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A. J. Santora
A. J. Santora

New York Times, Monday, October 8, 1979

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 41.8
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,926
Across
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Indian princes : RAJAHS
7
Pace or trot : GAIT
11
Dallas campus : SMU
14
Where Genoa is : ITALIA
15
"The Nazarene" writer : ASCH
16
At the age of: Lat. abbr. : AET
17
Third-century martyr : CHRISTOPHER
19
New Deal initials : NRA
20
Transit tracks : ELS
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" ... ___ in a sieve" : TOSEA
22
Letter : AITCH
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Entre ___ : NOUS
25
Slanders : MISSAYS
27
State : ASSERT
30
Bulwer-Lytton novel : PELHAM
31
Like caramels : CHEWY
32
Finale : CODA
33
College team, for short : BAMA
36
Parties : TEAS
37
Score : TALLY
38
Irish girl's name : ERIN
39
___ to Cerberus : ASOP
40
Sanction : OKAY
41
Eastwood : CLINT
42
Having more speed : FASTER
44
Tell a story : RELATE
45
Diesels : ENGINES
47
Miss Foch : NINA
48
Capital of Lithuania, to Russians : VILNA
49
Jordanians : ARABS
51
Augment : ADD
54
Oath-taker's words : IDO
55
Parade time : COLUMBUSDAY
58
___-Magnon : CRO
59
Swiss painter : KLEE
60
Beethoven symphony : EROICA
61
Pro ___ : TEM
62
Impudent talk : SASS
63
Hit, as a fender : DENTED
Down
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Pudding base : RICE
2
Part of A.A.U. : ATHL
3
Chowchow containers : JARS
4
Former champ : ALI
5
"___ is bunk": Henry Ford : HISTORY
6
Didn't take part : SATOUT
7
Yawn : GAPE
8
With embarrassment : ASHAMEDLY
9
Solid cubes : ICE
10
Cane : THRASH
11
Calaba tree : SANTAMARIA
12
Clemency : MERCY
13
Shoshoneans : UTAHS
18
W.W. II intelligence org. : OSS
23
Type of grape or moth : ISABELLA
24
Ferdinand's colony : NEWSPAIN
26
"Now ___ me down ... " : ILAY
27
Document, to Coronado : ACTA
28
"The Liner ___ a lady ... ": Kipling : SHES
29
The Atlantic, to the Pinta crew : SEAOFGLOOM
30
Region or bear : POLAR
32
Church money-raisers : CAKESALES
34
Spear or pepper follower : MINT
35
Put in chips : ANTE
37
Kind of board or bag : TOTE
41
Criticize : CENSURE
43
Eats between meals : SNACKS
44
Kidded : RIBBED
45
Expel : EVICT
46
Kol ___ (Hebrew prayer) : NIDRE
47
Mfrs.' group : NAM
50
St. Dominique and de Lille : RUES
51
Mine entrance : ADIT
52
Freshwater fish : DACE
53
Pair : DYAD
56
Palm leaf : OLA
57
Offspring : SON

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

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