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John M. Samson
John M. Samson

New York Times, Wednesday, December 12, 1984

57-Across : Arrow poison

Author:
John M. Samson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { F J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 20.2
John M. Samson has 49 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,818
Across
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Pianist Templeton : ALEC
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___ de León : PONCE
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Lithuanian or Latvian : BALT
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Trig, e.g. : MATH
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Chive's cousin : ONION
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Exchange discount : AGIO
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Twelve-point type : PICA
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With "The," 1955 F.S. hit : TENDERTRAP
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"That Toddling Town" : CHICAGO
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Landmark of 20 Across : OHARE
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Roster : ROTA
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Wings for Amor : ALAE
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Major's minor role : CAMEO
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F.S. hit: 1962 : STARDUST
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Waldorf ___ : SALAD
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Anklebone : TALUS
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Rocky peak : TOR
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Mashie or niblick : IRON
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Man on the go : NOMAD
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Place for fodder : SILO
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Light brown : TAN
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Buds : GERMS
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Ryan of "Ryan's express" fame : NOLAN
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"From Here to ___," 1953 F.S. film : ETERNITY
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Kingman clout : HOMER
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She bowled Alley over : OOLA
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Narrative : TALE
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Indian state : ASSAM
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"The Voice" : SINATRA
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F.S. hit: 1966 : SUMMERWIND
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"A ___ in the Head," 1959 F.S. film : HOLE
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Arrow poison : INEE
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Baby grand's lever : PEDAL
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"___ corny as Kansas ... " : IMAS
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"Ain't She Sweet?" composer : AGER
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Reagan aide : MEESE
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Maui rara avis : NENE
Down
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Hi-fi component : AMP
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Secular : LAIC
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Engrave : ETCH
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Sobriquet for F.S. : CHAIRMAN
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Kind of chip not used in casinos : POTATO
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Petrozavodsk's lake : ONEGA
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Tenor Martini : NINO
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Adult scrod : COD
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Elizabeth-to-Hoboken dir. : ENE
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Immersed : BATHED
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Taj Mahal city : AGRA
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Falsifier : LIAR
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Drink like Dino? : TOPE
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Din from a den : ROARS
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Betty of songdom : COED
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Big-shouldered Titan : ATLAS
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Glorify : LAUD
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200 milligrams : CARAT
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Byrd book : ALONE
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Davis or Cahn : SAMMY
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Useful : UTILE
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___ plexus : SOLAR
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Disney film: 1982 : TRON
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Scene : SITE
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Pie, in Pisa : TORTA
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Sedaka or Diamond : NEIL
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"___ Stupid" (F.S./N.S. hit) : SOMETHIN
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Troll : GNOME
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Vincent Lopez's theme : NOLA
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Vagabond : ROAMER
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Monicker : HANDLE
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Namesakes of an F.S. daughter : TINAS
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Himalayas' locale : ASIA
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F.S. has ___ hundreds of hits : SUNG
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"Peter Pan" pirate : SMEE
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Aspect : SIDE
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Film sleuth Tony : ROME
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Actor Mowbray : ALAN
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Ann-Margret movie: 1970 : RPM
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Tiny : WEE
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Journal follower : ESE

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

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