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A. J. Santora
A. J. Santora

New York Times, Friday, November 23, 1979

45-Across : As dumb ___

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 303 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 52, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 40.2
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,972
Across
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Pierce : STAB
5
Little lie : FIB
8
Thin layer : PLY
11
Jacket named for a statesman : NEHRU
12
Loser to Dwight : ADLAI
14
Pathet ___ : LAO
15
Author Wilson : SLOAN
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___ Railroad, of rock fame : GRANDFUNK
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Leaves school unhappily : FLUNKSOUT
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Formerly : ONCE
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"The Flying ___" (Paavo Nurmi) : FINN
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Tended the boilers : STOKED
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Brewer who founded a college : VASSAR
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Knots in wood : KNURLS
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Put the blame on : IMPUTE
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Japanese aborigine : AINU
32
Monk's title : DOM
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Met name : SIEPI
36
Cleopatra's live needle : ASP
37
Zambian city : NDOLA
39
Fish delicacy : EEL
40
Actress Rowlands : GENA
42
Roasting spit : SKEWER
43
About-faces on the roads : UTURNS
45
As dumb ___ : ASANOX
46
Hindu queens : RANEES
48
Vote down a bill : KILL
50
Flatboats : ARKS
51
Some Congressmen : JUNKETERS
56
Sanforized : PRESHRUNK
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Bobble : ERROR
60
Ending for spunk or chunk : IER
61
Popfinger's rig : SULKY
62
"It's done!" in Paris : VOILA
63
Alcohol poisoning, for short : DTS
64
Endeavor : TRY
65
Fleuret's relative : EPEE
Down
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Vend : SELL
2
Commandment word : THOU
3
Galway island group : ARAN
4
Slugabed's ailment : BUNKFATIGUE
5
Stale : FLAT
6
Rhodesia's Smith : IAN
7
Invitation : BID
8
Puts up money, in a way : PLUNKSDOWN
9
Incise : LANCE
10
Closely united : YOKED
11
Bank abbr. meaning "overdrawn" : NSF
12
Athenian competition : AGON
13
Soused : DRUNKASASKUNK
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Deceive : FOOL
19
Father : SIRE
22
Phoenix player : SUN
23
Blouse feature : TRUNKSLEEVE
24
Tool with two jaws : VISE
25
French girlfriend : AMIE
26
Cave men, of sorts : SPELUNKERS
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Have a repast : SUP
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Pinch : NIP
33
Cooking ingredient : OLEO
34
Groucho or Karl : MARX
36
Landers or Harding : ANN
38
Juno, to Juvenal : DEA
41
Forage plant : ERS
42
Vaccine discoverer : SALK
44
Tracy's true love : TESS
46
Speedy : RAPID
47
In Montreal, "STOP!" : ARRET
49
Pitch black : INKY
51
Vacation month : JULY
52
De ___ (too much) : TROP
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View from Cleveland : ERIE
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Function : ROLE
55
Mrs., in Tijuana : SRA
57
D.D.E. predecessor : HST
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Capek's robot play : RUR

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

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