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Sam Bellotto Jr.
Sam Bellotto Jr.

New York Times, Friday, December 9, 1983

Author:
Sam Bellotto Jr.
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.14, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 46.2
Sam Bellotto Jr. has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 5 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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W
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C
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A
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G
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M
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M
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P
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B
L
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K
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S
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W
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R
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H
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R
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,449
Across
1
Smash hits : WOWS
5
Royal stables : MEWS
9
Nancy or Helena : CITY
13
"Journey ... the universe in ___": Cervantes : AMAP
14
Composer Khachaturian : ARAM
15
Young conger : ELVER
16
___ morgana (mirage) : FATA
17
Matador's target : TORO
18
Slants : LEANS
19
Start of an Edgard Varese quotation : THEREISNOAVANT
22
Islamic weight units : ARTAL
23
Dilute : THIN
24
Quotation, Part II : GARDETHEREARE
30
Where Alg. is : AFR
32
"Elephant Boy" boy : SABU
33
Paludal : MARSHY
34
Pick-___ (tonic) : MEUP
36
Sq. urban space : BLK
38
Old suffix : STER
39
Kind of plate : BREAST
42
Hawkeye State : IOWA
45
"Norma ___," 1979 film : RAE
46
Quotation, Part III : ONLYPEOPLEWHO
49
Repast : MEAL
50
Bobbysoxers : TEENS
52
End of quotation : AREALITTLELATE
57
Nictitate : BLINK
58
Vague one of filmdom : VERA
59
Parson birds : TUIS
60
Harangues : RANTS
61
College of "note" : ETON
62
It blew in 1852 : ETNA
63
Succors : AIDS
64
Funny Foxx : REDD
65
Q–V connection : RSTU
Down
1
Blow gently, as a zephyr : WAFT
2
Birthplace of G.R.F. : OMAHA
3
Thin porridge : WATERGRUEL
4
Modern Laconian capital : SPARTA
5
Double this for Belafonte hit : MATILDA
6
Shooter of golden arrows : EROS
7
Cry wolf and mean it : WARN
8
Unwrinkled : SMOOTH
9
Detergents : CLEANERS
10
Actor Dixon : IVAN
11
Summer theater, at times : TENT
12
Mos. and mos. : YRS
15
"Don Giovanni" donna : ELVIRA
20
Spikes on a farm : EARS
21
Throaty notice : AHEM
25
Outflow : EBB
26
Showy flower : TULIP
27
Ride's fellow riders : ASTRONAUTS
28
American ostrich : RHEA
29
Brontë heroine : EYRE
30
Pulpit of yore : AMBO
31
It's often potted : FERN
35
Rewards of sorts : PAYMENTS
37
___ Nidre, prayer of atonement : KOL
40
"Harpo ___," 1961 autobiography : SPEAKS
41
Garganey : TEAL
43
Bog : WETLAND
44
Bide ___ (tarry) : AWEE
47
Twist of fiction : OLIVER
48
___-skelter : HELTER
51
Restriction : STINT
52
Turkish regiment : ALAI
53
Crust : RIND
54
Henri's head : TETE
55
Stamped on : TROD
56
A son-in-law of Elon : ESAU
57
Item with cups : BRA

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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