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A. J. Santora
A. J. Santora

New York Times, Thursday, October 22, 1981

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 304 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 49.0
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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K
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O
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P
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S
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S
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A
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H
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I
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B
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O
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G
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R
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E
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E
L
L
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C
R
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W
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P
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Y
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B
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P
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H
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Z
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T
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H
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O
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I
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A
C
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E
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B
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D
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C
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O
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S
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P
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Y
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P
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S
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U
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M
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O
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G
A
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O
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L
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T
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M
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T
R
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O
S
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T
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T
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N
S
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B
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H
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S
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S
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A
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L
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A
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S
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O
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A
C
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P
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A
Y
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D
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F
R
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A
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P
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A
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S
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K
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G
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U
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L
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T
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U
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N
D
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P
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L
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E
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L
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P
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P
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,671
Across
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Keystone ___ : KOPS
5
Sir, in Delhi : SAHIB
10
Monster : OGRE
14
Fitzgerald : ELLA
15
Word with glass or house : OPERA
16
Stomach : CRAW
17
Horsing around, in "Equus"? : PLAYBYPLAY
19
Fogginess : HAZE
20
Longest river in Scotland : TAY
21
Asian weight : TAEL
22
Little Jack ___ : HORNER
24
Bettor's note : IOU
26
Rickenbacker, e.g. : ACE
28
Foundation : BED
29
Swindles : CONS
31
Have games with Pogo's team? : PLAYPOSSUM
35
Korbut : OLGA
36
Like bone : OSTEAL
37
Unite : TIE
38
European subways : METROS
40
Giants of myth : TITANS
42
Opposite of hurrah : BAH
43
Rope fibers : SISALS
47
Velvet and army followers : ANTS
48
Unassisted putout? : ONEACTPLAY
50
Report-card time, to some : DDAY
51
Chapel monk : FRA
52
Mountain : ALP
53
Snake : ASP
54
Aspen activity : SKIING
57
Electric-company customer : USER
59
Rented : LET
62
On one's ___ (alert) : TOES
63
Where to look up "Hamlet"? : UNDERPLAYS
66
Kin of lui : ELLE
67
Some looks : LEERS
68
Wildcat : EYRA
69
Protection for goalies : PADS
70
Out : PASSE
71
River into the Elbe : ISER
Down
1
Held on to : KEPT
2
Pot for puchero : OLLA
3
Out in left : PLAYINGTHEFIELD
4
Declare : SAY
5
Oriental bean : SOYA
6
Pleads : APPEALS
7
Vixen : HELLCAT
8
Biblical captain : IRA
9
Former Senator Birch ___ : BAYH
10
Pigments for Opie : OCHRES
11
Catches in the upper deck? : GRANDSTANDPLAYS
12
Tear down : RAZE
13
Jug : EWER
18
Heat unit, for short : BTU
23
Old European coins : OBOLI
25
Glacial ridges : OSAR
27
CBS logo : EYE
29
Bass, sax and guitar : COMBO
30
New York city : OLEAN
31
Presume : POSIT
32
Victim of a scam : PATSY
33
Wyoming county : UINTA
34
In disorder : MESSY
39
Italian tongue : OSCAN
41
Little fellows : TADS
44
Watering place in Belgium : SPA
45
Refers (to) : ALLUDES
46
Some sinners : LAPSERS
49
Gets up : ARISES
53
Humorist Bill : ARP
54
Footprint : STEP
55
Caffeine nut : KOLA
56
Swallow : GULP
58
Gaelic : ERSE
60
Novel name : EYRE
61
Rasputin's ruler : TSAR
64
A.F.T. rival : NEA
65
Don Ho adornment : LEI

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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