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James Barrick
James Barrick

New York Times, Friday, June 22, 1984

23-Across : Chief

Author:
James Barrick
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.27, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 4 (2 double stacks), Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
James Barrick has 13 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,645
Across
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G. Wallace's bailiwick : ALA
4
From the beginning : ABOVO
9
Fugard's field : DRAMA
14
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Needing documentation : UNAUTHENTICATED
18
Wrong, to an LL.B. : TORT
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High, in music : ALT
20
Forwards funds : REMITS
21
Goalie's feat : SAVE
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Chief : FIRST
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Result : SUM
27
Unit of weight : NETTON
29
Beldam : HAG
32
Expanded : OPENED
34
Offend : AGGRIEVE
37
Singer Summer : DONNA
38
Couple : TWO
39
Small map in a larger one : INSET
40
Public official : ALDERMAN
42
Consecrate : ANOINT
43
___ juris : SUI
44
Chasms, to Cowper : ABYSMS
46
Cape ___ Roque, Brazil : SAO
47
Popular pastime : CARDS
50
Org. founded at Baghdad : OPEC
52
Slanting letter : ITALIC
54
Rush : HIE
55
Western sch. : UCLA
59
British cameraman : CINEMATOGRAPHER
62
Speculative, as a business : ENTREPRENEURIAL
63
Lies : RESTS
64
That is, to Titus : IDEST
65
___ bono publico : PRO
Down
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Border : ABUT
2
Marquisette : LENO
3
At some remove : AFAR
4
Investment, for some : ART
5
Acted : BEHAVED
6
Brunch fare : OMELET
7
Discharge : VENT
8
It borders Que. : ONT
9
Gambler : DICER
10
Travels : ROAMS
11
Opposite : ANTITHESIS
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Proper : MEET
13
Tacks on : ADDS
15
Sextet in an inning : OUTS
16
Wearisome : TIRING
22
Lend ___ (heed) : ANEAR
23
Cape Verde volcanic island : FOGO
24
Beverages : SODAS
25
Island of Western Samoa : UPOLU
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Beggars : MENDICANTS
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Yellowish brown : TAWNY
30
Oat genus : AVENA
31
Reach : GETTO
33
Pisa-to-Verona dir. : NNE
35
Salon treatment : RINSE
36
Daughter of Cadmus : INO
38
Flaps : TABS
41
Reckless : MADCAP
42
Current units : AMPERES
45
Modish : SOIGNE
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Inform, in a way : ALERT
49
Covers with frost : RIMES
51
Copper: Comb. form : CUPR
52
Baker, at times : ICER
53
Projection : TINE
54
Used a scuffle : HOED
56
Integrated circuit : CHIP
57
Limerick writer : LEAR
58
Guthrie : ARLO
60
A number, in combinations : TRI
61
Either, to Cato : AUT

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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