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Alfio Micci
Alfio Micci

New York Times, Saturday, February 23, 1980

68-Across : Zaire's Mobutu ___ Seko

Author:
Alfio Micci
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { J K Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 31.7
Alfio Micci has 91 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 11 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,064
Across
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Poker holding : PAIR
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___-deucy : ACEY
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Help request : SOS
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"___ Solemnis" : MISSA
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Pug or Roman : NOSE
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Former Eastern ruler : SHAH
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Polyphonic composition : MOTET
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Refrain syllables : TRAS
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Josip Broz : TITO
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Forever : INAETERNUM
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In a different way : ANEW
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Kirghiz range : ALAI
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Lunchroom : EATERY
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Cereal flour : FARINA
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Known: Fr. : CONNU
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Chicago district : LOOP
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"Two of one trade ___ love": Dekker : NEER
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Orange or Indian : OSAGE
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Alfresco : OUTSIDE
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Sumptuous feast : BANQUET
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Merman : ETHEL
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Grate : RASP
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Site of Bryce Canyon : UTAH
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Lure : DECOY
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Animal tracks : SPOORS
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Church district : PARISH
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Nice seasons : ETES
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Haley : ALEX
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How degrees are sometimes awarded : INABSENTIA
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___ prius (kind of court) : NISI
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Rochester name of fame : MAYO
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Salute : TOAST
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State of pique : SNIT
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Tied : EVEN
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Right of possession : TITLE
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Itch : YEN
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Zaire's Mobutu ___ Seko : SESE
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"Voi lo sapete," for one : ARIA
Down
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Nuclear particle : PION
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Terrier of films : ASTA
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Words of understanding : ISEE
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Wickerwork material : RATTAN
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Sinuses or Roman halls : ANTRA
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Entablature feature : CORNICE
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Son-in-law of Elon : ESAU
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Toadies : YESMEN
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Stand out in a crowd : SHINE
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Western flick : OATER
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Ostentatious : SHOWY
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Date still to come : MMI
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Existing condition : STATUSQUO
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Antelope having short, twisted horns : ELAND
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Soon : ANON
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Arctic sight : FLOE
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Juillet follower : AOUT
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Lillian or Philip : ROTH
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Dogmatic assertion : IPSEDIXIT
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Globes : ORBS
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A first name in architecture : EERO
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Detroit product : AUTO
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Equipment : GEAR
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Biblical verb endings : ETHS
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Seine sights : ILES
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Basilica projections : APSES
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Lemurs : AYEAYES
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Announces the hour : CHIMES
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Flatfish genus : PSETTA
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Garden plant : PANSY
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Straighten : ALINE
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Plant exudation : RESIN
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Steak type : TBONE
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Main part of a church : NAVE
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Roulette bet : NOIR
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Actor Jacques : TATI
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Majorca, for one : ISLA
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Broke bread : ATE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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