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Alfio Micci
Alfio Micci

New York Times, Thursday, January 1, 1976

Author:
Alfio Micci
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Y }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 24.7
Alfio Micci has 91 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 11 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,637
Across
1
Attention getter : AHEM
5
Zola title : NANA
9
Garlic unit : CLOVE
14
Met V.I.P. : DIVA
15
Is obligated : OWES
16
Volcanic outputs : LAVAS
17
Hymn word : AMEN
18
Nail specialist : MANICURIST
20
May apple : MANDRAKE
22
Tolerate : ABIDE
23
Staff man : AIDE
24
Terza ___ : RIMA
25
Bowling scores : SPARES
28
Aquatic mammals : MANATEES
32
Red dye : EOSIN
33
Baker's ___ : DOZEN
34
Geographical abbr. : LAT
35
Org. : ASSN
36
Tender spots : SORES
37
Venetian ruler : DOGE
38
Draw : TIE
39
Something, in Germany : ETWAS
40
Turn back : REPEL
41
Footstools : OTTOMANS
43
"I am a ___" : CAMERA
44
Chimneys, in Glasgow : LUMS
45
Teasdale : SARA
46
Soup server : LADLE
48
Fictional villain : FUMANCHU
52
Pawed : MANHANDLED
54
Sullen : DOUR
55
Old English coin : GROAT
56
Florida county : DADE
57
Fitzgerald : ELLA
58
French relative : TANTE
59
Machine gun : STEN
60
Start a card game : DEAL
Down
1
Bede : ADAM
2
Uganda people : HIMA
3
Smooth : EVEN
4
Orange : MANDARIN
5
Restless ones : NOMADS
6
On one's toes : AWAKE
7
Hawaiian goose : NENE
8
"___ was saying ... " : ASI
9
Elk or Rotarian : CLUBMAN
10
Lasso : LARIAT
11
Roman poet : OVID
12
Flower holder : VASE
13
Superlative ending : EST
19
Actor Michael and family : CAINES
21
Nothing, in Paris : RIEN
24
Destroys : RAZES
25
Treaty org. : SEATO
26
Assume : POSIT
27
Black-ink item : ASSET
28
S.A. trees : MORAS
29
Run off : ELOPE
30
Agog : EAGER
31
Stone slab : STELA
33
Football units : DOWNS
36
Flower part : STAMEN
37
Called for : DEMANDED
39
Rival : EMULATE
40
___ avis : RARA
42
Passé : OLDHAT
43
N.J. city : CAMDEN
45
Shoe material : SUEDE
46
Pasternak heroine : LARA
47
Soon : ANON
48
Stale : FLAT
49
Porter : COLE
50
Oahu dance : HULA
51
Russian range : URAL
52
Labor's counterpart: Abbr. : MGT
53
Dental degree : DDS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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