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James R. Burns
James R. Burns

New York Times, Monday, February 10, 1986

29-Down : The works, gastronomically

Author:
James R. Burns
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 34.1
James R. Burns has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,243
Across
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Apartments : FLATS
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Taj Mahal locale : AGRA
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Poisonous snakes : ASPS
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Mother of Perseus : DANAE
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Secure a ship with cables : MOOR
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Boorish one : LOUT
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Sacking fiber : ISTLE
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This, to Juan : ESTO
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Distinctive air : AURA
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Reputed cold remedy : CHICKENSOUP
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Greek letter : PSI
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Within: Comb. form : ENDO
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Finn's buddy : SAWYER
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Abandon : DESERT
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Rossini works : OPERAS
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Sacred image : ICON
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Old Germanic character : RUNE
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Floor, in France : ETAGE
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Window covering : SHUTTER
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Made a chess move : CASTLED
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One who manages : COPER
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Slow, heavy boats : ARKS
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Allow use of : LEND
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Kind of clef : TREBLE
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Takes away by force : WRESTS
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Less stringent : LOOSER
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Jai ___ : ALAI
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Sea eagle : ERN
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Formal duds : SOUPANDFISH
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Heavy hammer : MAUL
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Pizzeria fixture : OVEN
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Muse of poetry : ERATO
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Director Preminger : OTTO
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Pure and simple : MERE
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Shows violent anger : RAGES
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Cozy retreat : NEST
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Back talk : SASS
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Restrains : STOPS
Down
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Banking insurance org. : FDIC
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Tie down : LASH
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One opposed : ANTI
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Dusting-powder ingredient : TALC
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One who searches : SEEKER
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Make better : AMEND
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Irish lad : GOSSOON
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Printing process, for short : ROTO
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Waken : AROUSE
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Neighbor of Fla. : ALA
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Kidvid slapstick comic : SOUPYSALES
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Horse-racing prize : PURSE
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Flight segment : STAIR
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___ nous (confidentially) : ENTRE
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Cuts away gradually : PARES
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Turkey-throat pendant : WATTLE
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Recording : DISC
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Parrot : ECHO
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The works, gastronomically : SOUPTONUTS
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Participates in : ENTERS
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Fourth of a bushel : PECK
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Soviet river : URAL
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Polite bloke : GENT
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Some grad. degrees : EDDS
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Kilmer work : TREES
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Egyptian dam site : ASWAN
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McCormick products : REAPERS
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Besoms : BROOMS
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"___ to the Sea": Synge : RIDERS
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Dud : LEMON
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Speechify : ORATE
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Highway divisions : LANES
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Eye part : UVEA
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Student soc. : FRAT
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Othello's deceiver : IAGO
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Dance movement : STEP
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Dan Blocker "Bonanza" role : HOSS
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Movie studio : LOT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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