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A. J. Santora
New York Times, Saturday, June 26, 1993
39-Across : Brando
Author:
A.J. Santora
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q V }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 32.2
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
A.J. Santora is an alias for A. J. Santora.
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16 T | H | R | I | F | T | 17 T | A | K | E | N | F | O | R |
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20 A | L | O | T | 21 I | R | A | E | 22 E | 23 Z | 24 R | 25 A |
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26 M | E | T | 27 I | N | K | 28 S | 29 S | 30 W | 31 I | O | N |
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32 E | G | G | E | 33 D | 34 T | E | 35 E | N | S | Y |
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36 P | 37 U | L | L | E | D | S | 38 T | R | I | N | G | S | ||
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41 A | L | G | 42 O | T | 43 S | 44 I | N | D | 45 A | 46 M | 47 S |
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48 P | L | E | 49 A | 50 T | 51 A | N | G | 52 S | N | A | P |
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53 S | 54 T | 55 R | I | N | G | B | 56 I | K | I | N | I |
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57 E | 58 A | 59 S | T | W | I | N | D | 60 E | L | A | T | E | D |
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61 G | S | T | R | I | N | G | S | 62 A | S | T | A | G | E |
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63 S | A | R | O | N | G | S | 64 N | A | S | S | E | R |
© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,936
Across
1
Talmudist's reading matter : GEMARA
7
On ___ (dependent) : ASTRING
14
Wood sorrel : OXALIS
15
Inflexibility : ADAMANCE
16
Frugality : THRIFT
17
Assumed to be : TAKENFOR
18
Thwarting : HAMSTRINGING
20
Gobs : ALOT
21
Dies ___ : IRAE
22
Book of the Bible : EZRA
26
Gooden, for one : MET
27
Sign : INK
28
Boston-to-Providence dir. : SSW
31
Tiriac of tennis : ION
32
Prodded, with "on" : EGGED
34
Wee : TEENSY
36
Used influence : PULLEDSTRINGS
39
Brando : MARLON
40
___ stringers (deep subs) : THIRD
41
Elhi subj. : ALG
42
Officers' sch. : OTS
44
Gary's st. : IND
45
Forenoon hrs. : AMS
48
Kind of bargain : PLEA
50
Zip : TANG
52
Break off : SNAP
53
Palm Beach suit? : STRINGBIKINI
57
" ... the ___ may never blow ...": Walton : EASTWIND
60
Aglow : ELATED
61
Gypsy cloths : GSTRINGS
62
"All the world's ___": Shak. : ASTAGE
63
Tahiti attire : SARONGS
64
Famed Cairene leader: 1918-70 : NASSER
Down
1
Batman's ___ City : GOTHAM
2
Make smoke rings, perhaps : EXHALE
3
Woodchuck, e.g. : MARMOT
4
Heeling, at sea : ALIST
5
Falling-out : RIFT
6
Skin cleaner : ASTRINGENT
7
Saws : ADAGES
8
Osaka drink : SAKI
9
Govt. tecs : TMEN
10
Stove : RANGE
11
Ft. soldiers : INF
12
Sgt. or cpl. : NCO
13
Convert to Judaism : GER
15
Copper River Indian : ATNA
19
Teed off : IRKED
23
"___ went the ... of my heart" : ZING
24
Perot : ROSS
25
Without limit : ANY
27
Domical domicile : IGLOO
29
"Tall drink of water" : STRINGBEAN
30
Uncanny : WEIRD
32
Simple addition : ELL
33
Summer hrs. in N.Y.C. : DST
35
Windup : END
36
Surfeit : PALL
37
Yen : URGE
38
Doodad : THING
39
Chart : MAP
43
Goads : STINGS
45
Louise and Hill : ANITAS
46
Horsemanship : MANEGE
47
Tripod on a hearth : SPIDER
49
Successor to a Colt .45 : ASTRO
51
Ampersands : ANDS
52
Card combinations : SKATS
54
Abby, to Ann : TWIN
55
Bowe's milieu : RING
56
Ingrid, in "Casablanca" : ILSA
57
An Afr. group : EGS
58
King in Kings : ASA
59
The Clermont was one: Abbr. : STR
Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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