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John M. Samson
John M. Samson

New York Times, Tuesday, June 26, 1984

17-Across : A. W. Clausen's concern

Author:
John M. Samson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 23.3
John M. Samson has 49 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,649
Across
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Small amount : DRIB
5
Literary genre : SAGA
9
Puccini opera : TOSCA
14
Geraldine Chaplin's mother : OONA
15
S. Yemen capital : ADEN
16
Pianist Peterson : OSCAR
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A. W. Clausen's concern : WORLDBANK
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U ___ of U.N. fame : THANT
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Shostakovich : DMITRI
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W. German boundary river : ELBE
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New Guinea port : LAE
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Ballet opening : ENTREE
26
Cash drawer : TILL
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Quizzed : ASKED
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Anchorman Dan : RATHER
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Holly : ILEX
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Suffix for resident : IAL
35
Wed sub rosa : ELOPED
39
Predecessor of 19 Across : DAGHAMMARSKJOLD
42
Sponge up : ABSORB
43
Roosted : SAT
44
Inter follower : ALIA
45
Least abundant : RAREST
47
Mosaic : INLAY
48
Witticism : JEST
51
U.N. cultural org. : UNESCO
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Nosh : EAT
54
Duration : TERM
55
Nobel Peace Prize recipient: 1965 : UNICEF
60
Strad's kin : AMATI
62
Native : ABORIGINE
64
Countryless man of fiction : NOLAN
65
In addition : PLUS
66
Elevator-brake inventor : OTIS
67
Adversary : ENEMY
68
Lebanese Port : TYRE
69
Nyet group : REDS
Down
1
Stewart's "Harvey" role : DOWD
2
Lodge : ROOM
3
Calvary letters : INRI
4
Estonian : BALT
5
Salk colleague : SABIN
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Ohio Northern's town : ADA
7
U.N.'s main deliberative body : GENERALASSEMBLY
8
Girl's short sock : ANKLET
9
Kind of bag : TOTE
10
Kirghiz S.S.R. city : OSH
11
Former U.N. delegate John ___ : SCALI
12
Martian marking : CANAL
13
Cooperative, Russian style : ARTEL
18
Stowe hero : DRED
22
Order : BEHEST
25
Londoner's trolley : TRAM
26
Paris, e.g. : TROJAN
27
Radames's love : AIDA
28
Piece of cake, e.g. : SLAB
29
They get tapped : KEGS
30
Admonish : EXHORT
32
Wapiti : ELK
34
Stain : IMBRUE
36
Straw vote : POLL
37
Kazan : ELIA
38
Military time : DDAY
40
Antony's altar : ARA
41
Ship deserters : RATS
46
Ecstatic : ENRAPT
47
Caddoan tribe : IONI
48
Chief delegate Kirkpatrick : JEANE
49
De Valera : EAMON
50
Flat : STALE
52
Malediction : CURSE
54
Wee : TINY
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Stravinsky : IGOR
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Summon, in a way : CITE
58
Sooner State city : ENID
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Actor Parker : FESS
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Tim ___, 1958 Derby winner : TAM
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"The Lord's Prayer" starter : OUR

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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