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James L. Beatty
James L. Beatty

New York Times, Wednesday, April 17, 1991

51-Down : City on the Nile

Author:
James L. Beatty
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 26.9
James L. Beatty has 18 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,135
Across
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"___ Wars" : STAR
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Heron's cousin : IBIS
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Stone pillar : STELA
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Whetstone : HONE
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Knob : NODE
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The Pentateuch : TORAH
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Fat: Comb. form : ADIP
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Investor who sold at the high? : SEER
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Poems like the "Iliad" : EPICS
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Glimpse of the N.Y.S.E.? : WALLSTREETPEEK
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Essential amino acid : LYSINE
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Northern diving bird : AUK
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Result of 100 point D.J.I.A. drop? : CAPITALPAINS
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Juniper : CEDAR
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Ida. neighbor : NEV
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Aberdeen negative : NAE
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Degrade : ABASE
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Aero org. : FAA
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Chile con ___ : CARNE
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Bespangled uncle : SAM
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Snaky turn : ESS
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Open spaces : AREAS
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Management's yearly rebuttal to stockholders? : ANNUALRETORT
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Blue Eagle org. : NRA
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Revile : RAILAT
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Congressional romps? : GOVERNMENTFUNS
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Ethan or Ira : ALLEN
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___-de-camp : AIDE
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Skater's spinning leap : AXEL
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TV, radio, etc. : MEDIA
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Slammer : STIR
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N.M. neighbor : COLO
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Pares : PEELS
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LL.B. holder : ATTY
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Waste allowance : TRET
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Shoulder cover : SHAWL
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Morning program on TV : TODAY
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Shrubs yielding indigo : ANILS
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Reproductions : REPLICAS
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Foot arch : INSTEP
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A Pretorian : BOER
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___ fixe : IDEE
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Withered : SERE
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Advance : STEPUP
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Kan. city : TOPEKA
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Barge canal in N.Y. : ERIE
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Deficiency : LACK
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Expressions of pleasure : AHS
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Small drum : SNARE
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Former chess champ : TAL
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Derive by reasoning : INFER
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Provoke : TEASE
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Nautical command : AVAST
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Concerning : INRE
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Sten role : NANA
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Discerns : SEES
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Mexican's home : CASA
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Abba of Israel : EBAN
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Execrate : DAMN
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Unit equaling 200 milligrams : CARAT
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Object made by man : ARTIFACT
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Reveal : UNVEIL
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Fields of conflict : ARENAS
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Roman household god : LAR
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Like mean critters : ORNERY
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City on the Nile : LUXOR
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Anoint, old style : ANELE
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Type of milling cutter : TSLOT
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Hilarity : GLEE
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Ye ___ curiosity shoppe : OLDE
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Space org. : NASA
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Catcher's glove : MITT
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Polish puzzles : EDIT
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Current unit, for short : AMP

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