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Fincus
Fincus

New York Times, Tuesday, November 9, 1976

32-Down : Not ___ in the world

Author:
Fincus
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q U X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 16.8
Fincus has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,950
Across
1
Spanish or peat : MOSS
5
Zenith : ACME
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Inch along : CREEP
14
Symphony group: Abbr. : ORCH
15
Tree secretion : LAAP
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"Do I ___ Waltz?" : HEARA
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Drug plant : ALOE
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Feminine suffix : ETTE
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"Trovatore" chorus : ANVIL
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Life, now and then : BOWLOFCHERRIES
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Perch or trout : FISH
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Incite : EGG
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Biblical victim et al. : ABELS
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" ... nothing like ___" : ADAME
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English river : CAM
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Proves false : BELIES
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Troy, N.Y., campus : RPI
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Spike : LACE
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Rabble : RAFF
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Slip and granny : KNOTS
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Arab tribe : IBAD
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Friend, in Paris : AMIE
43
Word with sirree : YES
44
Columnist William : SAFIRE
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Legislator: Abbr. : SEN
47
Polish : GLOSS
49
Hereditary factors : GENES
50
Indian of N.M. : SIA
51
Methuselah's grandson : NOAH
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Life, usually : NOTABEDOFROSES
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Rabbit fur : LAPIN
61
Emporium : MART
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Easy gait : LOPE
63
All in : SPENT
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Notion, in Nice : IDEE
65
Balkan river : DRIN
66
Camps out : TENTS
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High lake : TARN
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Denomination : SECT
Down
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Ancient kingdom : MOAB
2
Flat plinth : ORLO
3
Clumsy boat : SCOW
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Period of usability, as for canned goods : SHELFLIFE
5
Hebrew letters : ALEFS
6
"Go, and ___ falling star" : CATCHA
7
School subject : MATH
8
Fencing sword : EPEE
9
Kind of account : CHARGE
10
Make a bridge error: Var. : RENIG
11
Roof part : EAVE
12
Goddess of discord : ERIS
13
Pen ___ : PAL
21
French river : OISE
22
Negligent : REMISS
25
Canyon mouths : ABRAS
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Well-known New Yorker : BEAME
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Mischievous : ELFIN
29
Waste matter : DROSS
30
Inclined : APT
31
Boy or class : CABIN
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Not ___ in the world : ACARE
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Ancient Asians : MEDES
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NASA project : SKYLAB
37
Certain land leases : LIFEHOLDS
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Recent: Prefix : NEO
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Culture medium : AGAR
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Meadowlands team : GIANTS
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Noisy sleeper : SNORER
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Task : STINT
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In many instances : OFTEN
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Neck part : NAPE
54
Store sign : OPEN
55
Issue : EMIT
56
Art cult : DADA
57
Kind of loser or head : SORE
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"Beowulf," for one : EPIC
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___ packing (fired) : SENT
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Milit. vessel : LST

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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