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Charles J. Matonti
Charles J. Matonti

New York Times, Monday, October 19, 1981

34-Down : Unctuous

Author:
Charles J. Matonti
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
Charles J. Matonti has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,668
Across
1
Like a good excuse : VALID
6
Christmas in Calais : NOEL
10
Khayyám : OMAR
14
Games : AMUSEMENTS
16
Public squares in ancient Rome : FORA
17
Biblical father and son : ABRAHAMANDISAAC
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Golfer's concern : LIE
20
Colosseum section : ARENA
21
Fool : NINNY
22
Certain facts : DATA
23
___ Na Na, singing group : SHA
24
Author Joyce Carol : OATES
27
Grand palace in Granada : ALHAMBRA
32
Antonymous rhyme for fire : HIRE
33
One North-South war : KOREAN
35
"___ armes!" (fighting words in France) : AUX
36
Biblical father and sons : ADAMCAINANDABEL
39
Lawyer's thing : RES
40
Francis or Dahl : ARLENE
41
Ancient Iranian : MEDE
42
Smokers' needs : ASHTRAYS
44
Nat and Natalie : COLES
45
Blue-chip initials : ITT
46
Ladd of film fame : ALAN
48
Love, in Lucca : AMORE
51
___ Wojtyla (now Pope John Paul II) : KAROL
53
Clay today : ALI
56
Biblical father and son : DAVIDANDSOLOMON
59
Word with air or house : OPEN
60
Illusion created by magicians : LEVITATION
61
Puppeteer Tony : SARG
62
Aqueduct action : BETS
63
Some in Rome are Spanish : STEPS
Down
1
It flows into Africa's Orange : VAAL
2
Prefix with dexterity : AMBI
3
Angler's need : LURE
4
" ... rose ___ rose": Stein : ISA
5
Zionist leader Jacob: 1872-1937 : DEHAAS
6
Argolic valley of games : NEMEA
7
Judah's wicked son : ONAN
8
Catania's volcano : ETNA
9
Hallucinogenic initials : LSD
10
"Anna and the King ___" : OFSIAM
11
Sound of distress : MOAN
12
Islands off Ireland : ARAN
13
Sprightly or risqué : RACY
15
Trade center : MART
18
Under control : INHAND
22
Judge : DEEM
23
Western classic starring 46 Across : SHANE
24
Name at Tara : OHARA
25
Assistants : AIDES
26
Garbage : TRASH
27
English composer and family : ARNES
28
Built like a greyhound : LEAN
29
Biblical tower : BABEL
30
___ la Paix : RUEDE
31
Car parts : AXLES
33
Measure of gold's fineness : KARAT
34
Unctuous : OILY
37
Transported in a dray : CARTED
38
Egyptian deity : AMON
43
Like laborious work : TIRING
44
Soprano Maria : CALLAS
46
Part of a foot of verse : ARSIS
47
Plunder : LOOT
48
Fusses : ADOS
49
Chart for Magellan : MAPA
50
Completed : OVER
51
Patella site : KNEE
52
It can be classified: Abbr. : ADVT
53
Female friend in Fontainebleau : AMIE
54
Chicago has a big one : LOOP
55
___ of Court : INNS
57
Priestly vestment : ALB
58
Angels' catcher : OTT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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