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Warren W. Reich
Warren W. Reich

New York Times, Tuesday, November 8, 1983

Author:
Warren W. Reich
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { F J Q V X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 31.4 Grid has duplicate clues.
Warren W. Reich has 13 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,418
Across
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Pack by tapping : TAMP
5
Actress Prentiss : PAULA
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Second word in "The Raven" : UPON
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Irritate : ROIL
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Improvise lines : ADLIB
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Swelling : NODE
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Certain candidates : INCUMBENTS
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___ a gasket (saw red) : BLEW
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Breast-beater's cry : MEACULPA
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"The ___," Meredith novel : EGOIST
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Gordian ___ : KNOT
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Bull sound : SNORT
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Gardeners, at times : SOWERS
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Liner in 1912 headlines : TITANIC
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Mild cigar : CLARO
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Quoted : CITED
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Hansom, for one : CAB
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What some people put on : AIRS
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Thank you, in Deutschland : DANKE
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Glazed fabric : CIRE
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Land east of Eden : NOD
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Jason's mate : MEDEA
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"___ all, folks!" : THATS
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Jewish sexton : SHAMMES
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Stretches the neck : CRANES
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"The Waste Land" author : ELIOT
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Coconut fiber : COIR
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Lacking vitality : ANEMIC
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Sculptor's framework : ARMATURE
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Hawaiian port : HILO
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Ballot choice : REPUBLICAN
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Porter and stout : ALES
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Stage direction : ASIDE
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Skidded : SLID
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Parks of TV : BERT
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Word with high or two : TONED
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Thrashes : TANS
Down
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Shipshape : TRIM
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First-rate : AONE
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Isinglass : MICA
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Poultry workers : PLUCKERS
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Picasso and Casals : PABLOS
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Expert : ADEPT
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Arm bone : ULNA
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Ignited : LIT
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Kind of ballot : ABSENTEE
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Still to exist : UNBORN
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Wooer of voters : POLITICIAN
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Keats creations : ODES
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Salamander : NEWT
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Saki : MUNRO
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Incite : GOAD
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Alaskan city : SITKA
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Radar display : SCAN
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Potpourris : OLIOS
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Yes man for a Tweed : WARDHEELER
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Antler parts : TINES
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___ blanche : CARTE
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West Pointer, e.g. : CADET
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Eleanor's successor : BESS
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Ballot choice : DEMOCRAT
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Cartographer : CHARTIST
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21st-century date : MMII
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Error's partner : TRIAL
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Nigh : ALMOST
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Searched thoroughly : COMBED
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Primitive : CRUDE
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Moby Dick's pursuer : AHAB
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Egypt's lifeline : NILE
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Neat as ___ : APIN
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Calif. campus : UCLA
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Deterrent for some voters : RAIN
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Make ___ meet : ENDS
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Within: Comb. form : ESO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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