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A. J. Santora
A. J. Santora

New York Times, Saturday, December 22, 1979

48-Down : Overcome

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { K Q V X }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 57, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 11, XRef: 4, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 26.9 Grid has duplicate clues.
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. 11,001
Across
1
Sharif : OMAR
5
Verse unit : IAMB
9
Shades the windows : AWNS
13
Place of a historic signing: Sept. 17, 1978 : WASHINGTON
16
Writer Harte : BRET
17
Prestigious award : NOBELPEACEPRIZE
19
N. Eng. campus : URI
20
Big ___, Calif. : SUR
21
Going on : AFOOT
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Gruntlings : PIGLETS
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Caesar's tongue : LATIN
27
Ending for count or shepherd : ESS
28
Vociferous : STRIDENT
31
Birds ___ feather : OFA
33
Heavyset : STOUT
34
Yeah's opposite : NAH
35
Co-winner of 17 Across: 1978 : MENACHEMBEGIN
39
Good buddy : PAL
40
Like molasses : GOOEY
41
Map letters : ENE
42
Blown up : ENLARGED
44
Day, in Durango : DIA
46
___ Janeiro : RIODE
47
New Jersey tea : REDROOT
51
Young otter or fox : WHELP
54
Ending for Brooklyn or Bengal : ESE
55
Numero ___ : UNO
56
Candidate for 17 Across : JAMESEARLCARTER
60
On ___ with : APAR
61
Co-winner of 17 Across: 1978 : ANWARSADAT
62
Wilder or Hackman : GENE
63
Catch sight of : ESPY
64
Tiny particle : MOTE
Down
1
Confess : OWNUP
2
New Zealand native : MAORI
3
___ as life : ASBIG
4
Reciprocal of poise : RHE
5
Supplies a computer with data : INPUTS
6
Ripeners : AGERS
7
N.E.A. offshoot in the Pine Tree State : MTA
8
___ Raton, Fla. : BOCA
9
Overseas : ABROAD
10
Not normally cast, as votes : WRITTENIN
11
___ Perce Indians : NEZ
12
Agnes or Agathe : STE
14
Namesakes of pianist von Alpenheim : ILSES
15
Ship-shaped clock : NEF
18
Courteous : POLITE
23
Spare : LEAN
25
Foolish : INANE
26
Utmost : NTH
28
Crusader's horse : STEED
29
"___ valentine" : TOMY
30
___ elbows (mingle) : RUB
31
Muscat native : OMANI
32
Kindred soul : FELLOWMAN
33
Tire part : SHOE
36
Concurs : AGREES
37
Tooth : COG
38
Spot for 37 Down : GEAR
39
Through : PER
43
Hold fast : ADHERE
44
Come to see : DESCRY
45
Inklings : IDEAS
47
Pass another racer twice : RELAP
48
Overcome : OUTDO
49
___ a time : ONEAT
50
Rich cake : TORTE
52
Where cows browse : LEA
53
Window or counter follower : PANE
56
Spree : JAG
57
Mimic : APE
58
Certain hockey players: Abbr. : RWS
59
Crash into : RAM

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

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