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A. J. Santora
A. J. Santora

New York Times, Monday, May 26, 1980

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 309 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 59, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 36.0 Grid has duplicate clues.
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,157
Across
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Vendetta : FEUD
5
Part of speech: Abbr. : CONJ
9
Archway : SPAN
13
Alleviate : EASE
14
Cowboy circus : RODEO
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Censored item : NONO
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"If ye ___ ... ": (words by 8 Down) : BREAKFAITH
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Side altar location : APSE
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Expenses : COSTS
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Japan : NIPPON
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Army officer : MAJOR
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Kin of berets : TAMS
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Not Dem. or Rep. : IND
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Period in civilization : IRONAGE
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Panorama : SCAPE
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Battle ___ : CRY
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Member of a certain race : NORDIC
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Oxford, to its citizens : ISIS
39
Indy 500, e.g. : RACE
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Dismal, to Donne : DREAR
42
Turkish title : AGHA
43
Partner of terminer : OYER
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Forty winks : CATNAP
46
W.W. II fliers : RAF
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Jeweler's measure of fineness : KARAT
49
Little auk : SEADOVE
51
"Exodus" hero : ARI
53
Fuegians : ONAS
55
Widow's inheritance : DOWER
56
Rarely : SELDOM
58
Fortitude : HEART
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" ... believe also ___": John 14:1 : INME
62
W.W. I poet-soldier who died in France : ALANSEEGER
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Consider : DEEM
68
Mattress filler : KAPOK
69
Zilch, in tennis : LOVE
70
Creepy : EERY
71
Some ovines : EWES
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Charge a rifle : LOAD
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Cal. entry : FEB
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Jug handle : EAR
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Custom : USE
4
Cleric or church officer : DEACON
5
Ulster or blazer : COAT
6
Poet like Pindar : ODIST
7
Profit : NET
8
W.W. I poet-soldier who died in France : JOHNMCCRAE
9
Break off : SNAP
10
" ... though ___" (words by 8 Down) : POPPIESGROW
11
Author of "The Amityville Horror" : ANSON
12
Exceedingly : NOEND
14
Ruth, Ott et al.: Abbr. : RFS
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Sacred Islamic book : KORAN
21
"Rose ___ rose ... " : ISA
22
Kind of scope or phone : MICRO
23
Bedeck : ARRAY
24
W.W. I poet-soldier who died in France : JOYCEKILMER
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Orientals, e.g. : ASIANS
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"But only ___ a tree" (words by 24 Down) : GODCANMAKE
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Printing errors : ERRATA
32
Ingrid's newscasting daughter : PIA
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Army unit: Abbr. : DET
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"___ a Rendezvous ... " (poem by 62 Across) : IHAVE
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Newscaster Morley : SAFER
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Historic time : ERA
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Army chaplain : PADRE
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Milne animal : ROO
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"You don't say!" : DOTELL
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In reserve : ASIDE
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Actress Taylor : RENEE
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Form : SHAPE
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Paper size : DEMY
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Cabell of baseball : ENOS
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"___ not what ... ": J.F.K. : ASK
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Lincoln's profession : LAW
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Stickum : GOO
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A Gabor : EVA
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Jones's "The Thin ___ Line" : RED

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

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