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George P. Sphicas
George P. Sphicas

New York Times, Saturday, September 3, 1983

Author:
George P. Sphicas
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 62, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 5.94, Missing: { C J K Y Z }, Scrabble score: 251 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 18, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
George P. Sphicas has 13 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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A
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M
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R
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U
N
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E
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E
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T
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G
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E
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A
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B
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L
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Q
U
O
S
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S
H
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L
L
O
N
G
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S
U
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U
P
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E
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S
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T
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G
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O
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M
S
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G
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R
D
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M
A
R
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A
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S
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A
R
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E
L
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T
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R
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T
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P
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N
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G
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S
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E
N
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S
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T
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L
L
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N
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A
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N
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B
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S
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I
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S
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N
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L
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N
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,352
Across
1
Abbr. after a name : ESQ
4
Least menacing : TAMEST
10
___-de-lis : FLEUR
12
In the dark : UNAWARE
14
Spooky : EERIE
15
On the road : TRAVELING
17
Actress in "Dynasty" : EVANS
18
Better qualified : ABLER
19
Bikini part : BRA
20
One followed by 24 zeros : SEPTILLION
22
Quids pro ___ : QUOS
23
Capital of Assam : SHILLONG
24
Dawn : SUNUP
25
Climbing plant : LIANE
26
Actor Cotsworth : STAATS
27
Legendary automatons : GOLEMS
29
Encircle : GIRDLE
30
Waterfront facility : MARINA
31
Sub detector : SONAR
32
"Adam Bede" author : ELIOT
33
Activity at a TV studio : RETAPING
36
Spotted : SEEN
37
One followed by 21 zeros : SEXTILLION
39
Writer Beattie : ANN
40
Polite word for Hans : BITTE
41
Actress Verdugo : ELENA
42
Overfullness : SATIATION
44
Farmers' storage structures : SILOS
45
NaCl plant : SALTERN
46
Singer's vocal exercise : SOLFA
47
Some bottom-line figures : LOSSES
48
Part of a keyboard's top row: Abbr. : NOS
Down
1
Nice schoolchildren : ELEVES
2
An angel : SERAPH
3
One followed by 18 zeros : QUINTILLION
4
Kind of engine : TURBINE
5
Kind of computer : ANALOG
6
Expert : MAVEN
7
Pitcher : EWER
8
He pitched against Pee Wee : SAL
9
Court of justice : TRIBUNAL
10
Consultants' revenue : FEES
11
Elastic : RESILIENT
13
On the way : ENROUTE
15
Hawk's weapons : TALONS
16
Sudden breaths : GASPS
21
Camel's distant cousin : LLAMA
22
One followed by 15 zeros : QUADRILLION
24
Like some evening gowns : STRAPLESS
26
Desert or peninsula : SINAI
27
Lead ores : GALENAS
28
Pekingese, e.g. : ORIENTAL
29
Obtained : GOTTEN
30
Steep, flat-top hills : MESAS
31
Church employees : SEXTONS
33
Call it a day : RETIRE
34
Black ornamental work : NIELLO
35
Thieves: Slang : GONOFS
37
Locales : SITES
38
Space-age acronym : NASA
40
African hammerheads : BATS
43
U.N. org. : ILO

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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