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Peter G. Snow
Peter G. Snow

New York Times, Monday, August 14, 1989

51-Across : Sigma preceder

Author:
Peter G. Snow
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { B F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 245 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 20.1 Grid has duplicate clues.
Peter G. Snow has 29 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,524
Across
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Stripling : SPRIG
6
Judicious : SAGE
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Follower of garage or white : SALE
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Partner of kicking : ALIVE
15
Bosc : PEAR
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Washington's bills : ONES
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Baffling question : POSER
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"Damn Yankees" role : LOLA
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Optical-instrument part : LENS
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Home of some Bulldogs : DESMOINESIOWA
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Linkletter : ART
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Asner and Begley : EDS
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Personnel director's activity : HIRING
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Withered : SERE
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Expressions of delight or regret : AHS
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Soon : ANON
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Concern of a C.P.A. : ACCT
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Slang : ARGOT
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Home of some Bulldogs : RUSTONLOUISIANA
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Previous : PRIOR
43
Okla. city : ENID
44
Jetty : PIER
45
J.F.K., once : SEN
46
Medicinal plant : ALOE
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Alters, as a bill : AMENDS
50
Consumed : ATE
51
Sigma preceder : RHO
52
Home of some Bulldogs : ATHENSGEORGIA
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Blackthorn : SLOE
60
Raced : TORE
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Furze : GORSE
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Kett of the comics : ETTA
64
Watched : EYED
65
Tanks, etc. : ARMOR
66
Balsa, e.g. : WOOD
67
Some votes : NAYS
68
Tide types : NEAPS
Down
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Pine secretion : SAP
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Drudge or trudge : PLOD
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Get up : RISE
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Burl of songdom : IVES
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Kind of shepherd : GERMAN
6
Separate : SPLIT
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Very long time : AEON
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Strong wind : GALE
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Pencil part : ERASER
10
Flies alone : SOLOS
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Once again : ANEW
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Musical Horne : LENA
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Snaky letter : ESS
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Church instrument : ORGAN
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Concepts : IDEAS
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Angelic instruments : HARPS
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Habituate : INURE
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Violinist's purchase : ROSIN
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"___ each life some rain ... " : INTO
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Tea cake : SCONE
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Small, ornamental case : ETUI
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Once more : AGAIN
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Sharpened : HONED
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Stripes' partners : STARS
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Singer Laine : CLEO
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Mature : RIPE
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Emulate Demosthenes : ORATE
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A neighbor of British Columbia : IDAHO
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Meager : LENTEN
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Henry or J. P. : MORGAN
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In the lead : AHEAD
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Clarinet and oboe : REEDS
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Saxophone type : ALTO
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Oz dog : TOTO
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Oriental sauce : SOYA
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Jane or Zane : GREY
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Author Vidal : GORE
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Lemmon's girl in a 1963 film : IRMA
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Wet : ASOP
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Baste : SEW
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Vocalized pauses : ERS

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1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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