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A. J. Santora
A. J. Santora

New York Times, Friday, October 24, 1980

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.43, Missing: { J Q V Y Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 12, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 28.4
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,308
Across
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Musician or dancer : ARTIST
7
Acid : LSD
10
Remiss : LAX
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Clean up leaves again : RERAKE
14
Arrival-time abbr. : ETA
15
Tipple : TOPE
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Critter : ANIMAL
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Hoodwinked : GAMMONED
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Receiving two pensions : DOUBLEDIPPING
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Beard of grain : AWN
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___ inflation (campaign issue) : DOUBLEDIGIT
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Snicker follower : SNEE
27
Moon goddess : SELENE
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From ___ Z : ATO
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French poodle's paw : PATTE
31
Shade of pink : SALMON
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Where Apia is : SAMOA
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"___ evil ... " : SEENO
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Red Cross need : PLASMA
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Vinegars : ACETA
42
Loser to Holmes : ALI
43
Fallacy : IDOLUM
45
Chop down : FELL
49
Marches, Indian style : SINGLEFILES
52
New Mexico Indian : SIA
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Duenna : CHAPERON
57
Broadway title : IDOIDO
58
Eye part : IRIS
59
Season at Cannes : ETE
60
Poetic regions : CLIMES
61
Actor Duilio ___ Prete : DEL
62
Ending for Siam : ESE
63
Lady of Spain : SENORA
Down
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Plowed fields at haciendas : ARADAS
2
Eclat : RENOWN
3
Being three in one : TRIUNE
4
Metrical foot : IAMB
5
Old Norse bard : SKALD
6
Bony fish : TELEOST
7
Plain, as handwriting : LEGIBLE
8
Salt or sugar : STAPLE
9
Throws cold water on : DAMPENS
10
Off-the-tee phase of golf : LONGGAME
11
Hairy or Barbary : APE
12
___ out (removed) : XED
15
Morrison or Tennille : TONI
18
Area in Asia and Africa : MIDEAST
20
MacDonald-Eddy offering : DUET
23
Pour ___ (overwhelm) : ITON
24
___ avail (useless) : TONO
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Heroic verse : EPOS
30
Pooh creator : AAMILNE
32
Ferdinand creator : LEAF
33
Health clubs : SPAS
34
"___ Want for Christmas ... " : ALLI
35
Kin of a topgallant : MAINSAIL
38
To ___ (somewhat) : ADEGREE
39
Receiver of property title, in law : ALIENEE
40
___-de-sac (blind alleys) : CULS
41
Ipecacs, e.g. : EMETICS
44
Feast ___ (Purim) : OFLOTS
46
Husky driver : ESKIMO
47
Berlin songs : LIEDER
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Julius of songdom : LAROSA
50
Prepares fish for cooking : GIPS
51
Edge through a crowd : SIDLE
54
Lincoln or Susan B. Anthony : COIN
55
El ___, saga hero : CID
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Otho's govt. : HRE

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

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