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Michael A. Rampino
Michael A. Rampino

New York Times, Monday, October 7, 1991

Author:
Michael A. Rampino
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.76, Missing: { J M P Q V Y Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0
Michael A. Rampino has 33 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,308
Across
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Forehead : BROW
5
Cummerbund : SASH
9
Arachnid's network : WEB
12
Puerto ___ : RICO
13
French : GALLIC
15
Spike of corn : EAR
16
Culture medium : AGAR
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Utter : ENTIRE
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Botanist Gray : ASA
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Pitiless : COLDBLOODED
21
Tun : KEG
22
Wiped out : ERASED
23
Dearth : LACK
25
Sale condition : ASIS
28
Like some twists of fate : IRONIC
31
Abominate : ABHOR
35
Claim : LIEN
37
___ precedent : SETA
38
Grande and Ebro : RIOS
39
Label anew : RETAG
40
Harold of the comics : TEEN
41
Con : ANTI
42
Crosses out : EXES
43
Personnel nucleus : CADRE
44
Saw : BEHELD
46
Norman battle area : STLO
48
Epochal : ERAL
49
Squire's place : ESTATE
54
Catholic brother : FRA
56
Benign : KINDHEARTED
60
Succor : AID
61
Accustomed : ENURED
62
Top grade : AONE
63
Freeze : ICE
64
Family cars : SEDANS
65
Privy to : INON
66
Carmine : RED
67
Stitches : SEWS
68
Optical glass : LENS
Down
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Pair : BRACE
2
Hardship : RIGOR
3
Fla. city : OCALA
4
Pledges : WORDS
5
" ... in corpore ___" : SANO
6
Lowest female voice : ALTO
7
Slued : SLID
8
Mercenary : HIRELING
9
Timid : WEAKKNEED
10
Facility : EASE
11
Crow : BRAG
13
Weakens : GELDS
14
Fragrant evergreen : CEDAR
20
Wall Street pessimist : BEAR
24
Rib : COSTA
26
Holly plant : ILEX
27
Locales : SITES
29
Brain passage : ITER
30
Malacca : CANE
31
Bedouin : ARAB
32
Twining stem : BINE
33
Impetuous : HOTHEADED
34
Willow : OSIER
36
Orient : EAST
39
Discriminates, as in giving loans : REDLINES
43
___ Nostra : COSA
45
HOMES group : LAKES
47
City ENE of Birmingham : LEEDS
50
Straggle : TRAIL
51
Right a wrong : ATONE
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Mortise companion : TENON
53
British noble family : EDENS
54
Exposition : FAIR
55
Paddy product : RICE
57
In the buff : NUDE
58
Delineate : DRAW
59
Pullets : HENS

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