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Bert Rosenfield
Bert Rosenfield

New York Times, Wednesday, March 4, 1992

Author:
Bert Rosenfield
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 28.1
Bert Rosenfield has 60 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,457
Across
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Does gros point : SEWS
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___ Flow (W.W. II naval base) : SCAPA
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Jewish month : ADAR
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Precinct : AREA
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Circle dances : HORAS
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Pen name of writer Viaud : LOTI
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Kind of mirror : FULLLENGTH
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Breathless : AGOG
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Loser to Dwight : ADLAI
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Exit user : GOER
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Wartime sea hazard : MINE
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Diminutive brook : RILLET
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Long, scaleless tropical fish : SNAKEEEL
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Flu-season necessity : TISSUE
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Unconventional in the 60's : MOD
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Albanian money : LEK
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Pedal decade : TOES
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Rodeo appurtenance : LASSO
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___ de France : ILE
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Sire of five top race horses : BULLLEA
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Faucet : TAP
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City NW of Jerusalem : LYDDA
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Epithet for a Sikh deity : AKAL
45
Fatal ending : IST
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Pak. neighbor : AFG
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End-all companions : BEALLS
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Inflatable ocean denizen : PUFFFISH
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String-section mezzos : VIOLAS
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___ now (to date) : ASOF
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Exploit : DEED
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Husband of Pocahontas : ROLFE
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Sitarist Shankar : RAVI
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Polynesian garb : GRASSSKIRT
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Cyma recta : OGEE
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He fought Basil in "Robin Hood" : ERROL
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"___ first ... " : IFAT
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"Book of Nonsense" author : LEAR
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Ragwort : TANSY
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Foolish ending : NESS
Down
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Muslim month : SAFAR
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In a learned way : ERUDITELY
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Popular : WELLLIKED
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Pacific shrubs : SALALS
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"___ sells ... " : SHE
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D.C. group : CONG
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Ancient Greek city : ARGOS
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Eucharistic plate : PATEN
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Hindu retreat : ASHRAM
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Tree-lined promenade : ALAMEDA
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Herd stray : DOGIE
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Harmonious : ATONE
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Star in Orion : RIGEL
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Prevaricates : LIES
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Skirt for Makarova : TUTU
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Tonic nut : KOLA
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Klamath weed : EOLA
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___ Abner : LIL
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B.P.O.E. man : ELK
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Bacon unit : SLAB
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Renoir rendering : STILLLIFE
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Flavoring bark : SASSAFRAS
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Choose : OPT
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Golf stroke : BAFF
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Alt. : ELEV
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More unhinged : DAFFIER
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Sandra Dee role : GIDGET
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Affectations : AIRS
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Pay a visit : LOOKIN
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Word of mouth : PAROL
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Custom : USAGE
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Retina part : FOVEA
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Saw of a sawfish : SERRA
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Writer Lafcadio ___ : HEARN
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Tartan patterns : SETTS
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U.K. awards : DSOS
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Cunning : SLY

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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