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Daniel Girardi
New York Times, Saturday, November 12, 1988
Author:
Daniel Girardi
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 23.1
Daniel Girardi has 41 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 F | 2 R | 3 E | 4 T | 5 C | 6 A | 7 M | 8 U | 9 S | 10 S | 11 A | 12 M |
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13 L | E | D | A | 14 A | D | E | L | E | 15 L | U | G | E |
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16 A | N | A | N | 17 P | O | E | M | A | 18 E | N | N | A |
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19 P | E | N | A | 20 O | R | T | 21 I | N | S | E | T |
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22 E | G | 23 A | N | 24 S | 25 P | 26 E | C | I | E | S | ||||
27 C | 28 A | R | E | S | S | 29 O | R | I | E | N | T | |||
30 E | V | E | R | S | 31 S | N | E | R | D | 32 B | 33 R | 34 A |
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35 R | O | S | S | 36 P | A | E | S | E | 37 F | O | O | L |
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38 E | W | E | 39 M | A | R | Y | S | 40 S | L | U | M | P |
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41 S | 42 P | A | R | T | A | 43 S | T | O | L | E | S |
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44 L | I | E | S | L | O | W | 45 E | Y | R | E | ||||
46 H | E | R | A | T | 47 F | 48 I | N | 49 E | V | 50 E | 51 N |
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52 I | N | N | S | 53 D | 54 E | L | O | S | 55 N | A | G | A |
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56 A | D | U | E | 57 A | M | A | N | O | 58 C | R | A | G |
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59 S | S | S | 60 L | E | H | A | R | 61 E | D | D | Y |
© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,249
Across
1
Cark : FRET
5
Literary Nobelist: 1957 : CAMUS
10
U.S. missile : SAM
13
One of Jupiter's satellites : LEDA
14
Victor Hugo's wife : ADELE
15
Sled for a chute : LUGE
16
Moscow Zoo's giant panda : ANAN
17
"Divina Commedia," e.g. : POEMA
18
Castrogiovanni, today : ENNA
19
Tony ___ of baseball : PENA
20
Morsel for Rover : ORT
21
Gore : INSET
22
First governor of the 49th state : EGAN
24
Darwin's concern : SPECIES
27
Gentle stroke : CARESS
29
Help to adjust : ORIENT
30
Between Tinker and Chance : EVERS
31
Bergen dummy : SNERD
32
Lingerie item : BRA
35
Barney of ring fame : ROSS
36
Bel ___ (Italian cheese) : PAESE
37
Gull : FOOL
38
Farm animal : EWE
39
Martin and Ure : MARYS
40
Downturn : SLUMP
41
Peloponnesian city-state : SPARTA
43
Oraria : STOLES
44
Hides out : LIESLOW
45
Australian salt lake : EYRE
46
City on the Hari Rud : HERAT
47
Five bucks : FIN
49
Flush : EVEN
52
London's ___ of Court : INNS
53
Apollo's birthplace : DELOS
55
City in Cebu : NAGA
56
Together, musically : ADUE
57
___ salva (without risk): It. : AMANO
58
Rugged rock : CRAG
59
Draft org. : SSS
60
"I Love You So" composer : LEHAR
61
Christian Science founder : EDDY
Down
1
Hullabaloo : FLAP
2
Lacoste of tennis : RENE
3
Upbeat Glenn Miller classic? : EDANERESESIRNUS
4
Passerine fliers : TANAGERS
5
Poultry purchases : CAPONS
6
Swiss statesman: 1845-1928 : ADOR
7
Compromises from both directions? : MEETSONEYAWFLAH
8
Danube port : ULM
9
Tranquility, for one : SEA
10
Downbeat Gloria Swanson film? : SUNSETBOULEVARD
11
Amanda Plummer role : AGNES
12
Ball preceder : MEAT
15
Vladimir llych : LENIN
21
On the rocks : ICED
23
Blockhead : ASS
25
Urge : PRESS
26
European republic : EIRE
27
Bill section : CERE
28
Depone : AVOW
31
Family name of Pope Pius X : SARTO
33
Sinatra role : ROME
34
Rhaetian ___ : ALPS
36
Eng. house : PARL
37
Medicis' domain : FLORENCE
39
Sow chow : MAST
40
Eye sore : STY
42
"Nine-day-old" veggies : PEASE
43
Ear or eye : SENSOR
44
Contributes : LENDS
46
Hawk parrots : HIAS
48
Westchester college : IONA
50
Mild oath : EGAD
51
Former Hungarian Prime Minister : NAGY
53
River in Sweden : DAL
54
Scottish uncle : EME
Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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