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Michael J. Parris
Michael J. Parris

New York Times, Wednesday, April 29, 1981

25-Down : "Was it friend ___ ... ?": Rossetti

Author:
Michael J. Parris
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 4, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 36.3
Michael J. Parris has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,495
Across
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Gels : SETS
5
Fatted ___ : CALF
9
Charts : MAPS
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Café au ___ : LAIT
14
Ill-fated lover : ROMEO
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Yellowish-brown color : ECRU
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Proceedings : ACTA
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Slip-up : ERROR
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De ___ (too much): Fr. : TROP
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"The ___" (see 34 Across) : THIRTYNINESTEPS
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Pipe fittings : TEES
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Nothing : NIL
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Indian grain warehouses : GOLAS
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Forte of 34 Across : SUSPENSE
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Heals : CURES
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Sun helmet : TOPI
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Word with painting or cloth : OIL
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Noted film director who died April 29, 1980 : ALFREDHITCHCOCK
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S.F.C. or Cpl. : NCO
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Prefix for dollar : EURO
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Palliates : EASES
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Film of 1963 (see 34 Across) : THEBIRDS
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Ignites : FIRES
45
Cuckoo : ANI
46
Commanded : BADE
47
Film of 1938 (see 34 Across) : THELADYVANISHES
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Enthusiasm : ZEAL
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Newton or Singer : ISAAC
57
Decree : FIAT
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You can call him Johnson : ARTE
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Giant petrel : NELLY
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Gumbo : OKRA
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Musical symbol : REST
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___ de Flandres (stoneware) : GRES
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Depend : RELY
Down
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Narrow strip of wood : SLAT
2
Apiece : EACH
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Small tree of the southern U.S. : TITI
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Shocker : STARTLER
5
Prepares beef, in a way : CORNS
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Town in Pakistan : AMRI
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Ponce de ___ : LEON
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Pertaining to legal debate : FORENSIC
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Courage : METTLE
10
160 square rods : ACRE
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Stage convenience : PROP
12
Has dinner : SUPS
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Alfonso and Juan Carlos : REYES
20
Annoy : TEASE
21
Small draft : SIP
24
Ravine : GULCH
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"Was it friend ___ ... ?": Rossetti : ORFOE
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Evenings in Evreux : SOIRS
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As far as : UPTO
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Snare : NOOSE
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Certain throws in dice : SICES
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B.P.O.E. : ELKS
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Argot : CANT
32
Sound in a horror film : THUD
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Mocking : DERIDING
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Spyri heroine : HEIDI
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Likes : CARESFOR
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"L'Oiseau de Feu," e.g. : BALLET
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Words with jiffy or tizzy : INA
44
Whigmaleerie : FANCY
46
Idols : BAALS
47
Michael Romanov, e.g.: Var. : TZAR
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Partner of now : HERE
49
Hash-house sign : EATS
50
River in N. France : YSER
51
Dell or Jerry : VALE
52
B.S.A. outing : HIKE
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Mate of a countess : EARL
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Abide : STAY

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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