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A. J. Santora
A. J. Santora

New York Times, Thursday, May 3, 1990

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F K Q }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 14, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 46.2
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,786
Across
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Unit of illumination : PHOT
5
Manufactured : MADE
9
Pickled berry : CAPER
14
Expectancy : HOPE
15
Seine sights : ILES
16
Chew the scenery : EMOTE
17
___ day (dosage) : ONEA
18
Drooping : LIMP
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Unwind : RELAX
20
Wartime radio poet-dramatist (born on May 3, 1910) : NORMANCORWIN
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NOW objective : ERA
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Work party : BEE
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Part of E.C.A.C. : EASTERN
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Discourage : DETER
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"If You Knew ___," Cantor hit : SUSIE
33
Through : VIA
34
Romance lang. : ITAL
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W.W. II craft : LST
37
Spain's Isla de ___ : LEON
38
"Human Options" writer : NORMANCOUSINS
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Completed : DONE
42
American's omega : ZEE
43
Beyond : PAST
44
" ... ___ tuffet" : ONA
45
Pepys book : DIARY
47
What a good joke elicits : LAUGH
50
Dyer : COLORER
52
Western org. formed in Bogotá : OAS
54
"You ___ There" : ARE
55
"Marilyn" writer : NORMANMAILER
58
Continue a subscription : RENEW
61
___-European : INDO
62
Sexologist Shere : HITE
63
A k a : ALIAS
64
Ending for quip or hip : STER
65
Physicist's figure: Abbr. : ATNO
66
Like Kringle : JOLLY
67
Bold Ruler, to Secretariat : SIRE
68
Actress Cannon : DYAN
Down
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What E.T. did : PHONED
2
___ de Balzac : HONORE
3
In use : OPERATIONAL
4
SWAT or A follower : TEAM
5
Pooh's creator : MILNE
6
"___ Restaurant" : ALICES
7
Showroom car : DEMO
8
Strong coffee : ESPRESSO
9
Shade of red : CERISE
10
Catkin : AMENT
11
Wardheeler : POL
12
Cousin of epsilon : ETA
13
Critic Reed : REX
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James ___ Garfield : ABRAM
22
Keep a vigil : WAITUP
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Whatever that will be : EVENTUALITY
27
Mayo and Muni : RIOS
28
Actress Grey : NAN
30
Raison d'___ : ETRE
32
Rat-race result : ULCER
35
Less gung-ho : LAZIER
37
Soprano Della Casa : LISA
38
Item on a censor's hit list : NONO
39
It's close but gets no cigar : NEARMISS
40
Jazzy Latin music : SALSA
41
George Ade's "___ Horne" : DOC
45
Nodding : DROWSY
46
Over there : YONDER
48
___ Green (onetime mecca for elopers) : GRETNA
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Right after this : HEREON
51
Ryan or Tatum : ONEAL
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Dean Martin's "That's ___" : AMORE
56
Not for : ANTI
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"If ___ a Hammer," 1963 song : IHAD
58
Rule in India : RAJ
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"Twilight" recorders, for short : ELO
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Zip : NIL

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

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