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David Crosatto
David Crosatto

New York Times, Friday, April 23, 1982

Author:
David Crosatto
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { Q W }, Scrabble score: 310 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 53.2 Grid has duplicate clues.
David Crosatto has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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G
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A
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R
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P
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A
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D
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D
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L
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E
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C
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A
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M
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P
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A
V
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R
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C
R
O
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X
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O
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L
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M
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L
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G
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I
D
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J
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O
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T
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O
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S
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T
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A
L
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P
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U
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S
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A
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P
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S
T
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H
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E
M
A
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T
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K
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I
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T
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R
L
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A
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V
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E
R
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M
O
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S
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R
A
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G
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N
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Y
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A
L
P
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A
T
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I
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V
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C
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H
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F
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Z
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L
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L
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D
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G
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U
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R
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K
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B
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G
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E
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,854
Across
1
Hero of a John Irving book : GARP
5
Confuse : ADDLE
10
Humorously trite : CAMP
14
N. Caucasian language : AVAR
15
St. ___, V.I. : CROIX
16
Spicy stew : OLIO
17
Ultimatum : LOVEMEORLEAVEME
20
Kind of film artist : ANIMATOR
21
On the up and up : LEGIT
22
Burt Reynolds, to many : IDOL
23
Abrupt setback : JOLT
25
Bony : OSTEAL
28
Papal name : PIUS
29
Spring running : SAP
32
Rage : STORM
33
English composer of "The Planets" : HOLST
34
Crane, in Rio : EMA
35
Ultimatum : TAKEITORLEAVEIT
38
Controversial amendment : ERA
39
Law-school exercises : MOOTS
40
Antelopes' playground : RANGE
41
Napoleon's "bravest of the brave" : NEY
42
Julian, e.g. : ALPS
43
Koestler's "Darkness ___" : ATNOON
44
Caesar's fatal day : IDES
45
Victory signs : VEES
46
Nancy Reagan's newsmaking buy in 1981 : CHINA
49
Wrap up : FINALIZE
53
Ultimatum : LOVEMELOVEMYDOG
56
Con Edison customer : USER
57
Nerve networks : RETIA
58
President Ford's original surname : KING
59
Co-discoverer of insulin : BEST
60
Fabric : GOODS
61
Squeals in comics : EEKS
Down
1
Like the Mardi Gras : GALA
2
Eden's earldom : AVON
3
Sitarist Shankar : RAVI
4
Adjective for a prima ballerina : PREMIERE
5
Type of motor fuel : ACETOL
6
Go bananas over : DROOL
7
R.I. rebel of 1842 : DORR
8
Small, in Dogpatch : LIL
9
River of Devon : EXE
10
Decalogue word : COVET
11
Give ___ up : ALEG
12
Rodolfo's love : MIMI
13
Burns or Frost : POET
18
Classic palindrome : MADAMIMADAM
19
Pick of the crop, in sports : ALLSTARTEAM
23
St. John et al. : JILLS
24
York's stream : OUSE
25
East in Essen : OSTEN
26
A look at Loren, usually : STARE
27
Sweet grape : TOKAY
28
Wines of the Douro : PORTS
29
"___ evil ... " : SEENO
30
Friendly hombre : AMIGO
31
Mass plate : PATEN
33
Bands rolled by children : HOOPS
36
Lacquered tin : TOLE
37
She wrote "The Heart Listens" : VANSLYKE
43
Trojan hero : AENEAS
44
Very sluggish : INERT
45
Strongly colored : VIVID
46
Iron or wood : CLUB
47
Flexible pipe : HOSE
48
U.S. composer of "Concord" : IVES
49
Pic : FOTO
50
"Thus with a kiss ___": Romeo : IDIE
51
Zap : ZONK
52
___ Benedict : EGGS
54
Minute part of a joule : ERG
55
Constellation : LEO

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

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