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Tangredi
Tangredi

New York Times, Monday, March 18, 1985

53-Across : Orchard pest

Author:
Tangredi
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 22.9
Tangredi has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,914
Across
1
Middling : SOSO
5
Ancient contest : AGON
9
Impressionist painter: 1834–1917 : DEGAS
14
Waiter's concern : TIPS
15
Do roadwork : PAVE
16
Reflection : IMAGE
17
Too bad! : ALAS
18
Scads : SLEW
19
Conform; adapt : FITIN
20
Grazed : FED
21
Innate generosity : HEARTOFGOLD
23
Title for Jacques : FRERE
25
Laureate's output : VERSES
26
Faculties : WITS
28
"Tell me ___ is fancy bred": Shak. : WHERE
30
Former Japanese V.I.P. : SHOGUN
32
"___ Miss Brooks" : OUR
33
Tormé specialty : SCAT
37
Seed-bearing spike : EAR
38
Historic U.S. river : POTOMAC
41
Falsehood : LIE
42
Little one : TYKE
44
Compressed mass : WAD
45
Pepper of Fla. : CLAUDE
47
Flock members : LAMBS
49
Arlington vault : TOMB
50
Stand in the way of : IMPEDE
53
Orchard pest : APHID
56
Rattler : DIAMONDBACK
61
"A Chorus Line" showstopper : ONE
62
Organic compound : ESTER
63
Part of a foot : ARCH
64
Actor Moses from St. Louis : GUNN
65
Parisian sight : SEINE
66
May Whitty, e.g. : DAME
67
Manipulates : USES
68
Jogs : TROTS
69
Yet again : ANEW
70
Nothing more than : MERE
Down
1
Retinue : STAFF
2
OPEC vessel : OILER
3
Preparations : SPADEWORK
4
C.I.A. forerunner : OSS
5
Church section : APSE
6
Festive celebration : GALA
7
Word at the bottom of a page : OVER
8
Salamander : NEWT
9
Disagree : DIFFER
10
Some expatriates : EMIGRES
11
Toledo tabbies : GATOS
12
Limber : AGILE
13
Transmits : SENDS
21
All hot and bothered : HETUP
22
Ham it up : OVERACT
24
Horse and carriage : RIG
27
Winter creations : SNOWMEN
28
Forest : WOODS
29
Emulate a bee : HUM
30
Coterie : SET
31
Treat for Trigger : HAY
34
Meeting place for Mets : CLUBHOUSE
35
Succor : AID
36
Pro-shop item : TEE
39
Reckoning : TAB
40
Outer garment : CLOAK
43
Proper sphere : ELEMENT
46
Elec. unit : AMP
48
Dotes on : ADORES
50
That is: Lat. : IDEST
51
Harpagon, for instance : MISER
52
Place for a barbecue : PATIO
54
Hidden : INNER
55
Thickly packed : DENSE
57
Artistic cult of the 20's : DADA
58
Wheat byproduct : BRAN
59
Zenith : ACME
60
Ruminate : CHEW
64
Sticky stuff : GUM

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