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Ronnie K. Allen
Ronnie K. Allen

New York Times, Saturday, April 21, 1990

Author:
Ronnie K. Allen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.37, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 14, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 21.0
Ronnie K. Allen has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,774
Across
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Article in a conversation pit : COFFEETABLE
12
Take shape : FALLINTOPLACE
14
Daredevil driver's warning to a passenger : HOLDONTOYOURHAT
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Crooked : ASKEW
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Atlas feature : INSET
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Inflation victim, often : EGO
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Doobie roller : USER
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Prefix with corn or dent : TRI
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Drudged : MOILED
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Rock's ___ Zeppelin : LED
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Geek, e.g. : FREAK
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Excalibur, for one : SWORD
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What G.H.W.B. headed: 1976-77 : CIA
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Zip : NIL
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Just : ONLY
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Fulsomely flattering : SMARMY
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Itsy-bitsy : TEENSY
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Froth on the Firth of Forth : FOAM
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Deflate instantly : POP
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Vintner's tub : VAT
40
Has a soft spot for : LIKES
42
More pleasant : NICER
44
Egyptian cotton : SAK
47
Portion of the iris : AREOLA
49
Need an eraser : ERR
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"Return of the ___" : JEDI
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Capitol org. : SEN
52
Pianist Watts : ANDRE
54
Alexander, to Aristotle : PUPIL
55
"Be patient! Don't panic!" : KEEPYOURSHIRTON
58
Plants of the morning-glory family : SWEETPOTATOES
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Like the Artful Dodger : STREETSMART
Down
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Made watertight : CALKED
2
Gramps, to Junior : OLDER
3
Gush : FLOW
4
Shark sign, sometimes : FIN
5
Whole : ENTIRE
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English preppy : ETONIAN
7
Yo-yos and tops : TOYS
8
"___ lovely as a tree": Kilmer : APOEM
9
Popeye's foe et al. : BLUTOS
10
Choreographer Lubovitch : LAR
11
Command levels : ECHELONS
12
"Pippin" director : FOSSE
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With joyful expectation : EAGERLY
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Tow : HAUL
15
Hot beverage : TODDY
20
Chaplin role : TRAMP
22
"___ Grow Up," song from "Peter Pan" : IWONT
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Tree sacred to Pan : FIR
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Caboodle complement : KIT
27
Minor role : CAMEO
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This will give you a lift : LEVER
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Evening fetes : SOIREES
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Hit the papers : MAKENEWS
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Over that way : YON
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Stirrup site : EAR
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Brandy holder : FLASK
38
French mime role : PIERROT
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St. George, to the dragon : SLAYER
43
Peaks : CRESTS
44
Snow White's dwarfs, e.g. : SEPTET
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Ta-ta, in Tijuana : ADIOS
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Pottery oven : KILN
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Make ___ of (record) : ANOTE
50
One of 12 in a box : JUROR
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Gull : DUPE
54
Round bread : PITA
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Spot or Tabby : PET
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He has shack, will rap : HAM

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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