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C. J. Angio
C. J. Angio

New York Times, Thursday, July 24, 1980

Author:
C. J. Angio
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 47.6
C. J. Angio has 93 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,216
Across
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Place featuring baths : SPA
4
It's on the watch : DIAL
8
Jampan : SEDAN
13
R.P.I. rooms : LABS
15
College in New Rochelle, N.Y. : IONA
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Fontana of fame : TREVI
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Island group off New Guinea : AROE
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East Indian hemp : SUNN
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Babbled incessantly : RANON
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Bridge builder's concern : STRESS
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Prelude to a plot : IDEA
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___ Jima : IWO
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Blew one's top : HITTHECEILING
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Noted German author: 1864–1947 : HUCH
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Dicer's "lucky 7" : NATURAL
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Yes man's daily activity : ASSENTING
36
Spile : STAKE
37
His mate became saline : LOT
38
Hoity-toity people : SNOBS
40
Can material : TIN
41
Their soil has oil : ARABS
44
Action taken by Jessica and Lorenzo : ELOPEMENT
47
Tom Watson's arithmetic : STROKES
49
Interlaken's river : AARE
50
Protested noisily : RAISEDTHEROOF
55
Modernist : NEO
57
Adjective for a pittance : MERE
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Plugged ___, 1980 Derby entrant : NICKLE
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Like ___ on a log : ABUMP
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Cartoonist Paul Robinson's heroine : ETTA
63
Contemporary of Ellery : ERLE
64
___ Fields: 1931–78 : TOTIE
65
Adriatic feeder : DRIN
66
Commando force's action : RAID
67
Erect : ONEND
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Sower's grower : SEED
69
French possessive : SES
Down
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Cut : SLASH
2
Start of a book : PARTI
3
Scrub, as a space project : ABORT
4
Analyzes closely : DISSECTS
5
Gambler's mark : IOU
6
Broadway musical : ANNIE
7
LCI, LCM or LCT : LANDINGBOAT
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Dire ___, rock group : STRAITS
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Mayan or Mundane : ERA
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Malign; slander : DENIGRATE
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Say it is so : AVOW
12
Little muchacho : NINO
14
Be very agitated : SEETHE
21
Turn away from : SHUN
23
___-Mana-Mou, famous race horse : ELA
26
Vermilions : CHINESEREDS
27
Chinquapin : NUT
30
Consanguineous : AKIN
31
Period after Shrove Tuesday : LENT
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Sad disyllable : ALAS
33
Get the wash ready : SORT
34
Private mail carrier's rural beat : STARROUTE
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___-pros (drop a suit) : NOL
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" ___ Sain and pray for rain" (Braves' old slogan) : SPAHNAND
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Stole : BOA
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Counted every penny : SKIMPED
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Part of a well-known palindrome : EREI
46
"Laura" lyricist : MERCER
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Wind dir. : ESE
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Raison ___ : DETRE
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Plants grown for their pods : OKRAS
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Kukla's friend : OLLIE
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Takes nourishment : FEEDS
55
Pact acronym : NATO
56
Jet black : EBON
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Andy Gump's wife : MIN
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Stalemate : TIE

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

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