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Joel D. Lafargue
Joel D. Lafargue

New York Times, Monday, May 10, 1982

34-Across : Gamma preceder

Author:
Joel D. Lafargue
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Joel D. Lafargue has 51 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,871
Across
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Narrow piece : STRIP
6
Boutique : SHOP
10
Actress Thompson : SADA
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Busy place at Chicago : OHARE
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Negri of the silents : POLA
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"Trinity" author : URIS
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Influential nation : SUPERPOWER
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Quick look : PEEK
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Prov. of Canada : ONT
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It has a punch line : JOKE
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Pays for all : TREATS
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Partner of swift : SURE
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Pseudologist : LIAR
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Safe : SECURE
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Breathed : RESPIRED
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Cousin of baloney : TRIPE
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Gamma preceder : BETA
35
Method : MODE
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Caught a wave : RODE
37
"Oliver Twist" baddie : FAGIN
38
Singer-composer Anka : PAUL
39
Consumer : USER
40
Where the Shah ruled : IRAN
41
Compel : FORCE
42
Grand Central, e.g. : TERMINAL
44
What the insomniac did : TOSSED
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Served perfectly at Wimbledon : ACED
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Royal address : SIRE
47
Succeeds : SCORES
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To ___ (exactly) : ATEE
51
Toddling terror : IMP
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Armored vehicle : TANK
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School-system V.I.P. : SUPERVISOR
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Fencing sword : EPEE
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Facilitate : EASE
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Upper crust : ELITE
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Buttonholer : PEST
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A famous Scott : DRED
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Thorny blooms : ROSES
Down
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Mediocre : SOSO
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Swiss city : THUN
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Engrossed : RAPT
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Anger : IRE
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Give false testimony : PERJURE
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Radius of a wheel : SPOKE
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"Battle Hymn ... " composer : HOWE
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Corrida cry : OLE
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Supporter of a cause : PARTISAN
10
Place over : SUPERIMPOSE
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Surveyor's concern : AREA
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Regimen : DIET
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Inquires : ASKS
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Skin opening : PORE
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Converse: Slang : RAP
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Food emporium : SUPERMARKET
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Admit : LETIN
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Walk pridefully : STRUT
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Corroded : EROSE
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Fall drink : CIDER
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Kingly : REGAL
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Bellows : ROARS
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Arrive at via reason : EDUCE
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Erased : DELED
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Unit of pressure : BARAD
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Maneuvered tactfully or adroitly : FINESSED
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Eternally : FOREVER
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Gretzky's milieu : ICE
44
Row of seats : TIER
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Spirited mount : STEED
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Phase : STEP
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Ann or May : CAPE
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People : ONES
50
Building projection : APSE
51
Wife and sister of Osiris : ISIS
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Iota : MOTE
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U.S. leader : PRES
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Egypt's official initials: 1961-71 : UAR
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Peruvian port : ILO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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