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Edward J. Marchese
Edward J. Marchese

Lady of Light

New York Times, Sunday, June 29, 1986

9-Down : Ancient Jewish stronghold

Author:
Edward Marchese
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 140, Blocks: 78, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 543 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 115, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 14, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12, Grid flow: 25.4
Edward J. Marchese has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Edward Marchese is an alias for Edward J. Marchese.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,382
Across
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Curve part : ARC
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Snoop : PRIER
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Dillon or Houston : MATT
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Less ruddy : PALER
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Cry of disgust : PAH
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Rounded script : RONDE
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Penumbra : AURA
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Cactus used as a drug : PEYOTE
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Title of Statue of Liberty poem : THENEWCOLOSSUS
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Female ruffs : REEVES
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India's monetary unit : RUPEE
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Lessens : ABATES
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Place between : INSERT
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Dutch cheese center : GOUDA
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Foot: Comb. form : PODE
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"___, Ernest ... ": 1922 song : OOO
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"___ nation, under God ... " : ONE
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Where the statue stands : LIBERTYISLAND
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Summarized : BRIEFED
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G.I. dog tags : IDS
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___ vie (brandy) : EAUDE
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Most favorable : OPTIMAL
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W.W. II boat : LCI
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Craze : MANIA
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Spectrum producer : PRISM
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Unstable : ASTATIC
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With 80 Across, the statue's sculptor : FREDERICA
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Nectar collector : BEE
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Love affair : AMOUR
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Go to class : ATTEND
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At some other time : ANON
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Printing measures : EMS
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Southwestern oaks : ROBLES
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Bohemian to an extreme : ARTIEST
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Rubble : DEBRIS
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Mount where Aaron was buried : HOR
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Farrow and Slavenska : MIAS
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Oil transport : TANKER
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___ Lehmann, memorable soprano : LOTTE
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John Duncan was one : UTE
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See 58 Across : BARTHOLDI
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Analyzed : ASSAYED
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"All that is and ___ be": Sophocles : SHALL
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Restraints : REINS
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School org. : PTA
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Without neckwear : TIELESS
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Sainted English scholar: 673–735 : BAEDA
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Org. for Miller and Barber : PGA
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Heavenly bodies : SPHERES
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" ... my lamp beside ___": Lazarus : THEGOLDENDOOR
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Tot's "piggy" : TOE
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Clty SW of Brussels : ATH
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Footnote term : ETAL
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Colonist's greeting to an Indian : NETOP
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Trumped : RUFFED
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Infallible adviser : ORACLE
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Void : EGEST
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Reach a goal : ARRIVE
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The statue's other name : MOTHEROFEXILES
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More penetrating : KEENER
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Blunted fencing weapon : EPEE
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Express a view : OPINE
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Building wing : ELL
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Noble British family : EDENS
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Pete Rose's team : REDS
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Japanese alcoholic drinks : SAKES
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Shade of blue : SKY
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Appropriate : APT
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College cheer : RAH
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Little innocents : CHERUBS
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Make ready : PREPARE
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Schoolboy ___, former Detroit pitcher : ROWE
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Ralph ___, 20's leading man : INCE
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Former name of Tokyo : EDO
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Backslide : RELAPSE
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Ancient Jewish stronghold : MASADA
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Author of "Emma" : AUSTEN
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Faithful : TRUE
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"Jerusalem Delivered" author : TASSO
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Hammer part : PEEN
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Votes in favor : AYES
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"Our reliance is in the ___ ... ": Lincoln : LOVEOFLIBERTY
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For all time, in poesy : ETERNE
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Slept : RESTED
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A ___ (deductive) : PRIORI
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Modigliani's "The Rose ___" : NUDE
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Ancient Greek coin : OBOL
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___ Stati Uniti : GLI
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Suffix with aster : OID
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Acquire : OBTAIN
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Ankle bones : TALI
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Spanish dagger, e.g. : YUCCA
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First name of a Ugandan exile : IDI
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Completed : DONE
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Calls a jury : IMPANELS
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Corn spike : EAR
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Lafitte was one : PIRATE
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Servants : MENIALS
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Quantity to be appended : ADDEND
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Descendant of Shem : SEMITE
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Bungled, with "up" : MESSED
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Jutland seaport : AARHUS
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Unwrinkled : SMOOTH
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" ... huddled masses yearning ___": Lazarus : TOBREATHEFREE
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Flute: Comb. form : AUL
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Shaker : TREMBLER
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W.W. II plane : FTR
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Olympics heroine: 1984 : RETTON
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North Atlantic fish : COD
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These cannot be disputed : TASTES
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Pueblo Indian : SIA
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Wedel : SKI
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Long, fluffy scarf : BOA
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Check : ARREST
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X follower : RATED
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Sound seeking attention : HIST
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Vic's radio partner : SADE
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Fabulize : LIE
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"___ Joey" : PAL
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One who faces the music : LEADER
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Spanish dances : BOLEROS
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Auxiliary buildings : ANNEXES
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Large drinking vessels : POTTLES
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Mawkish drivel : GOO
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Leading Dadaist : ARP
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Ship's planking : STRAKE
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Decanted : POURED
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Inflamed : HEATED
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What an aquafortist does : ETCHES
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Forceful outburst : GALE
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Arnaz : DESI
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He painted "Maine Coast" : HOMER
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Sibelius was one : FINN
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Arden and Queler : EVES
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Lasso : ROPE
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SE Nigerian : EFIK
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Part of a chromosome : GENE
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W.W. II org. : OPA
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Wawaskeesh : ELK
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Wily : SLY

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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