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NY Times, Sun, Sep 20, 1992 LITERARY MANHATTAN

Author: John M. Samson
Editor: Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 140, Blocks: 70, Avg Word Len: 5.30, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 551 (avg 1.49)
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