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John Greenman
John Greenman

New York Times, Wednesday, October 3, 1984

Author:
John Greenman
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 16.1
John Greenman has 52 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 12 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,748
Across
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Spy Zelle's alias : HARI
5
Nile fauna : ASPS
9
Philatelic prize : STAMP
14
___ impasse : ATAN
15
___ cheese : BLEU
16
Insects-to-be : PUPAE
17
New England custom or trait : YANKEEISM
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Besides : AGAIN
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Elder Saarinen : ELIEL
21
Ceremonial splendor : POMP
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Cheeky type : BRAT
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Parodies: Slang : SENDUPS
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Brougham, for one : AUTO
28
Braces : DUOS
30
Seasonal discards : LEAVES
34
Celebrant's robe : ALB
37
First name in jazz : ELLA
38
Most delayed : LATEST
39
Sitology subject : DIET
41
White: Comb. form : LEUCO
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Surfeit : SATE
44
North Pacific Eskimos : ALEUTS
46
Fluid rock : LAVA
48
Word with dog or board : LAP
49
Maxwell's "___ Bright Water" : RINGOF
50
___ bien : TRES
51
Emission from a greenhouse : ODOR
53
Gann and Borgnine : ERNESTS
58
Breakers, en masse : SURF
61
Rabble : RAFF
63
Chris ___ Lloyd : EVERT
64
Skis' forward ends : PROWS
66
Remote, as a hamlet : JERKWATER
68
Held and Moffo : ANNAS
69
Tar's term : ALEE
70
Nary a soul : NONE
71
Godunov and his ilk : TSARS
72
Daube, e.g. : STEW
73
Inspiration for a J.R. Lowell poem : SNOW
Down
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Nineteenth U.S. President : HAYES
2
Start of a Dickens title : ATALE
3
Hooked a crook : RANIN
4
Signed a contract : INKED
5
B'way's Burrows : ABE
6
Cobbler's insert : SLIPSOLE
7
Cuban coin : PESO
8
___ cum laude : SUMMA
9
Hot Springs, Ark., e.g. : SPA
10
Maritime tows : TUGBOATS
11
On ___ with (comparable) : APAR
12
Mother of Hermes : MAIA
13
Confined : PENT
18
Baffle : ELUDE
22
Sweater type : PULLOVER
25
Champions : PULLSFOR
27
Yerba mate : TEA
29
___ Sainte Marie Canals : SAULT
31
Scaloppine input : VEAL
32
This girl, to Castilians : ESTA
33
Coupé, e.g. : STEP
34
Hebrew month : ADAR
35
Caron role : LILI
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"I've ___ to London ... " : BEEN
40
Contest : TUGOFWAR
42
Footloose : CAREFREE
45
English weight unit : TOD
47
As good ___ : ASNEW
52
Bombay magnates : RAJAS
54
Dale or Maurice : EVANS
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Instigate; urge : SETON
56
Milano–Roma transport : TRENO
57
What litterbugs do : STREW
58
Tiff : SPAT
59
Spigoted vessels : URNS
60
Author Jaffe : RONA
62
Fez material : FELT
65
Army induction org. : SSS
67
Royal Botanical Gardens site : KEW

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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