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Michael A. Rampino
Michael A. Rampino

New York Times, Friday, December 18, 1992

5-Down : Real

Author:
Michael A. Rampino
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 32.6
Michael A. Rampino has 33 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,746
Across
1
Flight records : LOGS
5
Recorded proceedings : ACTA
9
Robespierre's hometown : ARRAS
14
"Caro nome," e.g. : ARIA
15
A trout : CHAR
16
Scans : READS
17
Knee, to an M.D. : GENU
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Achilles sulked here : TENT
19
Progeny : ISSUE
20
Quotation: Part I : LANGUAGEISTHE
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"The powers ___ be ... " : THAT
24
RR depot : STA
25
Conical, in a way : PINEAL
28
Quotation: Part II : GREATEST
33
Embellish : ADORN
34
Lout : BOOR
35
Montreal baseball player : EXPO
36
Philologist who authored the quotation : PEI
37
Canceled at Canaveral : ABORTED
40
Beanie : CAP
41
What walls have : EARS
43
Sediment : LEES
44
Hebdomads : WEEKS
46
Unexpected winners : SLEEPERS
48
Edible cereal grass : BARLEY
49
Blue Eagle org. : NRA
50
Tender : SORE
51
End of quotation : CREATIONOFMAN
57
Sans ___ (carefree): Fr. : SOUCI
58
Jog : TROT
59
Baal, e.g. : IDOL
61
Telamon : ATLAS
62
Membrane of a bird's beak : CERE
63
Elephant's-ear : TARO
64
Quink and Embden : GEESE
65
Hannah Van Buren, née ___ : HOES
66
Poet Lazarus : EMMA
Down
1
Trail : LAG
2
City on the Oka : OREL
3
Actress Lollobrigida : GINA
4
Stroll : SAUNTER
5
Real : ACTUAL
6
Highbinder : CHEAT
7
Prong of a fork : TANG
8
"Vissi d'___," Puccini aria : ARTE
9
Awn : ARISTA
10
Iterate : RESTATE
11
Foolhardy : RASH
12
Together: Mus. dir. : ADUE
13
Chicago-to-Atlanta dir. : SSE
21
Nkrumah's country : GHANA
22
River to the Rhône : ISERE
25
Vatican heads: Fr. : PAPES
26
Utopian : IDEAL
27
Bête ___ (one's bane) : NOIRE
28
Al and Tipper : GORES
29
Putrefies : ROTS
30
Outdo : EXCEL
31
"Thus ___ Zarathustra" : SPAKE
32
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" girl : TOPSY
34
Dutch South African : BOER
38
Goat's cry : BLEAT
39
Homunculus : DWARF
42
N.Y. Indian tribe : SENECAS
45
Recluse : EREMITE
47
Panegyrize : PRAISE
48
Arcturus's constellation : BOOTES
50
Rhonchus : SNORE
51
Home for baahlings : COTE
52
Canon : RULE
53
Septennial problem : ITCH
54
Mountain: Comb. form : OREO
55
He was ribbed : ADAM
56
Average : NORM
57
Bearish period : SAG
60
Seat of Wayne Co., Utah : LOA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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