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Michael A. Rampino
Michael A. Rampino

New York Times, Friday, February 14, 1992

Author:
Michael A. Rampino
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Grid flow: 6.4
Michael A. Rampino has 33 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,438
Across
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Girasol : OPAL
5
Memorable producer of Shakespeare in the Park : PAPP
9
Glut : SATE
13
Shaver : RAZOR
15
Melville book : OMOO
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Implore : PRAY
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"___ Like Yours ... ": Martha and the Vandellas song : ALOVE
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Ancient mariner : SALT
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Berne's river : AARE
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Crosby hit: 1934 : LOVETHYNEIGHBOR
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Woo : SUE
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Lovers : AMORISTS
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"Ad astra per ___" (Kan. motto) : ASPERA
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One ___ million : INA
29
Chopin's homeland : POLAND
30
Shavetail inst. : OCS
31
Emulated Leander : SWAM
35
Blind members : SLATS
36
Some bank accts. : CDS
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Actress Oberon : MERLE
38
Ages and ages : EONS
39
Deg. Wilson earned : PHD
40
Violinist Jaime ___ : LAREDO
41
Before: Prefix : PRE
42
Heretofore, to Byron : ERENOW
43
Ardent feelings : PASSIONS
48
Médoc, e.g. : VIN
49
Motto for Valentine's Day? : OMNIAVINCITAMOR
54
Charge a gun : LOAD
55
Olive-tree genus : OLEA
56
Put on a pedestal : ADORE
57
One of four Evangelists : LUKE
58
Thick slice : SLAB
59
Inclines : LEANS
60
Galena and magnetite : ORES
61
Spreads mown grass : TEDS
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Do not omit : STET
Down
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Nuncupative : ORAL
2
Stick, in Sevilla : PALO
3
Small Russian sea : AZOV
4
Settees : LOVESEATS
5
Nosegay : POSY
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___ Society of Iowa : AMANA
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Art of disputation : POLEMICS
8
Philters : POTIONS
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Turkish cavalryman : SPAHI
10
Saracens, e.g. : ARABS
11
Mystic card : TAROT
12
Oglers : EYERS
14
Revenues : RETURNS
21
___ over heels : HEAD
22
Irish sweetheart : GRA
25
Church area : APSE
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Unaccompanied : SOLO
27
Scheme : PLAN
30
Peculiar : ODD
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Courtship songs : SERENADES
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St. Paul's Cathedral architect : WREN
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Actor Ray : ALDO
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Mehitabel's plaint : MEOW
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Bedspread fabric : CHENILLE
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Kind of bliss : MARITAL
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Military police officer : PROVOST
40
Author of "Christ Stopped at Eboli" : LEVI
41
A daughter of Ingrid : PIA
43
Chicken, in Calabria : POLLO
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___ propre (self-esteem) : AMOUR
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Move sinuously : SNAKE
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Bodies of partisans : SIDES
47
Golf's Sam or J. C. ___ : SNEAD
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Truck drivers' compartments : CABS
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Castle ditch : MOAT
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Writer Sarah ___ Jewett : ORNE
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Rhythmic silence in music : REST

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