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Michael A. Rampino
Michael A. Rampino

New York Times, Friday, April 30, 1993

Author:
Michael A. Rampino
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.34, Missing: { F J K Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 42.9 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Michael A. Rampino has 33 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,879
Across
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Hebrew word of unknown meaning : SELAH
6
Second-largest state : TEXAS
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New ___, Land of Enchantment : MEXICO
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Beaver State : OREGON
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Burnt sugar candy : CARAMEL
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Mandated : ORDERED
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Soul: Lat. : ANIMA
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Norman battle town : STLO
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Kett of the comics : ETTA
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School orgs. : PTAS
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Male beef cattle : STEERS
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Him: Ger. : IHN
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Pipe fitting : ELL
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Commingle : BLEND
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Beat : CANED
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Inhibit : RESTRAIN
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Eagerly desirous : HUNGRY
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North Star State : MINNESOTA
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Notch : INDENT
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Rapid, confused speech : SPLUTTER
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Sierra ___ : LEONE
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Sacred song : PSALM
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Type of rug : RYA
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Ab ___ (from the start) : OVO
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Like an iron alloy : STEELY
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Victory: Ger. : SIEG
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Appoint : NAME
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Turkish port : ICEL
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Fameuse, e.g. : APPLE
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Soprano Patti : ADELINA
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Tasteless : INSIPID
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Gotten up : ARISEN
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Nidified : NESTED
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Fertilized, mature ovules : SEEDS
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Cupidity : GREED
Down
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Continued stories : SERIALS
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S.A.T.'s : EXAMS
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Ohio city north of Dayton : LIMA
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Pitcher like Clemens : ACE
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Breed of cattle : HOLSTEIN
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Machined : TOOLED
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Blooper : ERROR
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Scratched out : XED
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Author of "A Death in the Family" : AGEE
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Post-office task : SORTING
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Yankee teammate of Maris : MANTLE
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Lower : NETHER
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Dido : CAPER
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Beau Brummell : DANDY
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Volunteer State : TENNESSEE
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Bias : SLANT
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Roman shield : SCUTUM
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Salt solutions : BRINES
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Premed. course : ANAT
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Govt. agents : TMEN
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Ilex : HOLLY
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Miner's activity : SPALLING
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Actress Massey : ILONA
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Silver State : NEVADA
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Prognosticators like Cassandra : DOOMERS
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Released, as a mechanism : TRIPPED
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Palpebra : EYELID
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Acted like Lear : RAGED
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Praline ingredients : PECANS
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Having prongs : TINED
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Kind of fence : SPITE
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French art historian Faure : ELIE
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S. African fox : ASSE
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Suffix with expert : ISE
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Saul's uncle or grandfather : NER

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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