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John M. Samson
John M. Samson

New York Times, Monday, December 12, 1983

Author:
John M. Samson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 313 (avg 1.67)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 13, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 23.0
John M. Samson has 49 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,452
Across
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Comic Crosby : NORM
5
Units of conductance : MHOS
9
Beds for Maggio : COTS
13
Translation for "video" : ISEE
14
In Sir Kay's day : YORE
15
Rowdy : YAHOO
17
Slope : CANT
18
It's "strictly taboo" : WITCHCRAFT
20
"Rome of Hungary" : EGER
21
Start of a mil. career : OCS
22
Small building wing : ALETTE
23
Sinatra made it there : NEWYORK
25
Waring and Lynn : FREDS
26
Long, loose overcoats : ULSTERS
28
Di-dah's predecessor : LAH
31
Peaceful : PLACID
35
"___! Jealous Lover" : HEY
36
Key ___ pie : LIME
37
Sovereign : RULER
38
Favorite : PET
39
Cracker : WAFER
40
Unique : ONLY
41
Hebrew homer : KOR
42
"The Voice" is one : LEGEND
43
Place to get pinned : MAT
44
" ... and one ___ the road" : MOREFOR
46
"Young at ___" : HEART
48
"Some Enchanted" time? : EVENING
53
City near Lyon : VIENNE
55
Michelle's meadow : PRE
56
Ancient Hebrew instrument : ASOR
57
Start of a "Good Year"? : ITWASAVERY
59
Mount climbed by Moses : NEBO
60
Diminish : ABATE
61
Mars: Comb. form : AREO
62
Skipper's hands : CREW
63
"Ol' Blue ___" : EYES
64
Pavlova's skirt : TUTU
65
Shout : YELL
Down
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"___ Easy" : NICEN
2
Inedible orange : OSAGE
3
Extend a note : RENEW
4
"Let ___ Again" : METRY
5
"You Turned ___ Around" : MYWORLD
6
Call to the hounds : HOICKS
7
Fido's food : ORTS
8
Jiffy : SEC
9
Recurring times : CYCLES
10
Sculled : OARED
11
F.A.S. hit: 1966 : THATSLIFE
12
Dolce : SOFT
16
Capri follower : OTE
19
Trumpeter James : HARRY
24
To hear, in Le Havre : OUIR
25
Parts of yards : FEET
27
"I'm Glad ___ Is You" : THERE
29
Ratify : AMEN
30
Woody Herman's Thundering ___ : HERD
31
Hop's kin : PROM
32
Moon goddess : LUNA
33
F.A.S. hit: 1957 : ALLTHEWAY
34
Cub "Penguin" : CEY
36
Linger : LAG
38
Dessert wine : PORT
39
"You ___ Made for Me" : WERE
41
Inchon locale : KOREA
42
"I Believe I'm Gonna ___" : LOVEYOU
44
Parsonages : MANSES
45
Search around : FERRET
47
An in-law : ENATE
49
"Laughing Face" girl : NANCY
50
Grenoble's river : ISERE
51
Prize Walesa won : NOBEL
52
Jazzy trombone sound : GROWL
53
Road, in Roma : VIA
54
"Let ___," Beatles film : ITBE
55
Inca's land : PERU
58
Tank : VAT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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