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Alfio Micci
Alfio Micci

New York Times, Friday, April 1, 1988

Author:
Alfio Micci
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 52, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 30.2
Alfio Micci has 91 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 11 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,024
Across
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Cougar : PUMA
5
A son of Lot : MOAB
9
Parisian cop : FLIC
13
Final notice : OBIT
14
Thus : ERGO
15
Of the kidneys : RENAL
17
Start of a quote : TISWISDOM
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Exaggerated : OUTRE
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Fictional Doone : LORNA
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Belfry denizen : BAT
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Bandleader ___ Ray Hutton : INA
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Slapstick prop : PIE
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Actor Dullea : KEIR
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With 52 Across, author of "Gnomologia," source of quote : THOMAS
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Catches flies : SHAGS
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Skipper of the Nautilus : NEMO
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River of Africa : UELE
35
Kind of baseball : INDOOR
37
Moth types : LUNAS
39
More of the quote : SOMETIMESTO
42
Words to a hitchhiker : GETIN
43
Wonder of songdom : STEVIE
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Mars: Comb. form : AREO
49
Templeton or Wilder : ALEC
51
Companion of Artemis : OREAD
52
See 28 Across : FULLER
54
Mosel feeder : SAAR
56
A nucleic acid : RNA
57
"___ Clear Day," 1965 song : ONA
58
Year in Luther's time : MDI
60
Error's partner : TRIAL
62
Ready for use : ONICE
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End of the quote : SEEMAFOOL
68
Dovetail wedge : TENON
69
Firenze's river : ARNO
70
Judge's garb : ROBE
71
Advance : LEND
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Last well : WEAR
73
Tom Joad, e.g. : OKIE
Down
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Word with hole or boiler : POT
2
___ supra (above-mentioned) : UBI
3
Bamboozles : MISLEADS
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" ... sharp as ___-edged sword": Proverbs : ATWO
5
Intermediate, legally : MESNE
6
Prescribe : ORDAIN
7
Long trailer : AGO
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Elway feat : BOMB
9
Triviality : FROTH
10
Rumanian coin : LEU
11
Eventually : INTIME
12
"___ Knowledge," Nichols film : CARNAL
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Tenant's concern : LEASE
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Tedious : IRKSOME
22
Expiates : ATONES
24
Chi's follower : PSI
25
German pronoun : IHN
27
Fixes a coat, in a way : RELINES
29
Eviction : OUSTER
31
A 1 followed by 100 zeros : GOOGOL
33
It's sometimes the word : MUM
36
Hinder : RETARD
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W. Irving work : ASTORIA
40
Sesame : TIL
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Fail to notice : OVERLOOK
44
Singer Janis : IAN
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Author LeShan : EDA
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In progress : AFOOT
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Brook : RUNNEL
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Stritch or May : ELAINE
50
Chain : CATENA
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Blue-pencil : EMEND
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Mail : ARMOR
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Caesar's "vidi" : ISAW
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Hair style : AFRO
63
Slammer occupant : CON
65
Palindromic preposition : ERE
66
Sash for Cio-Cio-San : OBI
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Marvin or Remick : LEE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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