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Manny Nosowsky
Manny Nosowsky

New York Times, Thursday, September 30, 1993

17-Across : Favoring Simon Magus's sect?

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Mel Taub
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { Q V W }, Scrabble score: 310 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Manny Nosowsky has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 246 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 16,032
Across
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Actor Edelman : HERB
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Marked separation : CHASM
10
Unfold : OPEN
14
Koko Head's locale : OAHU
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Andy Kaufman's "Taxi" role : LATKA
16
Reporter's asset : NOSE
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Favoring Simon Magus's sect? : PROGNOSTIC
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First family of Ferrara : ESTE
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Prosaic output? : ESSAYS
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Picked : SELECTED
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Nectar noshers : BEES
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Gives a new title : RENAMES
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Composing-room slips : TYPOS
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"___ just my Bill" : HES
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Dos Passos title : USA
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Companion of Afro- : EURO
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Pro : FOR
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Rapidly : PRESTO
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Pint in a pub : ALE
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Early show : MATINEE
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Mix of oaters : TOM
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___ around (wasted time) : MESSED
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Slice off : CUT
44
Second in a series : BETA
45
Part of U.S.C. : CAL
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Strawberry or traffic : JAM
47
Much ado : FUROR
48
Smoky Hill River city : ABILENE
51
Folk singer Joan ___ : BAEZ
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Years before adolescence : PRETEENS
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Change for commercial use : REZONE
59
Queen of the East : RANI
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Not for the summit? : ANTICLIMAX
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Lo, to Lucan : ECCE
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Philippine island discovered in 1521 by Magellan : LEYTE
64
Forbidden fruit : NONO
65
Man of the future : SEER
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Knight's mount : STEED
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Incite : GOAD
Down
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One-liner master : HOPE
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Outgrowths of hare : EARS
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Pis' followers : RHOS
4
Nightmarish figure : BUGABOO
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She played Garp's mother : CLOSE
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Contains : HAS
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LL.B. holders : ATTS
8
Schussers : SKIERS
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Twin crystal : MACLE
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24 bottles, often : ONECASE
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After Leonardo, e.g.? : POSTMASTER
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Cosmetician Lauder : ESTEE
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Things lacking : NEEDS
18
Bill, Louis and Carrie : NYES
22
Accrue : ENURE
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Burned out, in a way : SHOT
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Crew : TEAM
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Christmas shortening? : YULE
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Antedating physics? : PRESCIENCE
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Author Jong : ERICA
33
Passing fancy : FAD
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Snit : PET
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In ___ (fully) : TOTO
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Karl in "Patton" : OMAR
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Free-for-all : MELEE
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Insensitive to pain : NUMB
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More brackish : SALTIER
44
Spreading gossip : BUZZING
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Jackass's mate : JENNET
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Have a premonition : FEEL
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After, in Arles : APRES
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Shore up : BRACE
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Patricia and Peggy of film : NEALS
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Formed a curve : ARCED
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Eyelid inflammation : STYE
56
"Typee" sequel : OMOO
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Zola heroine : NANA
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It follows Gen. : EXOD
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Israel or Canaan ender : ITE

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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