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New York Times, Monday, May 11, 1992

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 pre-Shortz puzzles and 50 Shortz Era puzzles in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,525

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Students & seniors
Across
1. " . . . Nothin' Like ___" : ADAME
6. Nile menaces : ASPS
10. Selves, to Freud : EGOS
14. Ovid or Caesar : ROMAN
15. Stadium in Queens : SHEA
16. Wet nerd? : DRIP
17. Absalom, to Jesse : GRANDCHILD
19. Festive : GALA
20. Fall blossom : ASTER
21. Blushed : REDDENED
23. Scottish explorer : RAE
24. End: Comb. form : TELO
25. H.S.T.'s successor : DDE
26. Fosse's 1972 Oscar film : CABARET
30. Drat! : EGAD
32. Pie ___ mode : ALA
33. Errand runner : PAGE
36. Jargon : SLANG
39. Ear part : LOBE
41. Streisand film: 1983 : YENTL
43. Pagan god : IDOL
44. Philippine island : LEYTE
46. Moon goddess : LUNA
47. Life-force initials : DNA
48. Scram! : SCAT
50. Decked out : ARRAYED
53. "___ Blue?": 1929 song : AMI
55. Yield : CEDE
58. Staff : ROD
59. Security folk : WATCHMEN
61. German sub of W.W. I : UBOAT
64. Movie canine : ASTA
65. Gramps, to Junior's baby? : PLAYPENPAL
68. Sharp : KEEN
69. Not on time : LATE
70. Fit for ducks : RAINY
71. Misses the mark : ERRS
72. Ogles : EYES
73. Trace : TINGE
Down
1. Buenos Aires is its cap. : ARG
2. Dickens character : DORA
3. You love, to Ovid : AMAS
4. TM word or formula : MANTRA
5. Make beloved : ENDEAR
6. Kind of tray : ASH
7. Plunger's loss : SHIRT
8. Martinique volcano : PELEE
9. Seat for Roy Rogers : SADDLE
10. Advantage : EDGE
11. Pop's pop : GRANDDADDY
12. Lubricated : OILED
13. Garden tool : SPADE
18. Causing goose pimples : CREEPY
22. Barkers : DOGS
26. Phone : CALL
27. Lily plant : ALOE
28. Role for Grandma? : BABYSITTER
29. Far East weight : TAEL
31. The Greatest : ALI
34. Wildebeest : GNU
35. Volcano in Sicily : ETNA
37. "___ of your lip!" : NONE
38. Delighted : GLAD
40. Cousin of et al. : ETC
42. Lambaste : LARRUP
45. Every's partner : EACH
49. She was Miss Marker : TEMPLE
51. Actor Redford : ROBERT
52. Title of reverence to Hebrews : ADONAI
53. Alert : AWAKE
54. Radiation device : MASER
56. Put off : DELAY
57. Mom's kin : ENATE
60. Makes preserves : CANS
62. Neat as ___ : APIN
63. Zest : TANG
66. Nod's significance : YES
67. Caustic : LYE

Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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