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Alfio Micci
Alfio Micci

New York Times, Wednesday, January 25, 1978

37-Across : ___ Maggiore

Author:
Alfio Micci
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Alfio Micci has 91 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 11 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,392
Across
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Cleo's slayer : ASP
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Footnote abbr. : IBID
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Life history, for short : BIOG
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Cartoonist Addams : CHAS
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Muffle : MUTE
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Over : ENDED
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After-shave item : TALC
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Chart : PLAN
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Roman official : EDILE
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Stationary : IMMOVABLE
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Shades : TINTS
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Pure woman : VESTAL
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Capri, to an Italian : ISOLA
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Bow or Barton : CLARA
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Healed : MENDED
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Church assessment : TITHE
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Opposed : ANTI
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___ Maggiore : LAGO
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Wallet items : ONES
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Lawful : LICIT
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Norwegian king : OLAV
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"An apple ___ ... " : ADAY
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Reputation : ODOR
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Sheeplike : OVINE
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Attic window : DORMER
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Daring : NERVE
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Occurrence on "Black Friday," Sept. 19, 1873 : PANIC
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Goddess visible only to dogs : HECATE
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"___ of Glory," novel by Humphrey Cobb : PATHS
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Bomb device : DETONATOR
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High-hat : SNOOT
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Crocus or gladiolus : IRID
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Resort near Venice : LIDO
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Cobble : STONE
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Kiowa's cousin : OTOE
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Fill the washer : LOAD
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Sour curdled milk : SKYR
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Bryophyte : MOSS
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American humorist : NYE
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The last of "Aïda" : ACTIV
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Disgrace : SHAME
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Clapping equipment : PALMS
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African antelope : IMPALA
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Future tulip : BULB
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Bach favorite : ITALIANCONCERTO
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Sand mounds, British style : DENES
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Pest or pestle : BEETLE
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Friml favorite : INDIANLOVECALL
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Norse god : ODIN
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Moola : GELT
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Mendelssohn favorite : SCOTCHSYMPHONY
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___ Moines : DES
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Caesar's farewell : VALE
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Fail to mention : OMIT
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Police action : RAID
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Painter of "Soft Self-Portrait with Grilled Bacon" : DALI
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Actor Richard : EGAN
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Hawk's opposite : DOVE
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Amphibian : TOAD
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Southeast Asian prefix : INDO
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Rip or rip along : TEAR
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Spare item : TIRE
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Forsaken : LORN
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Kiln : OVEN
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Lent follower : EASTER
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Scene of one of the Seven Wonders : RHODES
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Dialect : IDIOM
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Noun suffix : ATION
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"___ I am a man" : TODAY
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Eat away : ERODE
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Letter afterthoughts : PSS
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Insects often painted by 29 Down : ANTS
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Captured : TOOK
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Niños' uncles : TIOS

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

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