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Alfio Micci
New York Times, Monday, October 27, 1980
38-Across : Plant pest
Author:
Alfio Micci
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Grid flow: 22.6
Alfio Micci has 91 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 11 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1 H | 2 A | 3 G | 4 S | 5 A | 6 B | 7 L | 8 E | 9 A | 10 T | 11 R | 12 I |
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13 E | M | I | T | 14 P | L | A | Y | S | 15 C | H | A | R |
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16 M | O | V | E | 17 A | I | R | E | S | 18 E | R | M | A |
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19 P | R | E | P | 20 A | R | E | D | 21 E | 22 S | T | O | P | S |
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23 S | I | R | E | N | 24 I | N | T | O | W | |||||
25 D | U | N | E | S | 26 O | R | C | A | 27 I | 28 B | 29 O |
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30 H | E | P | T | A | 31 G | R | E | E | N | 32 N | R | A |
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33 A | L | T | O | 34 D | E | A | N | S | 35 S | T | A | R |
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36 R | A | H | 37 H | A | S | T | E | 38 A | P | H | I | S |
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39 E | Y | E | 40 A | N | T | E | 41 S | P | E | E | D | |||
42 G | 43 O | U | G | E | 44 S | T | I | N | T | |||||
45 U | 46 P | H | I | L | L | 47 S | T | A | N | D | O | 48 F | 49 F |
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50 N | O | O | N | 51 I | 52 C | I | E | R | 53 E | W | E | R |
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54 D | U | S | K | 55 N | E | R | V | E | 56 R | E | T | A |
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57 O | R | T | S | 58 G | L | E | E | 59 S | L | A | Y |
© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,311
Across
1
Witches : HAGS
5
Start of a well-known palindrome : ABLE
9
Italian cathedral city : ATRI
13
Gush : EMIT
14
Broadway fare : PLAYS
15
Scorch : CHAR
16
Chess maneuver : MOVE
17
Buenos ___ : AIRES
18
Author Bombeck : ERMA
19
All set : PREPARED
21
Bars, in law : ESTOPS
23
Lorelei : SIREN
24
Under guidance : INTOW
25
Beach sights : DUNES
26
Killer whale : ORCA
27
Nigerian native : IBO
30
Next after hexa : HEPTA
31
Inexperienced : GREEN
32
New Deal prog. : NRA
33
Second-voice carrier : ALTO
34
College V I P 's : DEANS
35
Have a leading role : STAR
36
Approval from a rooter : RAH
37
Celerity : HASTE
38
Plant pest : APHIS
39
Potato feature : EYE
40
Feed the kitty : ANTE
41
Go over 55 : SPEED
42
Overcharge : GOUGE
44
Limit : STINT
45
Against difficulties : UPHILL
47
Tie : STANDOFF
50
When both hands are up : NOON
51
Less cordial : ICIER
53
Jug : EWER
54
Partial darkness : DUSK
55
Crust : NERVE
56
Actress Shaw : RETA
57
Table scraps : ORTS
58
Kind of club : GLEE
59
Do in : SLAY
Down
1
Cannabis : HEMP
2
Cupid : AMOR
3
Expires : GIVESUPTHEGHOST
4
Enter : STEPINTO
5
Unnaturalized : ALIEN
6
Scop or skald : BARD
7
Caustic substance : LYE
8
Aromas : ESSENCES
9
Vinegar: Prefix : ACETO
10
Admit defeat : THROWINTHETOWEL
11
Slope : RAMP
12
One of Cleopatra's attendants : IRAS
14
Trims : PARES
20
Length-times-width result : AREA
22
Ollie's sidekick : STAN
24
Goodnight girl : IRENE
25
Stall : DELAY
26
Speechify : ORATE
28
Feature of some hairdos : BRAID
29
Rowing gear : OARS
30
Fabled race loser : HARE
31
"Beau ___" : GESTE
34
Undecided : DANGLING
35
Sports of sorts : SPENDERS
37
Transport : HAUL
38
As neat as ___ : APIN
41
Gape : STARE
43
Sty cries : OINKS
44
McQueen or Martin : STEVE
45
Ruin : UNDO
46
Teem : POUR
47
Beget : SIRE
48
Greek cheese made from goat's milk : FETA
49
Ravel : FRAY
52
Relative of Fahr : CEL
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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.