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Joel D. Lafargue
Joel D. Lafargue

New York Times, Wednesday, July 24, 1985

Author:
Joel D. Lafargue
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 27.1
Joel D. Lafargue has 51 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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A
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B
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U
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T
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C
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A
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P
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E
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S
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B
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O
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M
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B
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M
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G
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M
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M
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R
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D
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W
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J
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P
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M
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T
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S
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C
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M
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A
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R
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A
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Y
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C
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A
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D
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S
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A
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G
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T
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H
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M
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D
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R
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C
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,042
Across
1
Touch endwise : ABUT
5
Ann and May : CAPES
10
Angel's bad news : BOMB
14
One of the R's, synonymously : MATH
15
Type of type : AGATE
16
Hebrew month : ADAR
17
Laceration : TEAR
18
Palindromic title : MADAM
19
Sheet-music marking : NOTE
20
Single-combed fowl : RHODEISLANDRED
23
Put on guard : WARN
24
Novel: Prefix : NEO
25
Legislative council : JUNTA
27
Popular bread form : PITA
29
Abbr. on a map : MTS
32
River craft : CANOE
33
Skirt style : MINI
34
Prefix at NASA : AERO
35
Doyle classic : ASTUDYINSCARLET
38
"Let's ___ Again," Cosby-Poitier film : DOIT
39
Sub in a tub : OLEO
40
Winnie Winkle of comics, e.g. : STENO
41
In the Army for three yrs. : ENL
42
Sought damages : SUED
43
Caught a glimpse of : SPIED
44
Broadcast : AIR
45
Simp : GOOF
46
'Bama team : THECRIMSONTIDE
53
Proof of oxidation : RUST
54
Harry's mom : DIANA
55
Set of rules : CODE
57
In addition : ELSE
58
Playful mammal : OTTER
59
Like Steven? : EVEN
60
Downhill racer : SLED
61
Lustful looks : LEERS
62
Thrill, mod style : SEND
Down
1
Danish district : AMT
2
Former ring king : BAER
3
Osmonds' home : UTAH
4
Discarded or bounced : THROWNOUT
5
Tripod item : CAMERA
6
Once more : AGAIN
7
Goalies' gear : PADS
8
Relative of etc. : ETAL
9
System of meaning : SEMANTIC
10
Sal of the diamond : BANDO
11
Kitchen tempter : ODOR
12
The end for Karpov : MATE
13
Brought up : BRED
21
Went out with : DATED
22
Teachers' org. : NEA
25
Golden Fleece searcher : JASON
26
Up to the time that : UNTIL
27
Longed for : PINED
28
___ many words : INSO
29
Frantic fracas : MELEE
30
Pollster's discovery : TREND
31
"And ___ bed": Pepys : SOTO
32
Herring barrel : CADE
33
Eight furlongs : MILE
34
Strategems : ARTIFICES
36
"I am very loath to be ___ ... ": Shak. : YOURIDOL
37
In ___ (troubled) : ASPOT
42
Gawain's title : SIR
43
Devices on destroyers : SONARS
44
Behaved : ACTED
45
No-hope type : GONER
46
Very, in Versailles : TRES
47
Pea pod : HULL
48
Start of N.C.'s motto : ESSE
49
An arachnid : MITE
50
Cloy : SATE
51
Noah's scout : DOVE
52
Jeannie portrayer : EDEN
56
He's on the line : END

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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