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William Coburn
William Coburn

New York Times, Friday, August 24, 1984

Author:
William Coburn
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 35.4 Grid has duplicate clues.
William Coburn has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,708
Across
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Term of endearment : LAMB
5
French quisling : LAVAL
10
A son of Willy Loman : BIFF
14
"Dies ___," old hymn : IRAE
15
Norfolk Scope, e.g. : ARENA
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Womanizer : ROUE
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"___ Misbehavin'" : AINT
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Lordly lodging : MANORHOUSE
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Minnesotan's neighbor : MANITOBAN
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Commencement : ONSET
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Redacts : EDITS
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Orion's beloved : EOS
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Pop, for one : PARENT
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Frank, as a talk : MANTOMAN
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Icelandic letters : EDHS
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Adjudge : AWARD
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Not one, country style : NARY
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Digit : TOE
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Digit : ONE
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Nothing : NIL
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Trojan War precipitator : ERIS
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Embellish : DRESS
43
N.E. river : SACO
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Returned to custody : REMANDED
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Wild marjoram : ORIGAN
48
Escapee from Sodom : LOT
49
Miffed : IRATE
50
Indian is one : OCEAN
53
Region in NE China : MANCHURIA
57
Dutch-born satirist Bernard : MANDEVILLE
59
Objectives : AIMS
60
Italian medieval republic : ASTI
61
More gelid : ICIER
62
Record : TAPE
63
Lamp filler : NEON
64
Agile : CATTY
65
Famed N.F.L. linebacker : ELIA
Down
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Author O'Flaherty : LIAM
2
Domingo showpiece : ARIA
3
Finnish liberator: 1867–1951 : MANNERHEIM
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Forebodes : BETIDES
5
Middleweight champ: 1949–51 : LAMOTTA
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Bedouins : ARABS
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___ comes (artery companion) : VENA
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Presently : ANON
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Tutelary spirit : LAR
10
Macho actor : BRONSON
11
Chits : IOUS
12
Dissolve : FUSE
13
Trotters : FEET
19
Gibson of oaters : HOOT
21
Pewter component : TIN
24
Tip : END
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Pianist Serkin : PETER
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" ... and infidels ___": Pope : ADORE
27
Having long, thick hair : MANED
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Metric units : ARES
29
Administrative : MANAGERIAL
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Chilean port : ARICA
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Synthetic from amides : NYLON
34
Had on : WORE
40
Foe of Richard I : SALADIN
41
Toxic pesticide : DDT
42
It's witchcraft : SORCERY
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Place : SITUATE
45
Zero : NONE
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Cheer : RAH
49
Creek : INLET
50
Muscat is its capital : OMAN
51
Box : CASE
52
Within: Comb. form : ENTO
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Muscovite, e.g. : MICA
54
Landed : ALIT
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Band of Zulu warriors : IMPI
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"Into ___ of dew": Field : ASEA
58
Radio's "___ and Sade" : VIC

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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