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A. J. Santora
A. J. Santora

New York Times, Wednesday, June 21, 1978

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Grid flow: 39.4
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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C
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O
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E
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D
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A
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V
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O
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W
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T
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A
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R
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P
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S
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A
C
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R
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A
M
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R
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C
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U
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A
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E
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V
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E
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S
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T
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D
I
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N
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G
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A
R
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A
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S
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T
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G
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N
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E
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E
L
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F
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A
D
S
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S
T
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T
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S
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O
M
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L
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I
K
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T
H
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H
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Y
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O
R
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L
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O
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A
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S
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R
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S
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H
O
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B
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A
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N
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S
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B
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T
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R
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N
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B
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M
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M
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G
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A
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O
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H
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P
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,539
Across
1
College girl : COED
5
Confess : AVOW
9
Infield covers : TARPS
14
Piece of land : ACRE
15
Moreno or Hayworth : RITA
16
Entertain : AMUSE
17
Line from "Cuckoo Song" : SUMERISICUMENIN
20
Boxing name : ALI
21
Snacks : EATS
22
Sardine cans : TINS
23
One of the Redgraves : VANESSA
25
Working the bar : TENDING
28
Boston Garden is one : ARENA
29
Bite : STING
31
Once named : NEE
32
North Pole worker : ELF
34
Come-ons of a sort : ADS
35
E.R.A. or R.B.I. : STAT
36
Monroe film : SOMELIKEITHOT
40
Sanctified : HOLY
41
Great Lakes cargo : ORE
42
Language of northern Thailand : LAO
43
Cakes' accompaniment : ALE
44
Moves about : STIRS
46
He designed the White House : HOBAN
50
Food fish : SEABASS
52
Musical interval : TRITONE
54
Lopez theme : NOLA
55
Tired out : BEAT
56
Sesame : TIL
57
Puckish evenings : MIDSUMMERNIGHTS
61
Native of Attu : ALEUT
62
Cassini : OLEG
63
Man of the hour : HERO
64
Lead-tin alloy : TERNE
65
Stratagem : PLOY
66
Shah's land : IRAN
Down
1
Tapioca plant : CASAVA
2
Of sight : OCULAR
3
Queen's fur : ERMINE
4
Letter or river : DEE
5
Melodies : ARIAS
6
Panoramas : VISTAS
7
Sistrunk of N.F.L. fame : OTIS
8
Servicewoman : WAC
9
Toning down : TAMING
10
Make changes : AMEND
11
Collides with : RUNSINTO
12
"___ Love You" : PSI
13
Man in Wash. : SEN
18
Follow-up deal : RESALE
19
Corer or parer : UTENSIL
24
Ibsen's "An ___ of the People" : ENEMY
25
Drift of events : TIDE
26
In order : NEAT
27
Fetch : GET
30
Buyer : TAKER
33
Drifters : FLOTSAM
35
Film : SHOOT
36
Filet fish : SOLE
37
Rosebay : OLEANDER
38
Part of the eye : IRIS
39
Island where Gauguin painted : TAHITI
40
Possesses : HAS
44
Praise : SALUTE
45
Binaural system : STEREO
47
Disturb : BOTHER
48
Grieg character : ANITRA
49
Wrestling hold : NELSON
51
Petty officer : BOSUN
53
Long-limbed : RANGY
55
Carter's Attorney General : BELL
57
Padding : MAT
58
Place in the Seine : ILE
59
Swab : MOP
60
Between F and J : GHI

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