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Waltuch
Waltuch

New York Times, Tuesday, May 13, 1980

9-Down : Adherents

Author:
Waltuch
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { F J Q }, Scrabble score: 300 (avg 1.64)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Waltuch has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,144
Across
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Listen : HEAR
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Ike's opponent : ADLAI
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Dome on the range : CIMA
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Car part : AXLE
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Is literate : READS
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Spoken : ORAL
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Thailand, once : SIAM
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Dazzling effect : ECLAT
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What banshees do : WAIL
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Sterne opus : TRISTRAMSHANDY
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Card higher than a deuce : TREY
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Get up : ARISE
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Facts : DATA
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Plant pest : APHID
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Region : AREA
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Like certain aids : VISUAL
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___ Wednesday : ASH
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Fenway Park favorite : CARLYASTRZEMSKI
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W.W. II area : ETO
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Mystery writer Queen : ELLERY
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Inflammation: Suffix : ITIS
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Arab V.I.P. : EMEER
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Greek letters : PSIS
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Do to do : SCALE
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Plant disease : SMUT
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Song title of 1912, with "My" : MELANCHOLYBABY
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One against : ANTI
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Less common : RARER
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Sharp : KEEN
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Use a radar device : SCAN
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Tool for boring : AUGER
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French pronoun : ELLE
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"This Gun for ___," 1942 film : HIRE
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Carved character : GLYPH
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Neck part : NAPE
Down
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Owns : HAS
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Theater sign : EXIT
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Winglike : ALAR
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Pardon; forgiveness : REMITTAL
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Mountain crest : ARETE
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Disparage : DECRY
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Tra followers : LALA
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Eden denizen : ADAM
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Adherents : ISTS
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Caitiff : COWARD
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Woman from Qum : IRANI
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"Eight ___ a-milking" : MAIDS
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"Come ___ faithful ... " : ALLYE
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Lady of Spain: Abbr. : SRA
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Selassie : HAILE
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Mild oath : DRAT
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Word with mechanics or dynamics : AERO
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Fall bloomer : ASTER
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Feline sound : PURR
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Unclear : HAZY
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Perfect serve : ACE
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Partner of ave : VALE
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Atoll : ISLE
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Wine region in Italy : ASTI
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Schusses : SKIS
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Possessive pronoun : HIS
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Saudi Arabian neighbor : YEMEN
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In error : MISTAKEN
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Galahad's mother : ELAINE
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Bar : PUB
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Big hit : SMASH
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Shelley's "The ___" : CENCI
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Church area or structure : ALTAR
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Doze off : SLEEP
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Gum resin : MYRRH
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Tor : CRAG
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Carry, as freight : HAUL
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Drunken revelry : ORGY
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Bartók : BELA
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Bark : YELP
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Born : NEE

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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