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John M. Samson
John M. Samson

New York Times, Wednesday, December 21, 1988

Author:
John M. Samson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 4, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
John M. Samson has 49 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,288
Across
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District : AREA
5
Bridge declaration : PASS
9
Notwithstanding : APART
14
A direction in 38 Across : DOWN
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Author Eliav : ARIE
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Bet : WAGER
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On the Coral : ASEA
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Kind of pickle : DILL
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Deck out : ARRAY
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Memorable editor of 38 Across : MARGARETFARRAR
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Short highways : RTES
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Tokyo, once : EDO
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Modes of conduct : MORALS
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Loser to D.D.E. : AES
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Abbr. for Dec. 23, 1988 : TGIF
34
Bouquet : AROMA
35
Italy's chief port : GENOA
37
Suffix with serpent : INE
38
Arthur Wynne invention: Dec. 21, 1913 : CROSSWORDPUZZLE
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Part of H.I.M. : HIS
42
Massenet opera : THAIS
43
Frosted : RIMED
44
Boniface, in Bologna : OSTE
46
Citric drink : ADE
47
"R.U.R." characters : ROBOTS
48
Rent : LET
50
Drill : BORE
51
Coined term for a creator of 38 Across : CRUCIVERBALIST
58
Ferdinand VII's museum : PRADO
59
Jacob's twin : ESAU
60
Pointless : IDLE
61
Honey badger : RATEL
62
Wife of Osiris : ISIS
63
Kind of lamp : NEON
64
Corpulent : OBESE
65
Shrovetide follower : LENT
66
Diner sign : EATS
Down
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Second sinner : ADAM
2
Parks or Bonheur : ROSA
3
Large jug : EWER
4
What doe and ode are to 24 Across : ANAGRAMS
5
Jack Murphy Stadium team : PADRES
6
April 1 child, e.g. : ARIES
7
Delta material : SILT
8
Ego : SELF
9
Obie, for one : AWARD
10
Macaw or kea : PARROT
11
Taj Mahal site : AGRA
12
Posterior : REAR
13
Have a go at : TRY
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Finally : ATLAST
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Ancient fabulist : AESOP
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Male, in Madrid : MACHO
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Gold braid : ORRIS
27
Perch : ROOST
28
Aquiline abode : AERIE
29
Some of Kosar's targets : ENDS
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Thingamajig : GIZMO
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Ria : INLET
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Passes the puck : FEEDS
35
Spur : GOAD
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Roman goddess of dawn : AURORA
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"___ Did for Love," 1975 song : WHATI
40
Sable : ZIBELINE
45
Slips by : ELUDES
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Hardy : ROBUST
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Professeur's place : ECOLE
50
The Scarecrow's need : BRAIN
51
Snow or hermit follower : CRAB
52
Give stars to : RATE
53
Screen : VEIL
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Start of N.C.'s motto : ESSE
55
Concept : IDEA
56
Deer's trail : SLOT
57
Perfect scores at Seoul in 1988 : TENS
58
Quid ___ quo : PRO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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