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Lois Sidway
Lois Sidway

New York Times, Thursday, June 6, 1991

56-Down : Osman, e.g.

Author:
Lois Sidway
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 17.4
Lois Sidway has 67 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 18 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,185
Across
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Fakery : SHAM
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Chatter foolishly : PRATE
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Voucher : CHIT
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E. T. Seton's wolf : LOBO
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Scottish landowner : LAIRD
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Unctuous : OILY
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Vociferous exuberance : AHOOTANDAHOLLER
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Small specialty shop : BOUTIQUE
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Saying on a seal : MOTTO
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Many a trophy : CUP
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Arthur (Bugs) ___, memorable columnist : BAER
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Powdered wig : PERUKE
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Comic from Chicago : MULL
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Sweetie : HON
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Town on the Thames : ETON
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Avant-___ : GARDE
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___-Locka, city near Miami : OPA
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Raucous rivalries : SHOUTINGMATCHES
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Trike rider : TOT
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Fragrance : AROMA
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Atmosphere : AURA
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C.I.A. predecessor : OSS
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"I Remember ___" : MAMA
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Of the skin : DERMAL
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The Graf ___ : SPEE
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Burst : POP
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Spring forth : ISSUE
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Nelson Eddy, e.g. : BARITONE
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A. Janov book: 1970 : THEPRIMALSCREAM
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Essence : CORE
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Mme. Curie : MARIE
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Oppositionist : ANTI
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Half a cry in Parliament : HEAR
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Ante, maybe : PENNY
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Indigent : POOR
Down
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Clemens toes it : SLAB
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Jolly sounds : HOHO
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___ Ben Adhem : ABOU
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Debatable : MOOT
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Wall tablet : PLAQUE
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Jerry-built : RANUP
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Deputy : AIDE
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Syllable for a singer : TRA
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Old English letter : EDH
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Shade : COLOR
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Sword handle : HILT
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"___ a Song Go ... " : ILET
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Novice : TYRO
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Check mark : TICK
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Brunch offering : OMELET
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Myanmar's former name : BURMA
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Major Pierce portrayer : ALDA
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Sauce for pasta : PESTO
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Group beliefs : ETHOS
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Popular TV miniseries: 1977 : ROOTS
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A prime minister of 23 Down : UNU
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Molten rock within the earth : MAGMA
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Expression of boredom : HOHUM
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Puccini's forte : OPERA
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Twangy : NASAL
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Little person of folklore : GNOME
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Meddle, with "with" : TAMPER
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Of anger: Lat. : IRAE
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Telpher : CAR
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Bandleader Tommy or Jimmy : DORSEY
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Grandiose : EPIC
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Wonderful : SUPER
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Monty Python's Michael ___ : PALIN
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Hankering : ITCH
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Clodhopper, e.g. : SHOE
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Infection suppressants : SERA
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Rembrandt's "___ and Cottage" : BARN
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Light carriage : TRAP
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Wine: Comb. form : OENO
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Brussels-based org. : NATO
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Osman, e.g. : EMIR
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Rapscallion : IMP
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Murray or Marsh : MAE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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