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C. J. Angio
C. J. Angio

New York Times, Friday, April 17, 1981

39-Down : Make a lab test on a solution

Author:
C. J. Angio
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.56, Missing: { G J K Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 51.4
C. J. Angio has 93 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,483
Across
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La Scala site : MILAN
6
Surfer's surface : CREST
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Took as a second academic subject, with "in" : MINORED
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College president's overseer : TRUSTEE
15
Toynbee's 12-volume tome : ASTUDYOFHISTORY
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Walked heavily : TROD
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Tree trunk : BOLE
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Mets' manager : TORRE
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Solo of "Star Wars" : HAN
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Math homework, at times : AREAS
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Buttress : PIER
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Parts of an inventory : ITEMS
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Partitions : SEPTA
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Annapolis grad. : ENS
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Composed : SEDATE
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Flower native to China : TEAROSE
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Pardon granted for sins or crimes : REMISSION
36
Herb relished by grimalkins : CATMINT
38
Word with line or swiss : DOTTED
42
Dowson's "Non ___ Qualis Eram" : SUM
43
Tap : START
45
Fabric having a watered pattern : MOIRE
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Jostle : PROD
48
Fishgig : SPEAR
50
Thermometer rec. : TMP
51
Central Roman rooms : ATRIA
53
Architect Saarinen : EERO
54
Soft French cheese : BRIE
55
Gaelic name for the Irish Free State : SAORSTATEIREANN
58
More indistinct : MISTIER
59
Like a biased report : SLANTED
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Unswerving in allegiance : LOYAL
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C.I.A. employees : SPIES
Down
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Evaluate erroneously : MISRATE
2
Recited in singsong style : INTONED
3
Stentorian : LOUD
4
Suffix with dull : ARD
5
Dominican Republic town : NEYBA
6
___ de coeur (passionate protest) : CRI
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"Diamonds and ___," Baez song : RUST
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Bar at the bar : ESTOP
9
Skyscraper count : STORIES
10
Of this world : TERRENE
11
"Wonderful! Wonderful!" singer : MATHIS
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Portals : DOORS
13
"Tarzan and ___" : THEAPES
14
Witnesses : EYERS
16
The London press : FLEETSTREET
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Far from flighty : STAID
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Trading center : MART
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Stanches : STEMS
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Forster's "___ with a View" : AROOM
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Gives voice to : EMITS
33
Hip : ONTO
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"And a partridge ___ ... " : INAPEAR
36
Abridge : CURTAIL
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With tenderness: Mus. dir. : AMOROSO
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Make a lab test on a solution : TITRATE
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Minks' kin : ERMINES
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Be contingent : DEPEND
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Burst of energy : SPASM
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Noxious weeds of the Bible : TARES
47
"___ Harry," Eastwood film : DIRTY
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Muddies the waters : ROILS
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Kipling's "The Eyes of ___" : ASIA
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River in Bolivia : BENI
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___ Aviv : TEL
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Talk, mod style : RAP

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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