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C. J. Angio
C. J. Angio

New York Times, Wednesday, May 7, 1980

38-Down : Abhorrence

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: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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
17
Catkin or moron : AMENT
18
Throve : PROSPERED
20
Golfer's comment after whiffing several times : TOUGHCOURSE
22
Hole-in-___ : ONE
23
Having less avoirdupois : SPARER
24
"When I was ___ ... ": W. S. Gilbert : ALAD
26
Charles of music : RAY
27
Slow, easy gaits : DOGTROTS
31
Praise highly : EXTOL
34
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
46
Constantly given the same kind of role : TYPECAST
48
Moor or marsh : FEN
49
As quick as ___ : ACAT
50
Bit : MORSEL
53
Down Under bird : EMU
55
Scene of the comment at 20 Across : THEFIRSTTEE
59
Triangular : DELTOIDAL
61
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
65
Simba's pride : MANE
66
Mardi ___ : GRAS
67
Pieces of eight : PESOS
Down
1
Powwow : CHAT
2
___ fizz, gin drink : RAMOS
3
Devoured eagerly : ATEUP
4
Genovese gypsy : ZINGARO
5
Captivate : ENTHRALL
6
Toothsome quality : SAPOR
7
Grayish yellow : ECRU
8
Agent: Suffix : ATOR
9
Physiotherapist : MASSAGER
10
Fruit punch : ADE
11
Great Greek historian : HERODOTUS
12
___ corner : AMEN
13
Portend : BODE
19
Throw stones at : PELT
21
Ron of the Dodgers : CEY
25
Horace's "___ Poetica" : ARS
27
He played Mr. Chips : DONAT
28
Ceramist's requisite : OVEN
29
Civil-suit basis : TORT
30
"Mens ___ ... " : SANA
31
N.Y.C. river : EAST
32
Diagnostician's aid : XRAY
33
Waterproof material : TARPAULIN
34
Rush-hour problems : JAMS
38
Abhorrence : LOATHING
39
Transgress : OVERSTEP
42
Former nuclear energy org. : AEC
45
Put on the throne, e.g. : INSTATE
47
Roman censor : CATO
48
Pro : FOR
50
Certain plants : MILLS
51
Singer James et al. : ETTAS
52
Released : LETGO
53
Land of Herod Agrippa II : EDOM
54
"I ___ man with ... " : META
56
River entering the Fulda : EDER
57
Former White House denizen : FALA
58
"Windows of the soul" : EYES
60
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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