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New York Times, Saturday, October 21, 1989

4-Down : Kin of pieces of eight

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { J K Q U X Y }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 12, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,592
Across
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Colony divided into two states : CAROLINA
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"What's in ___?": Juliet : ANAME
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Lily Tomlin role in "Laugh-In" : OPERATOR
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Address abusively : REVILE
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Freeway figure : MOTORIST
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Heads of Paris, Brest, etc. : MAIRES
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Group helping D.P.'s : IRO
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"Set me ___ upon thine heart ... ": Song of Solomon : ASASEAL
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Danish county : AMT
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Reo contemporary : CORD
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Deductible item on Apr. 15 : LOSS
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Draft status : ONEA
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Perfume ingredient : ESTER
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Couple in Minn. : ENS
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"I ___ Anyone Till You," 1938 song : HADNT
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Take ___ at (try) : ASTAB
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Institute : GENERATE
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Pianist Gilels : EMIL
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Correlatives : NORS
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Inventor of a steel-making process : BESSEMER
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Tuareg or Yuruk : NOMAD
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Winged ant : ALATE
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John ___ Neill, "Oz" illustrator : REA
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Palatable : SAPID
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C.S.A. soldiers : REBS
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Builds a lawn : SODS
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Kind of decree : NISI
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Site for a drum : EAR
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Lever on a steering apparatus : SHIFTER
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Marienbad is one : SPA
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Horse's "knee" : STIFLE
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Locale of Bates College : LEWISTON
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Clothes moth : TINEID
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"Who ___ with thee?": Gen. 33:5 : ARETHOSE
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Bevels : CANTS
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Speedy one in a Pat Boone hit : GONZALES
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Large, juicy pear : COMICE
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Type of coral : APOROSA
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Lab vessels : RETORTS
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Kin of pieces of eight : ORO
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"Granada" lyrist-composer: 1932 : LARA
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Beckett's "How ___" : ITIS
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Cash-register recording : NOSALE
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Lied's cousin : ARTSONG
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Raul de ___, famed architect : ARMAS
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She wrote "Right Bank" : NEAL
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Florentines' forefathers : AVI
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Prospero's daughter in "The Tempest" : MIRANDA
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Tin or lead : ELEMENT
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Patrimony : ESTATE
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To eat, in Bonn : ESSEN
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Execrates : DETESTS
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Shell occupant : OARSMAN
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Ouida's real name : RAMEE
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What Louisianans call poor boys : HEROS
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Uncle ___ of the Gumps : BIM
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___ compos mentis : NON
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"___ d'Yvetot," Ibert opera : LEROI
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Least furnished : BAREST
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Any follower of philosopher Parmenides : ELEATIC
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Jackson's role in "Charlie's Angels" : SABRINA
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Danger signal : REDFLAG
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As hot as ___ : APISTOL
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Incline : DISPOSE
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Star: Comb. form : ASTERO
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Actresses Keaton and Cilento : DIANES
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Outbuildings : SHEDS
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Placket : SLIT
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Gershwin biographer : EWEN
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Founder of sumptuous hotels : RITZ
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Bog : FEN
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Wild Asiatic sheep : SHA

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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