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Nancy S. Ross
Nancy S. Ross

New York Times, Wednesday, June 9, 1993

52-Down : Trousers parts

Author:
Nancy Scandrett Ross
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { F J K Q W X }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Nancy S. Ross has 34 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 22 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
Nancy Scandrett Ross is an alias for Nancy S. Ross.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,919
Across
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Hammett canine : ASTA
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House additions : ELLS
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Stradivari's teacher : AMATI
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Yellow-breasted bird : CHAT
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Lions or Tigers : TEAM
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Ochs of "Der Rosenkavalier" : BARON
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Aïda's first aria : RITORNAVINCITOR
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"Otello" mezzo role : EMILIA
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Clay, later : ALI
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Western Indian : UTE
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Breithorn, e.g. : ALP
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Nose : SMELLER
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A martini base : GIN
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___ up (animates) : PEPS
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Oahu welcome : ALOHA
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Geneticist's abbr. : RNA
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Ending for Johnson or Boswell : IANA
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Loser who's happy : DIETER
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One of Hoffmann's loves : ANTONIA
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"La Traviata" baritone role : GERMONT
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Fine rain from an apparently clear sky : SEREIN
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Camera component : LENS
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Chem. or biol. : SCI
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Trident feature : PRONG
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Waist hugger : BELT
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Car starter? : CEE
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Calls for attention : YOOHOOS
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Resort SE of Liège : SPA
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George's brother : IRA
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Dadaist Jean ___ : ARP
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"Martha" tenor role : LIONEL
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"Il Pirata" composer : VINCENZOBELLINI
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Love, to Manon : AMOUR
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Designer Cassini : OLEG
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Prolific auth. : ANON
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Abominable : NASTY
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Bad day for Caesar : IDES
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Mezzo Stevens : RISE
Down
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Farm segment : ACRE
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A leveler : SHIM
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Versatile Met mezzo : TATIANATROYANOS
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Coral formation : ATOLL
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Sicilian smoker : ETNA
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Salonga of "Miss Saigon" : LEA
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"Stride ___," "Anvil Chorus" follower : LAVAMPA
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Shows pleasure : SMILES
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Network for Jennings : ABC
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Printemps month : MAI
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Maestro from Parma : ARTUROTOSCANINI
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Sound the horn : TOOT
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Apropos of : INRE
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Tear : RIP
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Zero : NIL
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Soprano Jurinac : SENA
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Bears' homes : LAIRS
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Kind of sch. : ELEM
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Catch on : GRASP
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Kind of sanctum : INNER
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Ache's cousin : PAIN
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Therefore : HENCE
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Bandleader Shaw : ARTIE
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Architect Jones : INIGO
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Fender blemish : DENT
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Wine: Comb. form : OENO
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Sets : GELS
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Conductor Stokowski : LEOPOLD
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Russian wolfhound : BORZOI
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Chang feeder : HAN
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Part of R.S.V.P. : SIL
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Pivotal : POLAR
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John, in Moscow : IVAN
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Hudson heroine : RIMA
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Trousers parts : LEGS
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Baseball's Slaughter : ENOS
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Tackle's place : LINE
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Order on the set : CUT
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Brew ending : ERY
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Spelling contest : BEE

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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