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Michael A. Rampino
Michael A. Rampino

New York Times, Thursday, November 1, 1990

13-Down : Adolphus Busch was one

Author:
Michael A. Rampino
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.37, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 31.5
Michael A. Rampino has 33 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,968
Across
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A TV anchor : SAWYER
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Winner over Ford: 1976 : CARTER
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Make desolate : BEREAVE
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More observant : ALERTER
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Disconcerted : RATTLED
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Necklace of diamonds : RIVIERE
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High priest : ELI
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Anchorite : EREMITE
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St. Louis was one : ROI
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Existed : WAS
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Flipper : FIN
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Sister : NUN
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Wreath maker's activity : ENTWINING
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Outpouring : SPATE
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Sonorous : RESONANT
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Good doctor : HEALER
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Dole : METE
34
Egyptian Christian : COPT
35
___ dozen : BAKERS
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Haymarket meccas : THEATRES
42
Don't exist : ARENT
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Most nacreous : PEARLIEST
44
Acuff or Rogers : ROY
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Author Deighton : LEN
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Jeff Davis's govt. : CSA
47
Coiled hair knot : BUN
48
Postures : STANCES
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Gamb : LEG
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Recondite state : ESOTERY
55
Scrutinize : EXAMINE
57
Cortege : RETINUE
58
Compared : LIKENED
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Planting implement : SEEDER
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Fence straddlers : STILES
Down
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Liner's course : SEALANE
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West and Copley : ARTISTS
3
Moist : WET
4
Where Bush played baseball : YALE
5
Always : EVER
6
Expound again : REDEFINE
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Solicitous : CARING
8
Finished parasailing : ALIT
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Subject of a "Manon" aria : REVE
10
Tetra minus one : TRI
11
Perpetual : ETERNAL
12
Detour : REROUTE
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Adolphus Busch was one : BREWER
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"Meathead" portrayer : REINER
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Money maker : MINT
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George Sand and Michael Learned : WOMEN
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Otiose : INERT
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Former D.C. baseball team : NATS
29
Calyx leaf : SEPAL
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Soprano Adelina ___: 1843-1919 : PATTI
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Tiller : HOER
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Church areas around altars : CHANCELS
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Miller or Red : BARBER
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Incites : AROUSES
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Kind of address : KEYNOTE
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Adolescent : TEEN
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Lie : RECLINE
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Ancient ascetics : ESSENES
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Presented a play : STAGED
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Golf pro true to his name : PLAYER
48
Dispatch : SEND
49
Adjust accurately : TRUE
50
Departure : EXIT
51
Munro pen name : SAKI
54
Four-in-hand : TIE
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Brooks or Ferrer : MEL

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2 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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