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C. J. Angio
C. J. Angio

New York Times, Wednesday, May 7, 1980

15-Across : Minutes of a meeting

Author:
C. J. Angio
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { K Q W }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 11, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 37.8
C. J. Angio has 93 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,138
Across
1
Fad : CRAZE
6
Part of a baseball : SEAM
10
Melville captain : AHAB
14
With ___ hand (obeisant) : HATIN
15
Minutes of a meeting : ACTA
16
Item sent to a deejay : DEMO
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Catkin or moron : AMENT
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Throve : PROSPERED
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Golfer's comment after whiffing several times : TOUGHCOURSE
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Hole-in-___ : ONE
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Having less avoirdupois : SPARER
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"When I was ___ ... ": W. S. Gilbert : ALAD
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Charles of music : RAY
27
Slow, easy gaits : DOGTROTS
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Praise highly : EXTOL
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Jupiter : JOVE
35
Where Zeno taught : STOA
36
Altar on high : ARA
37
Venezuelan plainsman : LLANERO
40
Samovar : URN
41
F.D.R.'s mother : SARA
43
Middle East land : OMAN
44
Outlook : VISTA
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Constantly given the same kind of role : TYPECAST
48
Moor or marsh : FEN
49
As quick as ___ : ACAT
50
Bit : MORSEL
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Down Under bird : EMU
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Scene of the comment at 20 Across : THEFIRSTTEE
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Triangular : DELTOIDAL
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Shabby, to a Londoner : TATTY
62
Sistrunk of the N.F.L. : OTIS
63
"Our ___," Gershwin musical : NELL
64
Floor or story, in Lyon : ETAGE
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Simba's pride : MANE
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Mardi ___ : GRAS
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Pieces of eight : PESOS
Down
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Powwow : CHAT
2
___ fizz, gin drink : RAMOS
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Devoured eagerly : ATEUP
4
Genovese gypsy : ZINGARO
5
Captivate : ENTHRALL
6
Toothsome quality : SAPOR
7
Grayish yellow : ECRU
8
Agent: Suffix : ATOR
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Physiotherapist : MASSAGER
10
Fruit punch : ADE
11
Great Greek historian : HERODOTUS
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___ corner : AMEN
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Portend : BODE
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Throw stones at : PELT
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Ron of the Dodgers : CEY
25
Horace's "___ Poetica" : ARS
27
He played Mr. Chips : DONAT
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Ceramist's requisite : OVEN
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Civil-suit basis : TORT
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"Mens ___ ... " : SANA
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N.Y.C. river : EAST
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Diagnostician's aid : XRAY
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Waterproof material : TARPAULIN
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Rush-hour problems : JAMS
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Abhorrence : LOATHING
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Transgress : OVERSTEP
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Former nuclear energy org. : AEC
45
Put on the throne, e.g. : INSTATE
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Roman censor : CATO
48
Pro : FOR
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Certain plants : MILLS
51
Singer James et al. : ETTAS
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Released : LETGO
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Land of Herod Agrippa II : EDOM
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"I ___ man with ... " : META
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River entering the Fulda : EDER
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Former White House denizen : FALA
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"Windows of the soul" : EYES
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Monogram of Prufrock's creator : TSE

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

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