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Frank Geary
Frank Geary

New York Times, Friday, June 14, 1985

Author:
Frank Geary
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 22.3 Grid has duplicate clues.
Frank Geary has 27 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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H
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A
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R
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D
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A
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P
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P
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R
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L
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S
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S
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R
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K
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C
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B
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D
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A
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M
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U
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P
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S
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E
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M
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L
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K
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T
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C
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G
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O
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B
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R
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M
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N
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G
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S
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N
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L
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,002
Across
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Unrelenting : HARD
5
March sound : TRAMP
10
Get the groceries : SHOP
14
On the Indian : ASEA
15
Fibber McGee's medium : RADIO
16
Court cipher : LOVE
17
Publication for servicemen : STARSANDSTRIPES
20
Mel Blanc "role" : PORKY
21
Will : TESTAMENT
22
Road-sign figure : ESS
24
Offend the nose : REEK
25
Cambridge student, for short : CANTAB
28
Invent : DREAMUP
33
La's predecessor : SOL
34
Final, e.g. : EXAM
36
Impish Norse god : LOKI
37
Old Glory : THEAMERICANFLAG
42
What tholes hold : OARS
43
Hay unit : BALE
44
Boob : ASS
45
Dada : ANTIART
49
Skimpy, in Sleaford : MEAGRE
51
Tea, e.g. : MEAL
53
Cenozoic or Archeozoic : ERA
54
Rigid : INELASTIC
59
Post or Hahn : EMILY
63
Patriotic colors : REDWHITEANDBLUE
65
Cassio's rival : IAGO
66
Managed : GOTBY
67
Muscovite gal : OLGA
68
Oodles : SLEW
69
Snare : NOOSE
70
Salacious eye : LEER
Down
1
Fastener : HASP
2
Anent : ASTO
3
Raise : REAR
4
Becloud : DARKEN
5
La's predecessor : TRA
6
Verbal extravagance : RANT
7
Calculating person : ADDER
8
Overlooked : MISSED
9
Olla maker : POTTER
10
Not very thick : SLIM
11
Road man of Hollywood : HOPE
12
Kiln : OVEN
13
Gadfly : PEST
18
Structured procedure : SYSTEM
19
Spray with gunfire : RAKE
23
German duchy name : SAXE
25
"Yankee Doodle Boy" composer : COHAN
26
On the qui vive : ALERT
27
Estop : BAR
29
1936 loser : ALF
30
Bicuspid's neighbor : MOLAR
31
Czarist proclamation : UKASE
32
Kin of 20 Across : PIGS
33
Classical colonnade : STOA
35
Taw : MIB
38
"___ was saying ... " : ASI
39
Wheel projection : CAM
40
Not windward : ALEE
41
Came hard by : NEARED
46
Eastern nurse : AMAH
47
Call it quits : RESIGN
48
Call to quarters : TATTOO
50
Frolic : GAMBOL
52
Stay stationary, nautically : LIETO
54
Flower girl : IRIS
55
Actress Patricia : NEAL
56
Brink : EDGE
57
Former Polish department : LWOW
58
Hacks : CABS
60
That one, to Cato : ILLE
61
Racing sled : LUGE
62
Four seasons : YEAR
64
Humorist who sounds close : NYE

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