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George P. Sphicas
George P. Sphicas

New York Times, Friday, December 23, 1983

31-Down : ___ Na Na of TV fame

Author:
George P. Sphicas
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 69, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3 (1 double stack), Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has mirror symmetry.
George P. Sphicas has 13 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,463
Across
1
Sesame : TIL
4
French noble : DUC
7
Month, in Madrid : MES
10
Genesis shepherd : ABEL
12
Unit of magnetic induction : TESLA
14
Toucan's colorful part : BEAK
15
What the pattern of this puzzle features : LATERALSYMMETRY
18
Breakfast companion, for some : CROSSWORDPUZZLE
19
Norms: Abbr. : STDS
20
Name for a lioness : ELSA
21
Trip lengthener : DETOUR
24
" ... call ye upon him while he ___": Isaiah 55:6 : ISNEAR
28
Lendl of tennis : IVAN
29
Atlas feature : INSET
33
So long : TATA
34
Preprandial tidbits : DIPS
35
Indira Gandhi's father : NEHRU
36
Concordes : SSTS
37
Shoshonean : UTE
38
Slows down : RETARDS
40
Kind of dance : TAP
41
Glues : PASTES
43
Diner : EATERY
45
Banquet official : TOASTMASTER
49
Football field, for short : GRID
50
Suffix with Boston : IAN
51
___ time (immediately) : INNO
53
Certain publications : DAILYNEWSPAPERS
57
Rained ice : SLEETED
58
Clad : ATTIRED
59
Brother of Pollux : CASTOR
60
Heat-detecting device, e.g. : SENSOR
Down
1
Soft mineral : TALC
2
Construction piece : IBAR
3
Apollo's mother : LETO
4
Apollo's birthplace : DELOS
5
SALT participant : USSR
6
Bonnie's partner : CLYDE
7
City on the Moselle : METZ
8
Ex-Knick Monroe : EARL
9
___ terrier : SKYE
11
Tutors' offerings : LESSONS
12
Meretricious quality : TAWDRINESS
13
Large or full measures : AMPLITUDES
14
Byzantine coins : BEZANTS
16
Q-V connection : RSTU
17
Rumple : MUSS
21
Wrapped, as a Christmas gift : DIDUP
22
Broadway musical : EVITA
23
Wall hangings : TAPESTRIES
25
New Yorkers, Jerseyites et al. : EASTERNERS
26
Perfume base : ATTAR
27
Rough : RASPY
30
Gross's lesser partner : NET
31
___ Na Na of TV fame : SHA
32
Slip : ERR
38
___-wear clothes : READYTO
39
Fill up : SATIATE
42
Grooming, making up, etc. : TOILET
44
Item near a gutter : TENPIN
46
Evened the score : TIED
47
Symbol of voracity : MAW
48
Amphora adjunct : ANSA
49
Celebration : GALA
52
Mountain: Prefix : OREO
53
Rel. of Ph.D. : DSC
54
Saul's uncle or grandfather : NER
55
Each TD earns six of these : PTS
56
One who transmits: Abbr. : SDR

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 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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