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Michael A. Rampino
New York Times, Thursday, March 1, 1990
Author:
Michael A. Rampino
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 38.4
Grid has supersymmetry.
Michael A. Rampino has 33 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 B | 2 U | 3 S | 4 T | 5 S | 6 S | 7 L | 8 O | 9 P | 10 E | |||||
11 C | A | N | T | A | T | 12 A | 13 S | C | A | R | I | N | 14 G |
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15 A | L | B | U | M | E | N | 16 L | O | Z | E | N | G | E |
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17 I | L | E | 18 P | I | S | 19 M | I | R | E | 20 T | I | N |
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21 R | A | L | 22 E | 23 N | A | I | V | E | 24 S | A | N | E |
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25 O | D | D | L | 26 Y | 27 T | I | E | 28 S | P | I | E | S |
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29 S | I | L | A | 30 G | E | 31 R | 32 E | P | E | L | S | |||
33 I | C | E | 34 R | U | N | |||||||||
35 G | 36 O | P | H | E | 37 R | 38 M | E | R | C | 39 E | 40 R | |||
41 B | E | A | S | T | 42 O | 43 C | A | 44 N | E | R | I | 45 S |
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46 A | N | T | E | 47 S | W | A | I | 48 N | 49 R | U | D | E |
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50 L | E | M | 51 I | N | E | R | T | I | 52 A | 53 D | D | E |
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54 E | R | E | 55 C | T | O | R | 56 R | E | B | 57 U | I | L | D |
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58 D | I | A | P | E | R | S | 59 E | C | A | R | T | E | S |
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60 C | L | A | R | E | 61 E | S | N | E | S |
© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,723
Across
1
Arrests: Slang : BUSTS
6
Ramp : SLOPE
11
Choral composition : CANTATA
13
Bogyman's activity : SCARING
15
Egg white : ALBUMEN
16
Pastille : LOZENGE
17
___ de la Cité : ILE
18
An ant : PISMIRE
20
Stannum : TIN
21
Morbid breathing sound : RALE
23
Ingenuous : NAIVE
24
Rational : SANE
25
How eccentrics behave : ODDLY
27
Foulard : TIE
28
André and Hari : SPIES
29
Fodder : SILAGE
31
Drives back : REPELS
33
"Hot" gems : ICE
34
Seek election : RUN
35
Ground squirrel : GOPHER
38
Dry-goods dealer : MERCER
41
Animal : BEAST
42
Wood sorrel : OCA
44
Medea's attendant in a Cherubini opera : NERIS
46
Poker-pot sweetener : ANTE
47
Suitor : SWAIN
49
Uncivil : RUDE
50
Col. Stoopnagle : LEM
51
Sluggishness : INERTIA
53
J.F.K.'s predecessor : DDE
54
Child's ___ Set : ERECTOR
56
Be undaunted after an earthquake : REBUILD
58
Baby's disposables : DIAPERS
59
Card games for two people : ECARTES
60
Sainted Assisi nun : CLARE
61
They make sense when backing up : ESNES
Down
1
Sentimental songs : BALLADS
2
Aria for Cio-Cio-San : UNBELDI
3
Movies' Erwin : STU
4
Pack down lightly : TAMP
5
Mug : STEIN
6
Cross home plate : SCORE
7
Loaf : LAZE
8
Dane's small change : ORE
9
River duck : PINTAIL
10
"Gentlemen, start your ___" : ENGINES
11
"Aïda" premiere city : CAIRO
12
Having handles : ANSATE
13
Splinter : SLIVER
14
Tunney and Sarazen : GENES
19
Pompey's 1002 : MII
22
Oval : ELLIPSE
24
Large gaff sail : SPENCER
26
Kind of club : YACHT
28
Reject : SPURN
30
Whiz forerunner : GEE
32
Center of a well-known palindrome : ERE
35
Nonproprietary : GENERIC
36
Porridge : OATMEAL
37
Henley Regatta competitors : ROWERS
38
___ d'hôtel : MAITRE
39
Learned : ERUDITE
40
Enigmatic sayings : RIDDLES
41
Bundled : BALED
43
Maxwell or Essex : CAR
45
Provender for parrots : SEEDS
47
Saw wood in bed : SNORE
48
Caroline, to Edward Kennedy : NIECE
51
Chariot roadway : ITER
52
Down with!: Fr. : ABAS
55
Nos. person : CPA
57
Homophone for earn : URN
Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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