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Michael J. Parris
Michael J. Parris

New York Times, Tuesday, March 27, 1984

Author:
Michael J. Parris
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Michael J. Parris has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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C
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N
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G
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C
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L
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P
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,558
Across
1
Price paid : COST
5
Heavy element : LEAD
9
___ au rhum : BABA
13
Expletive : OATH
14
Cleric's abode : MANSE
15
Where Persepolis is : IRAN
16
Syngman of South Korea : RHEE
17
Lab heaters : ETNAS
18
Slangy negative : AINT
19
Strouse refrain: 1960 : PUTONAHAPPYFACE
22
Honeysuckle : BINE
23
Above, to Swinburne : OER
24
Coarse; obtuse : CRASS
26
Alienate : ESTRANGE
31
As ___ (usually) : ARULE
32
Pocket case : ETUI
33
Continent: Abbr. : EUR
34
Sondheim refrain: 1973 : SENDINTHECLOWNS
38
Western Indian : OTO
39
Early Coloradans : UTES
40
Important occurrence : EVENT
41
Chemical compound : PENTAMER
44
___ Fisher Hall, N.Y.C. : AVERY
45
Emblem of sovereignty : ORB
46
Maple genus : ACER
47
Gershwin refrain: 1930 : STRIKEUPTHEBAND
55
___ fellow (genial person) : HAIL
56
Ebbets Field star : REESE
57
Pa. port : ERIE
58
Car part : AXLE
59
French pronoun : ELLES
60
Composer of "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" : ANKA
61
Feral : WILD
62
Georges ___ Tour, 17th-century painter : DELA
63
Coral formation : REEF
Down
1
Business abbr. : CORP
2
Hawaiian island : OAHU
3
Printer's direction : STET
4
A 12th-century Archbishop of Canterbury : THEOBALD
5
Shaping machine : LATHE
6
Sicilian city : ENNA
7
Request for haste: Abbr. : ASAP
8
Tyrannical : DESPOTIC
9
Eastern Nigeria : BIAFRA
10
"Dove sono," e.g. : ARIA
11
Judge's seat : BANC
12
___ up (poker term) : ANTE
14
Partner of ways : MEANS
20
Japanese-American : NISEI
21
Law or saw follower : YER
24
Where Cnossus is : CRETE
25
Talk too much : RUNON
26
An anesthetic : ETHER
27
Takes to court : SUES
28
Less used : NEWER
29
Sack material : GUNNY
30
Former, formerly : ERST
31
Wet : ASOP
32
Feminine suffix : ETTE
35
Counted : NUMBERED
36
Embankment : LEVEE
37
Domineer : OVERBEAR
42
Worked hard : TOILED
43
Biblical vessel : ARK
44
Yearns : ACHES
46
Confused : ATSEA
47
Theatrical great : SHAW
48
Cab : TAXI
49
Brook : RILL
50
African river : UELE
51
___-mell : PELL
52
"Comus" composer : ARNE
53
Goddess of victory : NIKE
54
Unheeding : DEAF

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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