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Emory H. Cain
Emory H. Cain

New York Times, Wednesday, October 22, 1986

68-Across : Trigger, e.g.

Author:
Emory H. Cain
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 247 (avg 1.33)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 16, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 32.1
Emory H. Cain has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,497
Across
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Thin fog : MIST
5
___-relief : BAS
8
Ran disconnected : IDLED
13
Italian fortress town : ESTE
14
___ Maverick, Jack Kelly role : BART
15
Racket : NOISE
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Lecher's look : LEER
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High point : ACME
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Past or present : TENSE
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Miner's carrier : TRAM
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Meager serving? : SHORTORDER
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Aimee ___ McPherson : SEMPLE
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Restrain : REIN
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Eagle's base : AERIE
27
Tranquilize : BECALM
32
Quebec peninsula : GASPE
35
Baobab, e.g. : TREE
37
Grocery item : OLEO
38
Certifies : ATTESTS
40
Perplexed : ATALOSS
42
Hitchcock's "___ Window" : REAR
43
Sherman ___, Calif. : OAKS
45
That is: Lat. : IDEST
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Backs at tracks : BETSON
48
" ... to live in ___": Berlin : ATENT
50
Kind of forest : RAIN
52
Nerve cell : NEURON
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Huarache material? : SANDALWOOD
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San ___, on the Riviera : REMO
62
___ face! : ABOUT
63
Premed course : ANAT
64
Philosopher influenced by Hume : KANT
65
Intermediate, in law : MESNE
66
Kind of diagnosis : SERO
67
Stein-Plimpton book : EDIE
68
Trigger, e.g. : STEED
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No matter which : ANY
70
Affirmative votes : YEAS
Down
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Dissolves : MELTS
2
Rhone feeder : ISERE
3
Cook clams : STEAM
4
Leases? : TERMPAPERS
5
"Illusions" author: 1977 : BACH
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Gawain's tailor : ARMORER
7
Cordwood measure : STERE
8
Render a plainsong : INTONE
9
Productive one : DOER
10
Swedish soprano: 1820–87 : LIND
11
Existence : ESSE
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___ Park, L.I., N.Y. : DEER
14
Meaner : BASER
21
World's highest country : TIBET
23
R. E. and Ruta : LEES
26
"___ long, long way ... " : ITSA
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Postholiday fare? : COLDTURKEY
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Cosmetic base : ALOE
30
Cousin of fewer : LESS
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Lion's share, usually : MOST
32
Attire : GARB
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Fit to ___ : ATEE
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Law: Abbr. : STAT
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___ Orange, N.J. : EAST
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Of sound : TONAL
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Elder: Fr. : AINE
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Expert skiers : KANONEN
47
Filibustered : ORATED
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Put an ___ (stop) : ENDTO
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"___ Teen-age Werewolf" : IWASA
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Victorian author : READE
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"___ vincit amor" : OMNIA
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Observes : NOTES
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Rayburn and Spade : SAMS
57
Help a hood : ABET
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___ out (barely win) : NOSE
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Sting movie : DUNE
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Like a swan's feet : OARY

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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