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Michael A. Rampino
New York Times, Wednesday, December 30, 1992
Author:
Michael A. Rampino
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 46, Avg Word Len: 4.71, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 4, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 19.4
Michael A. Rampino has 33 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 B | 2 L | 3 O | 4 C | 5 P | 6 A | 7 I | 8 R | 9 M | 10 A | 11 Y |
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12 R | I | C | H | 13 S | U | M | M | E | 14 R | 15 O | R | E |
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16 A | G | H | A | 17 T | R | E | B | L | E | 18 O | C | S |
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19 T | H | E | F | 20 O | U | R | S | E | A | S | 21 O | N | S | |
22 S | T | R | E | A | K | 23 P | I | N | ||||||
24 R | A | 25 S | 26 H | 27 S | P | R | 28 I | 29 N | 30 G |
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31 L | 32 A | 33 I | 34 R | S | 35 E | A | 36 S | E | 37 U | S | E | R |
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38 U | R | G | E | 39 D | A | R | E | D | 40 S | A | V | E |
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41 F | A | L | L | 42 I | T | E | R | 43 S | H | R | E | W |
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44 F | L | U | I | 45 D | S | 46 M | E | 47 W | L | |||||
48 C | R | U | 49 E | A | 50 R | 51 F | 52 U | 53 L |
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54 A | 55 N | T | O | N | 56 I | 57 O | 58 V | I | V | A | L | D | I |
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59 L | I | E | 60 W | I | N | T | E | R | 61 J | A | D | E |
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62 O | D | E | 63 N | O | R | R | I | S | 64 A | M | E | N |
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65 T | A | D | 66 N | E | O | N | 67 H | E | R | S |
© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,758
Across
1
Political group : BLOC
5
Brace : PAIR
9
" ... Queen o' the ___" : MAY
12
Mimic Little : RICH
13
Wild-rose time : SUMMER
15
Pay dirt : ORE
16
Middle East potentate : AGHA
17
High-pitched tone : TREBLE
18
Shavetails' mil. school : OCS
19
Opus of 54 Across : THEFOURSEASONS
22
DiMaggio's news-making 1941 feat : STREAK
23
Brooch : PIN
24
Temerarious : RASH
27
Apple-blossom time : SPRING
31
Dens : LAIRS
35
Facilitate : EASE
37
Addict : USER
38
Incite : URGE
39
Belled the cat : DARED
40
Spare : SAVE
41
Pumpkin time : FALL
42
Cousin of a via : ITER
43
Nag : SHREW
44
Liquids : FLUIDS
46
Whine : MEWL
48
Vineyard: Fr. : CRU
49
"Cheerful Little ___," 1930 song : EARFUL
54
Priest who composed 19 Across : ANTONIOVIVALDI
59
Baron Munchausen whopper : LIE
60
Holly time : WINTER
61
Shade of green : JADE
62
Epinicion : ODE
63
T.V.A. dam : NORRIS
64
Verily : AMEN
65
Bit : TAD
66
Element in vacuum tubes : NEON
67
Towel word : HERS
Down
1
Nursery-school scourges : BRATS
2
Airy : LIGHT
3
Autumnal hue : OCHER
4
Abrade : CHAFE
5
Manx murmur : PURR
6
City on the Skunk : AMES
7
Cordage fiber : IMBE
8
Slipped back : RELAPSED
9
"___ River," Andy Williams's theme : MOON
10
Azimuths : ARCS
11
Truckler's favorite word : YES
13
German dive bomber : STUKA
14
Taste again : RESIP
20
Sweeps : OARS
21
Charge or flood : ONRUSH
25
Bergère : SEAT
26
Where a khanum presides : HAREM
28
Munich's river : ISAR
29
Granular snow : NEVE
30
Flourished : GREW
31
Sail into the wind : LUFF
32
Inland sea : ARAL
33
Aleut's abode : IGLU
34
Survivor : RELICT
36
Withered : SERE
39
U.S.S.R. crisis: 1991 : DISUNION
43
Pole or Czech : SLAV
45
" ... ___ the stage with tears": Hamlet : DROWN
47
Milldams : WEIRS
50
Punjabi prince : RAJAH
51
Sweetheart : FLAME
52
Cow's mammary organ : UDDER
53
Claims : LIENS
54
Rival of Amneris : AIDA
55
Destitution : NEED
56
Concerning : INRE
57
Other: Sp. : OTRO
58
Mineral bed : VEIN
59
His wife became salt : LOT
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.