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Jim Page
Jim Page

New York Times, Friday, December 7, 1984

18-Across : N.Z. parrots

Author:
Jim Page
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 15, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Jim Page has 84 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 70 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,813
Across
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Papier-___ : MACHE
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Japanese lute : BIWA
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Pub. utility : ELEC
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Mount ___, Greece : ATHOS
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Gulf of ___ : ADEN
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Sculptor Roger Terry ___ : BARR
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Cubic meter : STERE
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N.Z. parrots : KEAS
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Goddess of breezes : AURA
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Anagram for rant : TARN
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Hitchcock vehicle : REARWINDOW
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Sugar-cane residues : BAGASSES
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Wing for I. M. Pei : ELL
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Ticket : BALLOT
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Olive ___ (uniform color) : DRAB
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Charged particle : ANION
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"Vaya Con ___" : DIOS
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Block's org. : USDA
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Town packed with skiers : STOWE
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Sen. Kennedy, e.g. : EDW
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Arabian prince : EMEER
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German article : EINE
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"___ for His Daughter": Mallarmé : AFAN
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Exhausted : SPENT
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Thin : RARE
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Hodel's department : ENERGY
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Cries of surprise : AHS
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"Jaws" figure : MANEATER
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Watergate interrogator : SAMUELDASH
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Miracle site : CANA
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___ de la Société : ILES
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Pts. of circles : SEGS
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Ship deck : ORLOP
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"Hard ___!" : ALEE
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Whodunit first name : ERLE
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Lasso part : NOOSE
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Loch ___ : NESS
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"___ Death": Grieg : ASES
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"Spandau" author : SPEER
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Sow chow : MAST
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"___ boy!" : ATTA
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Chastity's mom : CHER
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Forester hero : HORNBLOWER
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Bengal ending : ESE
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"Can she ___ cherry pie ... ?" : BAKEA
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Fancies : IDEAS
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Tires out : WEARSDOWN
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What Albert Mitchell gave on radio : ANSWERS
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"My People" author : EBAN
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Summa cum ___ : LAUDE
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Fauntleroy : ERROL
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Swimming stroke : CRAWL
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Mil. group : RGT
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"Rose ___ rose ... " : ISA
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Tops : AONE
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Parris Island, e.g. : BASE
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Prefix for body : ANTI
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Pride member : LION
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Farmer's bonanza : BUMPERCROP
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Cornerbacks and safeties : DEFENDERS
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Author Tarbell : IDA
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Prophet : SEER
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Chinese leader : DENG
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Dilettantish : ARTY
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Slave of yore : ESNE
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U.S.S.R. body of water : ARALSEA
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Soul, in Saumur : AME
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Ordinal-number ending : ETH
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His Monday is our Sunday : ASIAN
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Handel's birthplace : HALLE
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Pochards : SMEES
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Highest Boy Scout : EAGLE
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Hinnies' kin : ASSES
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Applications : USES
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Tropical plant : ALOE
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Something to follow : NOSE
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Parrot : APER
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Ignition positions : ONS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 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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