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Roger H. Courtney
Roger H. Courtney

New York Times, Friday, July 27, 1990

43-Down : ___ facias (sheriff's writ)

Author:
Roger H. Courtney
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { C K P Q W X }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 12, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 34.1
Roger H. Courtney has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,871
Across
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Spotted horse : ROAN
5
Elec. units : OHMS
9
Catamaran : RAFT
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Dugout : ABRI
14
Golfer Wayne ___ : LEVI
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Seaweed derivative : AGAR
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Man who replaced 59 Across : JIANGZEMIN
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Queue : LINE
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Inscribed pillar : STELA
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Study of China : SINOLOGY
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Chinese dynasty : TANG
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Questionable : IFFY
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Less experienced : GREENER
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Islamic chieftains : EMEERS
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Talked like a madman : RAVED
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Hair-raising : EERIE
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No, to Burns : NAE
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"___ go bragh" : ERIN
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Arrested : RANIN
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English saint-historian : BEDE
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Asian holiday : TET
42
Regales : FETES
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Untamed : FERAL
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Saudi ___ : ARABIA
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Redactors : EDITORS
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She outwrestled Thor : ELLI
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U.S. physicist Alfred ___ : NIER
51
Great panda, China's gift to the U.S. : LINGLING
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Macaw : ARARA
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Robt. ___ : ELEE
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Ousted liberal Chinese official: 1989 : ZHAOZIYANG
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Royal decree : FIAT
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Ending for right : EOUS
64
Basso Pinza : EZIO
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Makes lace : TATS
66
Norms: Abbr. : STDS
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Poet Walter ___ Mare : DELA
Down
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Indian rule : RAJ
2
Japanese sashes : OBIS
3
Smell ___ (be suspicious) : ARAT
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Score minus one : NINETEEN
5
Bullring sound : OLE
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___ and haws : HEMS
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Year in reign of Ethelred II : MVIII
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Political faction in Ireland : SINNFEIN
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Auto race with numerous checkpoints : RALLYE
10
Exchange premium : AGIO
11
Diller's "husband" : FANG
12
It follows the deuce : TREY
17
Endocrinology topic : GLAND
18
Western writer Grey : ZANE
22
"All ___," 1931 song : OFME
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Marvelous : GREAT
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"Ninotchka" star's first name : GRETA
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Harder to find : RARER
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Smash Broadway musical : EVITA
30
Winter month in Barcelona : ENERO
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"M*A*S*H" role : RADAR
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Closes a falcon's eyes : SEELS
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Vane letters : ENE
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Gone up : RISEN
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Accomplishes : REALIZES
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Revealed : BETRAYED
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Satiate : FILL
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___ facias (sheriff's writ) : FIERI
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Engenders : BEGETS
47
Justino ___, Met basso : DIAZ
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___ water (on the carpet) : INHOT
51
Departed : LEFT
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Hip bones : ILIA
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Trim : NEAT
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Bright ornament : GAUD
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Implode an old building : RAZE
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Deep blue : ANIL
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Donovan's secret agcy. : OSS
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Gazelle : GOA

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

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