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Dale O. Burgener
Dale O. Burgener

New York Times, Friday, October 25, 1985

Author:
Dale O. Burgener
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { B F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 251 (avg 1.33)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 36.5
Dale O. Burgener has 16 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,135
Across
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"___ the music!" : STOP
5
Derby Downs : EPSOM
10
Challenge : DARE
14
Aircraft-related : AERO
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P. Bailey's mom? : NACRE
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Hyalite : OPAL
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Persia, today : IRAN
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About : CIRCA
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State bird of Hawaii : NENE
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Something auld : LANGSYNE
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Intellectual : NOETIC
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Object of a springtime hunt : EASTEREGG
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Quebec land measures : ARPENTS
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" ... delight such as only ___ may know": Morison : ASEAMAN
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Colleens : LASSES
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Something gnu : ANTELOPE
35
Seventh Greek letter : ETA
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Its soul is brevity : WIT
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El Dorado's treasure : ORO
38
Propped up : PILLARED
42
Has a connection : TIESIN
45
Vassal : HOMAGER
46
Something burrowed : TUNNELS
47
Conifers : PINETREES
49
Something bleu : CORDON
52
Certain Georgians : RUSSIANS
56
Chromolithograph : OLEO
57
See 34 Across : ELAND
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Goo : GLOP
60
Wedding token : RING
61
Kind of bean : TONKA
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What many a bride changes : NAME
63
Specks : DOTS
64
Impudent : SASSY
65
Third-day creation : SEED
Down
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Jamie Green, e.g. : SAIL
2
Trillion: Comb. form : TERA
3
Algerian port : ORAN
4
Chinese silk fabrics : PONGEES
5
Capsulizes : ENCYSTS
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Emulates Seurat : PAINTS
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Rocky debris : SCREE
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Grampus : ORC
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Most small-minded : MEANEST
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Northernmost Irish county : DONEGAL
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In ___ (sulking) : APET
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Rajah's wife : RANI
13
Realm of amps. : ELEC
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Rational : SANE
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Gula : OGEE
25
Carry on : RANT
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First Hebrew letter : ALEPH
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Proportion : RATIO
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Sacred song : PSALM
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Dr. Seuss's Thidwick : MOOSE
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When Arbor Day comes : APRIL
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Signs of a sort : NEONS
34
Further : AID
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"As you ___!" : WERE
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Chihuahuas, e.g. : LAPDOGS
40
Exchange rate : AGIO
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Milk curdlers : RENNETS
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Graceful child's birthday : TUESDAY
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Chemical suffixes : INES
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Banners : ENSIGNS
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Boxer's garb : TRUNKS
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Across: Prefix : TRANS
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Sennit : CORD
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Potpourri : OLIO
51
Lease : RENT
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Wings for angeli : ALAE
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City on Seward Peninsula : NOME
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Went like sixty : SPED
58
Chilean river : LOA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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