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Elio Desiderio
Elio Desiderio

New York Times, Monday, January 10, 1977

50-Across : Nostalgic words for Carter

Author:
Elio Desiderio
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 242 (avg 1.29)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2
Elio Desiderio has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,012
Across
1
Mimic : APER
5
Brief effort : STAB
9
Natty : SHARP
14
Theater seat : LOGE
15
Salad fish : TUNA
16
Insects' jaws : MALAE
17
Makes a bobble : ERRS
18
Chemical compound : ENOL
19
Concerning : ANENT
20
Invitation for a Gateway Arch date : MEETMEINSTLOUIS
23
Foot and toad : STOOLS
24
Came down : ALIT
25
Canapé item : ROE
26
Roy's wife : DALE
28
Writer Fleming : IAN
31
Thesaurus man : ROGET
34
Grand-slam item, at times : HOMER
35
Brew : ALE
36
One of a radio pair : AMOS
37
Loses color : PALES
38
Phoebe ___ of Lackawanna days : SNOW
39
___ Aviv : TEL
40
Pays a visit : CALLS
41
Defeats : BESTS
42
Limit : END
43
Mel and family : OTTS
44
Youngster : TAD
45
Argot : CANT
47
Texas river : SABINE
50
Nostalgic words for Carter : GEORGIAONMYMIND
55
Give the main speech : ORATE
56
American Indian : CREE
57
This, in Spain : ESTA
58
Strong denial : NOSIR
59
Wine bucket : ICER
60
Opposite of e'er : NEER
61
Kefauver : ESTES
62
Indian trees : DARS
63
Inflation item : TIRE
Down
1
Turkish standard : ALEM
2
Meditates : PORES
3
Showy bird : EGRET
4
Fixes, as a painting : RESTORES
5
Addison's partner : STEELE
6
African city : TUNIS
7
In a while : ANON
8
French dances : BALS
9
Not as spacious : SMALLER
10
Asian city : HANOI
11
Northern islands : ALEUTIANS
12
Indian queen : RANI
13
Teachers' ___ : PETS
21
Doubtful : MOOT
22
Tall stories : TALES
26
Guys' partners : DOLLS
27
Iowa city : AMES
29
"Thanks ___" : ALOT
30
Kind of paper or boy : NEWS
31
Grade : RATE
32
Foretoken : OMEN
33
Ritzy area of a city : GOLDCOAST
34
Stop : HALT
37
Miss Page : PATTI
38
Dregs : SEDIMENT
40
Eels : CONGERS
41
Pamper : BABY
44
Circus workers : TAMERS
46
Shaw : ARTIE
47
Show scorn : SNEER
48
U.S. Japanese : NISEI
49
Stage direction : ENTER
50
Part of G.W.T.W. : GONE
51
Love god : EROS
52
Biting : ACID
53
Killer whale : ORCA
54
Virginia ___ : DARE

Answer summary:
4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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