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C. J. Angio
C. J. Angio

New York Times, Wednesday, July 7, 1982

60-Across : At the drop of ___

Author:
C. J. Angio
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { F J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 2, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 35.5
C. J. Angio has 93 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,929
Across
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Yawned : GAPED
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Early U.S. labor leader : DEBS
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The Crimson Tide, for short : BAMA
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Go on ___ (have a binge) : ATEAR
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Animated style : ELAN
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Big Board's neighbor : AMEX
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Fall from grace : LAPSE
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Opera by H. Parker : MONA
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Ganges garb : SARI
20
With 38 Across, event at sea : BLUESHIPCRASHES
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Eisenhut is one : ALP
24
Indefinite amount : SOME
25
Julian, e.g. : ERA
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Indonesian Buddhist : LAO
27
Count of Monte Cristo : DANTES
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Mauna ___ : LOA
34
Raptorial sea birds : ERNES
37
Rose Bowl team: 1982 : IOWA
38
See 20 Across : INTOREDSCHOONER
42
Year in the papacy of Paschal II : MCIV
43
Frome of fiction : ETHAN
44
Cgs unit : ERG
45
Actress Bernadette : PETERS
48
Early fruit fancier : EVE
49
Decay : ROT
50
"___ a man with ... " : IMET
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Brouhaha : ADO
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Result of event at sea : SAILORSMAROONED
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Choirboy's voice : ALTO
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At the drop of ___ : AHAT
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Town near Bangor : ORONO
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Palmist : SEER
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Markedly mystical man : YOGI
64
Rock bottom : NADIR
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What to use in an emergency : HEAD
66
Blueprint datum, for short : SPEC
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Gold and silver: Abbr. : ELEMS
Down
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Nero's successor : GALBA
2
In any way : ATALL
3
Enliven : PEPUP
4
Relaxation : EASE
5
She played Tugboat Annie : DRESSLER
6
Courtesans : DEMIMONDE
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Marry in haste : ELOPE
8
Judge's bench : BANC
9
Caught : SNARED
10
Portia's lover : BASSANIO
11
Oriental nursemaid : AMAH
12
Adjective for a sou : MERE
13
W.W. II losers : AXIS
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Viscount Templewood : HOARE
22
This lies south of Scorpio's tail : ARA
28
Vocal quality : TONE
29
Washstand item : EWER
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Famed puppeteer : SARG
31
Walk like Long John : LIMP
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"___ in Love with Amy" : ONCE
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Keep ___ (persevere) : ATIT
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Superlative ending : EST
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Electrical engineer's diagram : SCHEMATIC
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Domineer : OVERLORD
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She played Marilyn Miller : HAVER
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Kind of correspondence in math : ONETOONE
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Marsupial, for short : ROO
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Mavericks : STRAYS
50
Simulacrum : IMAGE
51
Battery terminal : ANODE
52
Jeans material : DENIM
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Frangipani : ODORS
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Waistband : SASH
55
Away from the ocean wind : ALEE
56
Virginia willow : ITEA
57
Boutique : SHOP
58
Of the mouth : ORAL

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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