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Charles J. Matonti
New York Times, Monday, February 9, 1981
Author:
Charles J. Matonti
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 43, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 251 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 50, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 36.3
Charles J. Matonti has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 E | 2 P | 3 I | 4 A | 5 P | 6 S | 7 E | 8 E | 9 B | 10 B |
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11 A | C | U | R | 12 T | E | T | R | 13 A | 14 T | R | E | E |
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15 C | H | R | I | 16 S | T | I | A | N | S | 17 R | I | A | S |
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18 H | O | P | S | O | N | 19 L | E | S | 20 B | I | A | N | S |
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21 L | E | D | 22 U | L | S | T | E | R | ||||||
23 O | 24 R | E | S | 25 F | R | E | T | 26 S | E | 27 H | 28 R | |||
29 M | I | S | 30 V | E | N | D | 31 E | M | E | E | 32 R |
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33 A | V | A | 34 T | A | R | S | 35 P | 36 A | T | E | L | L | A |
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37 R | A | G | E | S | 38 D | O | N | S | 39 L | I | N |
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40 L | E | S | S | 41 T | E | S | T | 42 D | E | C | K |
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43 T | A | 44 M | E | S | T | 45 P | E | N | ||||||
46 M | 47 A | 48 C | A | R | O | N | I | 49 H | A | L | I | 50 T | 51 E |
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52 O | N | I | T | 53 I | S | R | 54 A | E | L | I | T | E | S |
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55 N | O | T | E | 56 L | E | E | D | S | 57 C | E | L | T |
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58 A | N | Y | 59 R | E | D | S | 60 T | S | E |
© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,416
Across
1
Roof ornament : EPI
4
Church part : APSE
8
Recede : EBB
11
" ... ___ can lend three thousand ducats?": Shak. : ACUR
12
Aquarium fish : TETRA
14
Word with shoe or family : TREE
15
The Copts of Egypt : CHRISTIANS
17
Inlets : RIAS
18
Bawls out or jumps aboard : HOPSON
19
Ancient natives of Mytilene : LESBIANS
21
Went first : LED
22
Loose, heavy overcoat : ULSTER
23
Prill and mispickel : ORES
25
Guitar part : FRET
26
Much, in Munich : SEHR
29
Prefix with fortune or name : MIS
30
Peddle : VEND
31
Arab chieftain : EMEER
33
Incarnations : AVATARS
35
Kneecap : PATELLA
37
Fads : RAGES
38
Quixote, Juan and Carlos : DONS
39
Author Yutang : LIN
40
N.T.'s James the ___ : LESS
41
Examination : TEST
42
Something to shuffle or swab : DECK
43
Least wild : TAMEST
45
Place for play : PEN
46
English dandy: 18th century : MACARONI
49
Rock salt : HALITE
52
"Step ___!" : ONIT
53
King Jeroboam's people : ISRAELITES
55
Musical unit : NOTE
56
___ and Liverpool Canal : LEEDS
57
Native of Tara : CELT
58
Anagram for nay : ANY
59
Attraction at Riverfront Stadium : REDS
60
Monogram of a 1948 Nobelist : TSE
Down
1
Feedback of a sort : ECHO
2
Area celebrated by Zane Grey : PURPLESAGE
3
Elizabeth Taylor's are violet : IRISES
4
Envelope abbr. : ATTN
5
Architect I. M. : PEI
6
Delayed : STALLED
7
Hemingway or Seton : ERNEST
8
Silkworm : ERIA
9
Lima or kidney : BEAN
10
Porgy's love : BESS
11
Exclamation in Augsburg : ACH
13
Aide: Abbr. : ASST
14
Galley for Galba : TRIREME
16
Blanket of grass : SOD
20
Surrounds : BESETS
22
Vases on pedestals : URNS
23
Persian poet : OMAR
24
One eager to compete and defeat : RIVAL
25
Alexandre Eiffel's iron : FER
27
Greeks : HELLENITES
28
Holy memorial : RELIC
30
Famed Poughkeepsie brewer : VASSAR
32
File's partner : RANK
34
Having left a will : TESTATE
35
"___ No Bills" : POST
36
Insect not found in Antarctica : ANT
38
Singer of "Send in the Clowns" : DESIREE
41
Not so relaxed : TENSER
42
Offense, to an LL.B. : DELICT
44
Drudge : MOIL
45
Buddy : PAL
46
Leonardo's Lisa : MONA
47
Soon : ANON
48
___ of God (Paradise) : CITY
49
Memorable English pianist : HESS
50
Prefix with prompter : TELE
51
N.Y. winter time : EST
54
Tack on : ADD
Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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