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Michael A. Rampino
New York Times, Friday, May 18, 1990
Author:
Michael A. Rampino
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J Q V Y Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 31.4
Michael A. Rampino has 33 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 T | 2 A | 3 L | 4 L | 5 B | 6 A | 7 B | 8 E | 9 S | 10 T | 11 R | 12 U | 13 E |
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14 A | T | O | I | 15 E | X | A | L | T | 16 W | I | N | G |
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17 C | L | A | N | 18 L | I | N | D | A | 19 I | N | D | O |
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20 K | I | N | G | 21 K | O | N | G | 22 T | 23 A | N | G | O | S |
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24 L | O | N | G | 25 M | I | N | G | |||||||
26 G | 27 A | 28 P | I | N | G | 29 M | A | S | T | E | 30 R | 31 E | 32 D |
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33 E | L | A | N | 34 S | 35 H | I | N | T | O | 36 A | M | O |
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37 L | I | N | G | 38 O | 39 A | L | G | 40 N | 41 A | D | E | R |
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42 I | N | G | 43 R | 44 O | D | E | O | 45 S | 46 S | I | N | E |
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47 D | E | S | 48 I | G | N | E | R | 49 I | 50 N | S | I | D | E |
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51 M | A | A | S | 52 S | N | E | E | |||||||
53 S | 54 E | 55 R | A | N | G | 56 S | I | N | G | S | 57 I | 58 N | 59 G |
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60 P | L | U | G | 61 E | 62 L | E | M | I | 63 S | T | O | A |
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64 E | I | N | E | 65 R | A | M | O | N | 66 E | T | O | N |
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67 W | A | G | S | 68 S | W | I | N | G | 69 S | O | N | G |
© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,801
Across
1
Kind of story : TALL
5
Herman and Didrikson : BABES
10
Loyal : TRUE
14
Yours, to Pierre : ATOI
15
Aggrandize : EXALT
16
Air Force unit : WING
17
Dhu's group : CLAN
18
Actress Lavin : LINDA
19
European preceder : INDO
20
Godzilla's opponent in a 1963 film : KINGKONG
22
Dances like Valentino : TANGOS
24
Protracted : LONG
25
Dynasty noted for porcelain : MING
26
Wide-mouthed : GAPING
29
Dominated : MASTERED
33
Spirited self-assurance : ELAN
34
Japanese religion : SHINTO
36
Latin I verb : AMO
37
Dialect : LINGO
39
High-school math. : ALG
40
Consumer advocate : NADER
42
Present participle's suffix : ING
43
Where the bull does the throwing : RODEOS
46
___ qua non : SINE
47
Blass or Beane : DESIGNER
49
Start of many a Gunther title : INSIDE
51
"Manhunt" author : MAAS
52
Medieval blade : SNEE
53
Island also called Ceram : SERANG
56
Ossining's former name : SINGSING
60
Advertising bit : PLUG
61
Oleoresin : ELEMI
63
Zeno's "classroom" : STOA
64
"___ kleine Nachtmusik" : EINE
65
Actor Novarro : RAMON
66
Collar or coat type : ETON
67
Cards : WAGS
68
Kingdom once ruled by Benny Goodman : SWING
69
Fields-McHugh creation : SONG
Down
1
Sailing maneuver : TACK
2
Hunnish king : ATLI
3
Advance : LOAN
4
Famous panda : LINGLING
5
Is properly placed : BELONGS
6
Action for Bunyan : AXING
7
Loud sound : BANG
8
Antiquity, in poesy : ELD
9
Compiler of e.r.a., r.b.i., etc. : STATIST
10
Cramp or stab : TWINGE
11
Tyson's milieu : RING
12
Render null : UNDO
13
Selves : EGOS
21
Heyerdahl's "___ Tiki" : KON
23
Susan ___ of TV : ANTON
25
Tropical fruit : MANGO
26
Icy : GELID
27
Dress style : ALINE
28
Throes : PANGS
29
Paavo Nurmi was one : MILER
30
Spokes : RADII
31
Edit : EMEND
32
European fish : DOREE
35
Pluto's domain : HADES
38
The heart is one : ORGAN
41
Evaluates : ASSESSES
44
Catapults : ONAGERS
45
Action discussed by a hamartiologist : SINNING
48
Effigies : IMAGES
50
Med.-test result : NEG
52
Jean Giraudoux protagonist : SIMON
53
Pour forth : SPEW
54
Sarah Battle's creator : ELIA
55
Ladder step : RUNG
56
Truck part : SEMI
57
"Tell ___ the Marines" : ITTO
58
High time : NOON
59
China's ___ of Four : GANG
62
Father William's profession : LAW
Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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