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Michael A. Rampino
Michael A. Rampino

New York Times, Saturday, May 26, 1990

Author:
Michael A. Rampino
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q V X Z }
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 28.8
Michael A. Rampino has 33 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,809
Across
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Maltreat : ABUSE
6
Abrade : RASP
10
Kind of relief : BAS
13
More rational : SANER
14
Irritating desire : ITCH
15
Of the same type : SUCH
16
Dance to Sammy Kaye's music : SWINGANDSWAY
18
Beige : ECRU
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Kind of sax : ALTO
20
Competitors at Shea : TEAMS
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Related : AKIN
22
Flanders river : YSER
23
F.D.R.'s Veep : HST
24
Long or Coney : ISLAND
26
Hole-in-one : ACE
28
Abstains from : ESCHEWS
31
Chalice veil : AER
34
"Laborare est ___" : ORARE
36
Exchange premiums : AGIOS
38
Title for many a Jasper's teacher : BROTHER
40
Root vegetable : PARSNIP
42
Stockpile : CACHE
43
Shot for a movie cameraman : MATTE
45
Love, in Eire : GRA
46
Bypassed : SKIRTED
48
Charlemagne's dom. : HRE
50
Doria or del Sarto : ANDREA
51
___ volente : DEO
53
Loyal : TRUE
57
Trees sacred to Pan : FIRS
59
Toboggans : SLEDS
61
Tiller : HELM
62
Booty : LOOT
63
Misleading, evasive statement : SONGANDDANCE
65
Maladies : ILLS
66
Il Duce's daughter : EDDA
67
"___ Talking," J. Rivers book : ENTER
68
___ Aviv : TEL
69
Cordelia's father : LEAR
70
Try one's patience : WEARY
Down
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Appraise : ASSAY
2
Cries : BAWLS
3
Weld : UNITE
4
A title for Isabel Perón : SENORA
5
Part of a joule : ERG
6
Rebels : RISES
7
Republican National Committee chairman : ATWATER
8
Rip-off : SCAM
9
Laxative : PHYSIC
10
Vigorous tap dance : BUCKANDWING
11
Sausage center in S Italy : ACRI
12
Avoid : SHUN
15
Tar's underpinnings : SEALEGS
17
Here ___ (at various spots) : ANDTHERE
25
Altruistic person : SHARER
27
Stick together : COHERE
29
Family branch : SEPT
30
Evening, in Paris : SOIR
31
TV network : ABC
32
Geological periods : ERAS
33
What Wolfman Jack digs : ROCKANDROLL
35
Poilu's rifle : ARME
37
Watering place : SPA
39
Cravings : THIRSTS
41
Aramis, ___ Porthos : ATHOSAND
44
Appendices : ADDENDA
47
Corn silk : TASSEL
49
Flammable hydrocarbon : ETHANE
52
"King Lear" role : EDGAR
54
Designer Oscar de la ___ : RENTA
55
Workaholic's woe : ULCER
56
Manicurist's board : EMERY
57
Flutter : FLIT
58
Hercules's captive : IOLE
60
Ore deposit : LODE
64
Morning "diamonds" on a lawn : DEW

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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