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Michael A. Rampino
New York Times, Tuesday, February 2, 1993
Author:
Michael A. Rampino
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { B J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 37.2
Michael A. Rampino has 33 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 A | 2 C | 3 E | 4 S | 5 A | 6 P | 7 U | 8 R | 9 E | 10 C | 11 H | 12 E | 13 R |
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14 S | L | A | T | 15 R | E | N | A | N | 16 A | I | N | U |
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17 P | A | C | E | 18 G | R | A | N | D | 19 P | L | O | D |
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20 W | H | A | 21 T | Y | O | U | D | O | 22 N | T | O | W | E |
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23 M | I | L | T | 24 R | E | I | ||||||||
25 S | 26 E | 27 V | E | R | E | 28 R | 29 E | S | T | O | 30 R | 31 E | 32 S |
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33 A | D | O | R | E | 34 F | A | K | E | 35 N | E | X | T |
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36 L | I | T | 37 D | 38 E | L | V | E | R | 39 S | 40 C | P | A |
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41 A | L | E | 42 S | 43 N | E | E | D | 44 A | 45 F | T | E | R |
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46 D | E | S | P | 47 I | S | E | D | 48 V | I | R | I | L | E |
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49 E | N | C | 50 C | E | N | A | ||||||||
51 W | 52 I | 53 L | L | N | O | 54 T | 55 H | U | R | T | Y | 56 O | 57 U | |
58 A | R | I | L | 59 N | E | A | R | S | 60 I | L | L | 61 S |
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62 D | A | N | E | 63 C | A | L | V | E | 64 N | E | N | E |
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65 S | E | E | R | 66 E | L | L | E | S | 67 G | O | A | T |
© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,792
Across
1
Rickenbacker and von Richthofen : ACES
5
Orinoco feeder : APURE
10
Sonny's ex : CHER
14
Lath : SLAT
15
French historian: 1823-92 : RENAN
16
Japanese aborigine : AINU
17
Take measured steps : PACE
18
Magnificent : GRAND
19
Slog : PLOD
20
Start of a quip : WHATYOUDONTOWE
23
Cartoonist Gross : MILT
24
Defendants, in law : REI
25
Harsh : SEVERE
28
Touches up an old painting : RESTORES
33
Worship : ADORE
34
Counterfeit : FAKE
35
Barber's call : NEXT
36
Landed : LIT
37
Probers : DELVERS
40
Person involved with nos. : CPA
41
City in S France : ALES
43
Penury : NEED
44
In imitation of : AFTER
46
Scorned : DESPISED
48
Manly : VIRILE
49
Ref. book : ENC
50
Dinner for Domitian : CENA
51
End of the quip : WILLNOTHURTYOU
58
Seed coat : ARIL
59
Approaches : NEARS
60
Ailments : ILLS
62
Hamlet, e.g. : DANE
63
Memorable diva: 1858-1942 : CALVE
64
Hawaiian bird : NENE
65
Soothsayer : SEER
66
French pronoun : ELLES
67
Capricorn's symbol : GOAT
Down
1
Nile viper : ASP
2
Chela : CLAW
3
Every's partner : EACH
4
Clambake item : STEAMER
5
Sock style : ARGYLE
6
Runner on Nov. 3, 1992 : PEROT
7
Two-toed sloth : UNAU
8
McNally's partner : RAND
9
Ratifier : ENDORSER
10
Heading : CAPTION
11
Hawaiian port : HILO
12
FitzGerald's "enough" : ENOW
13
Boorish : RUDE
21
Spent : TIRED
22
Gain : NET
25
Type of bar : SALAD
26
Roman official : EDILE
27
Exercises a franchise : VOTES
28
Ranted : RAVED
29
Supplemented, with "out" : EKED
30
Correct: Comb. form : RECTI
31
Oust : EXPEL
32
Fixed look : STARE
34
Run away : FLEE
38
Settle securely : ENSCONCE
39
New Orleans footballer : SAINT
42
Orthographist : SPELLER
45
Raveling : FRAYING
47
Tavern : INN
48
Mona Van Duyn products : VERSES
50
Arc : CURVE
51
Paper-money rolls : WADS
52
"Dies ___," Latin hymn : IRAE
53
Electrical wire circuit : LINE
54
Freshwater duck : TEAL
55
Corridor : HALL
56
Does it better butter? : OLEO
57
A forearm bone : ULNA
61
Place : SET
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 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.