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James E. Hinish Jr.
James E. Hinish Jr.

New York Times, Monday, June 15, 1987

31-Down : La tia's spouse

Author:
James E. Hinish, Jr.
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: 304 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
James E. Hinish Jr. has 16 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
James E. Hinish, Jr. is an alias for James E. Hinish Jr..
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,733
Across
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Famed seamstress : ROSS
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Product of 1 Across : FLAG
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___ out (made do) : EKED
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Caesar's "And you!" : ETTU
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"A ___ divided ... " : HOUSE
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Fountain order : SODA
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Author of quote : FRANCISSCOTTKEY
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"Oh ___ ... ," start of partial quote : SAY
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M.I.T. or R.P.I. : INST
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Actor Jeremy : IRONS
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Incline, as a mine vein : HADE
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Basilica section : BEMA
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Quote continued : CANYOU
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Quote continued : SEEBYTHE
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Footnote word : IDEM
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Showy house plant : CALLA
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Potent ending : IAL
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Quote continued : DAWNSEARLYLIGHT
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Somme summer : ETE
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Gettysburg, Yosemite et al. : PARKS
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Bangkok native : THAI
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Publications : RELEASES
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Quote continued : WHATSO
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Stew : FRET
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Rangoon money : PYAS
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Trattoria drink : CAFFE
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What a legislature does : SITS
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Era : AGE
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Partial quote concluded : PROUDLYWEHAILED
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Tunes : AIRS
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Result of a Ghent event: 1814 : PEACE
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Ceremony : RITE
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Fill to excess : SATE
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___ of Concord (Emerson) : SAGE
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A feature of Old Glory : STAR
Down
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Ring V.I.P.'s : REFS
2
Norwegian river : OTRA
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Remain : STAY
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Kind of fish or flower : SUN
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Broadway choreographer : FOSSE
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Craving : LUST
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Cinematographers' org. : ASC
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Part of G.W. : GEO
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Lost calf : ESTRAY
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"Mikado" character : KOKO
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Former P.M. : EDEN
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Flag, Labor, etc. : DAYS
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___ Kush, Asian range : HINDU
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So long, in Sorrento : CIAO
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Kettledrum : TIMBAL
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Anthem : HYMN
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Liberty and others : BELLS
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Slippery : EELY
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Fall beverage : CIDER
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"___ which will live in infamy": F.D.R. : ADATE
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Stair post : NEWEL
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Shirts, in Sheffield : SARKS
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Compact : TIGHT
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Sunken fences : HAHAS
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La tia's spouse : ELTIO
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Editor's mark : CARET
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Used frugally : SPARED
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Life of Riley : EASE
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Filipino group : ITAS
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Emanate : EFFUSE
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Va. signer : WYTHE
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Al-___, Saudi Arabian province : HASA
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Pie part : PIECE
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Audit makers : CPAS
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Scotto solo : ARIA
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Baltimore's McHenry : FORT
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Plunder : SWAG
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Came down : ALIT
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"I ___ kick ... " : GETA
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German dam or river : EDER
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Cert. records : LPS
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Affirmative vote : YEA
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Apr. 15 collectors : IRS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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