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Peter Swift
Peter Swift

New York Times, Monday, November 22, 1982

Author:
Peter Swift
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 308 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 38.4
Peter Swift has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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D
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A
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D
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S
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R
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A
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J
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A
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H
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C
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A
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R
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D
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O
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N
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E
G
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L
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O
D
O
R
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F
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J
I
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A
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C
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N
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P
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G
O
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F
L
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P
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C
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K
E
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T
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R
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S
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P
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A
T
T
I
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S
H
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E
T
S
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O
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A
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T
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N
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N
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S
U
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S
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G
R
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T
N
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A
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T
E
A
R
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A
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W
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L
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L
I
L
Y
O
F
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T
H
E
V
A
39
L
L
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Y
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E
L
L
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Y
O
R
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E
N
A
B
L
E
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S
E
R
A
P
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E
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G
N
A
T
S
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G
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A
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L
O
R
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U
P
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P
E
D
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A
T
O
M
S
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S
L
O
E
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L
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A
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S
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H
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B
L
O
B
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H
I
P
P
O
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A
U
T
O
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B
A
S
E
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A
L
I
E
N
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D
R
E
W
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Y
S
E
R
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T
O
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S
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Y
A
W
L
© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 12,067
Across
1
Pops : DADS
5
Malay chief : RAJAH
10
Wag : CARD
14
Yaks : OXEN
15
Uniform, in Québec : EGALE
16
Garlic emanation : ODOR
17
Nation of 840 islands : FIJI
18
Bracket supporting a cornice : ANCON
19
Double this for a Samoan seaport : PAGO
20
Rhubarb : FLAP
21
Kind of walk : CAKE
22
Bores : TIRES
23
Singer Page : PATTI
25
Gossipy periodicals : SHEETS
26
Like a popular porridge : OATEN
29
Results : ENSUES
31
___ Green, Scotland : GRETNA
33
Binge : TEAR
34
Small pointed tool : AWL
37
Tomlin in a depression? : LILYOFTHEVALLEY
40
Building addition : ELL
41
Time long past : YORE
42
Render feasible : ENABLE
43
Mexican shawl : SERAPE
45
Tiny stingers : GNATS
46
In abundance : GALORE
49
Raised : UPPED
51
Jots : ATOMS
52
Blackthorn : SLOE
53
Eye part : LASH
57
Splotch : BLOB
58
River horse, for short : HIPPO
59
La Salle or De Soto : AUTO
60
Low : BASE
61
Strange : ALIEN
62
Thespian John ___ : DREW
63
River into the North Sea : YSER
64
Lugs : TOTES
65
Ketch's relative : YAWL
Down
1
Take off : DOFF
2
Botanical angle : AXIL
3
___ vu : DEJA
4
Unduly curt : SNIPPETY
5
Undergo chemical change : REACT
6
Related on the father's side : AGNATE
7
Nicklaus sermonizing? : JACKINTHEPULPIT
8
Plant used medicinally : ALOE
9
Female lobster : HEN
10
Apes : COPIES
11
Take ___ (accept a challenge) : ADARE
12
Scholar Peter Mark ___ : ROGET
13
Scum : DROSS
22
"Home on ___" : THERANGE
24
Pests : ANNOYERS
25
Urbane : SUAVE
26
Make eyes at : OGLE
27
Seed appendage : ARIL
28
Have an effect : TELL
30
View : SEE
32
Ere : AFORE
34
Duke of ___: 1508–82 : ALBA
35
Shoe part : WELT
36
Soap ingredients : LYES
38
___-la-la : TRA
39
Mistress Quickly in "Henry IV" : LANDLADY
43
Grave : SOMBER
44
Heroic poem : EPOPEE
46
Garrulous : GABBY
47
He holds us all up : ATLAS
48
Licentious : LOOSE
50
Drudges : PEONS
52
Barn adjunct : SILO
54
Halo : AURA
55
Swelter : STEW
56
Keen : HOWL
58
Pillbox, e.g. : HAT

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

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