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Alfio Micci
Alfio Micci

New York Times, Tuesday, May 20, 1975

22-Down : Prefix for corn or cycle

Author:
Alfio Micci
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.57, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 23.5
Alfio Micci has 91 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 11 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,411
Across
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French article : LES
4
Child's perch : LAP
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Indonesian squall : BARAT
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Broadway org. : ANTA
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Shortened: Abbr. : ABR
15
Roman officials : EDILES
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Chemical prefix : PHEN
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Rue Morgue chronicler : POE
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Closes off a stream : DAMSUP
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Enviable seat : LAPOFLUXURY
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P. I. native : ATI
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Doria or Chénier : ANDREA
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Hydrocarbon: Suffix : YNE
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Image : ICON
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Sgt., for one : NCO
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Greek letter : ETA
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Structures of the same origin : ISOGENS
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Condensations : DEWS
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Past : AGO
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Large cask : TUN
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Counterparts of afts. : NTS
39
Miss Arden : EVE
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"My country, ___ of ... " : TIS
43
Lend a hand : AID
45
Globe : ORB
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Postage items: Abbr. : STPS
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Byron's friend : SHELLEY
54
In a ___ (going nowhere) : RUT
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Common verb : ARE
57
Spill the beans : TALK
58
Stung : BIT
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Corroded : RUSTED
62
Levin or Gershwin : IRA
63
Blue gemstone : LAPISLAZULI
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"___ midi d'un Faune" : LAPRES
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Exclamation : AHA
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Kind of type: Abbr. : ITAL
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Early monastic : ESSENE
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Knock : RAP
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Bristle: Prefix : SETI
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Genders : SEXES
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Classified items : ADS
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Expanse : SEA
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Northern region : LAPLAND
2
Intensify : ENHANCE
3
Resign : STEPDOWN
4
City near Buenos Aires : LAPLATA
5
Eastern name : ABOU
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Head man, for short : PREXY
7
Routine for a TB patient : BEDREST
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Call it ___ (quit) : ADAY
9
Wheel part : RIM
10
French region : ALSACE
11
German : TEUTON
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Additional: Abbr. : ANOR
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Whirls : SPINS
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Charge : FEE
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Prefix for corn or cycle : UNI
26
___ fatuus (false goal) : IGNIS
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Ripen : AGE
31
Not at home : OUT
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Pursue, as game : STALK
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Egg: Prefix : OVO
38
Yellow ocher : SIL
40
Go wrong : ERR
42
Enactments : STATUTES
44
Lowers : DEBASES
46
Potato-sack fabrics : BURLAPS
48
High ecclesiastic : PRELATE
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Church seats : SEDILIA
50
Rural crossing : STILE
51
Torment : HARASS
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Go by : ELAPSE
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Bark : YIP
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P. I. tree : TUA
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Jeweled headwear : TIARA
61
Asian people : SZIS
63
Unaspirated : LENE
64
Fish : SHAD
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Reed or Harrison : REX

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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