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Richard Silvestri
Richard Silvestri

New York Times, Saturday, June 4, 1988

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 25.5
Richard Silvestri has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 84 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,088
Across
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Soaks : SOPS
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"Born Free" lioness : ELSA
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Séance sounds : RAPS
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Scads : ALOT
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Radar-screen images : BLIPS
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Scat singer extraordinaire : ELLA
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Hat for a U.N. peacekeeper : BLUEHELMET
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Paddock newcomer : FOAL
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Actress Brennan or Heckart : EILEEN
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Sense of pitch : EAR
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Monthly outlay : RENT
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Take back : RETRACT
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Annoy : RILE
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Professional standard : ETHIC
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Pattern : DESIGN
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Sorties : RAIDS
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___ Test-Ban Treaty: 1974 : THRESHOLD
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A 1972 bilateral arms-control treaty, for short : ABM
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Trygve of U.N. fame : LIE
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Teachers' org. : NEA
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It's rung the third Tuesday of September : PEACEBELL
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Posh : SWANK
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Term of office : TENURE
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Judicial opinions : DICTA
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___ avis : RARA
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U.N. Secretary General Perez de ___ : CUELLAR
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Equipment : GEAR
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High peak : ALP
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Enjoy : RELISH
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Armbone : ULNA
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Latin American nuclear-weapons treaty : TLATELOLCO
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Night light : NEON
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Fished selectively : EELED
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Trudge : PLOD
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Mailed : SENT
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Used henna : DYED
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Botanical bristle : SETA
Down
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Cavalry sidearm : SABER
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Stan's pal : OLLIE
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Young turkey : POULT
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Took the helm : STEERED
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Corner shape : ELL
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Shade of green : LIME
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Skin diver's weapon : SPEAR
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Spanning : ASTRIDE
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Invigorate : REFRESH
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Shampoo ingredient : ALOE
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Intend : PLAN
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Acronym for U.S.-U.S.S.R. talks : SALT
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Remove from the game : BENCH
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Preliminary races : HEATS
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Card-catalogue listing : TITLE
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Guitarist Paul : LES
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Toddler : CHILD
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New Rochelle college : IONA
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Secluded valley : GLEN
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A neighbor of Minn. : NDAK
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Engrossed : RAPT
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As busy as ___ : ABEE
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Russian city on the Ussuri : IMAN
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Remnant from the past : RELIC
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Type of berry : CURRANT
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Historical time : ERA
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Dressed down : BERATED
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Pittsburg product : STEEL
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Whacks : WALLOPS
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No longer ill : CURED
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Narrow street : ALLEY
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Medieval capital of Flanders : LILLE
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Wide cravat : ASCOT
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Valerie Harper role : RHODA
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___ or butter : GUNS
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Robert ___ : ELEE
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In a bit : ANON
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Ashen : PALE
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Williams of Cooperstown : TED

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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