
8
Marvel's marvelous word : SHAZAM
14
Hawaii's 808 : AREACODE
16
Mud Hens' city : TOLEDO
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Thankful 1621 hosts : PILGRIMS
18
Declaimed : ORATED
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Rouen's river : SEINE
20
Thankful 1621 guests : INDIANS
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Otherwise : ELSE
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Stowe scoundrel : LEGREE
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Libra : SCALES
27
Charles's pet : ASTA
31
Baths of a sort : SPA
34
Yankee Moreno : OMAR
35
Plaid : TARTAN
37
Thankful 1621 governor : WILLIAMBRADFORD
40
Extraterrestrial beings : ALIENS
41
Home of Wood works : IOWA
42
Shell out : PAY
43
Chard genus : BETA
44
Dagwood's wife is one : BLONDE
46
Spirited : FEISTY
48
Closely confined : PENT
52
President who standardized Thanksgiving Day : LINCOLN
56
Roman follower : ESQUE
57
Meadowlark's kin : ORIOLE
58
Oldest New England town : PLYMOUTH
61
Egyptian Christians' ___ Church : COPTIC
62
College chum, perhaps : ROOMMATE
63
Hexapod : INSECT
64
Arizona group : YUMA
65
NaOH : LYE
Down
1
Decline : LAPSE
2
Historian Durant : ARIEL
3
Fleur-___ : DELIS
4
Israeli port : ACRE
5
Henry III, to Henri : ROI
6
James D. Watkins is one: Abbr. : ADM
7
Egyptian god of pleasure : BES
8
He played Judge Hardy : STONE
9
Throng : HORDE
10
Jai ___ : ALAI
11
Letter after epsilon : ZETA
12
Arabian Sea gulf : ADEN
13
British hippies : MODS
15
"___ of God" : AGNES
20
Egger's bur. : IRS
22
Mongolian monks : LAMAS
23
Actor Jack from Miami, Ariz. : ELAM
24
Leaping rodents : GERBILS
26
Mint : COIN
27
Sandy's reply : ARF
28
Organ lever : STOP
29
"G.W.T.W." scene : TARA
30
Comical Capp : ANDY
31
Clean an orlop : SWAB
32
Plush surface : PILE
33
Dismounted : ALIT
35
Tigerish, in a way : TAWNY
36
Pilewort fiber : ADAD
38
Expo pitcher : LEA
39
Food for a Digger : ROOT
44
Corncrib : BIN
45
English Derby town : EPSOM
46
Vitamin-B acid : FOLIC
47
Pick out : ELECT
49
Tantamount : EQUAL
50
Off the wall : NUTTY
51
Titter : TEHEE
52
Places : LOCI
53
Niblick : IRON
54
Drams : NIPS
55
___ d'Azur : COTE
56
Soprano Eames : EMMA
58
Crowbar : PRY
59
McGrew's lady : LOU
60
Hebrew day : YOM

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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