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Jim Page
Jim Page

New York Times, Monday, February 8, 1993

Author:
Jim Page
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 254 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 12, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 32.8
Jim Page has 84 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 70 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,798
Across
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Hoover, e.g. : DAM
4
Maxims : DICTA
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TV's "L.A. ___" : LAW
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Spoken : ORAL
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Ran : DASHED
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Actress Rehan : ADA
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Caron film : LILI
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Lazy ones : IDLERS
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"___ appétit!" : BON
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Shoe for 17 Across? : LOAFER
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Profit ending : EER
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Extra : MORE
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TV's "The ___ of San Francisco" : STREETS
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Comes back : RETURNS
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Hodgepodge : OLIO
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Finish for quip or tip : STER
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Ego : SELF
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Early radio's "___ and Abner" : LUM
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Slapping sound : SPLAT
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TV series: 1987-91 : THIRTYSOMETHING
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Port for Pompey : OSTIA
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Blocker of "Bonanza" : DAN
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Votes for : YEAS
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Hang laxly : LOLL
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Strikebreaker : SCAB
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Polish region : SILESIA
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TV Angels' boss : CHARLIE
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In a bad way : ILLY
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Ukr., once : SSR
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In evidence : AROUND
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Also : TOO
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Birthplace of St. Francis : ASSISI
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Minimum ___ : WAGE
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"Have you ___ wool?" : ANY
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Arsenic, e.g. : POISON
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___ and void : NULL
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Half a diam. : RAD
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Arabian V.I.P. : EMEER
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French possessive : SES
Down
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"Guys and ___" : DOLLS
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Running wild : ARIOT
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Of the cheekbone : MALAR
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TV's "Major ___" : DAD
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___ of Man : ISLE
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TV bar sitcom : CHEERS
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Harness part : TERRET
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TV commercials, e.g. : ADS
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Toil : LABOR
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Deck out : ADORN
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Decreases : WANES
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Bendix early TV show, with "The" : LIFEOFRILEY
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In a foul way : DIRTILY
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Moray, e.g. : EEL
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Candice Bergen TV role : MURPHYBROWN
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Trifles : SOUS
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S.A.T., e.g. : TEST
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Narrative: Abbr. : STO
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Words of inquiry : EHS
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Ignited : LIT
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TV's "The ___ Squad": 1968-73 : MOD
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Fib : LIE
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Memorabilia : ANA
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Wires: Abbr. : TGS
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N.M. art colony : TAOS
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Fem. opposite : MASC
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Fetter : ENCHAIN
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Supple : LISSOM
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TV dog star : LASSIE
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Rhine tributary : AAR
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Shankar plays it : SITAR
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Actress Massey : ILONA
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Bridges of TV's "Sea Hunt" : LLOYD
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Oahu feasts : LUAUS
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Fireplace : INGLE
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Biographer Leon and family : EDELS
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___ and shine : RISE
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Simian : APE
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Spanish guitarist-composer: 1778-1839 : SOR

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 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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