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David A. Scully
David A. Scully

New York Times, Saturday, August 4, 1979

5-Down : Lesion

Author:
David A. Scully
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 10, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 37.2
David A. Scully has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,861
Across
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Thick slice : SLAB
5
Annoy : IRK
8
Annoyer : PEST
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What annoyers do : TIRE
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Knot or shred of wool : NOIL
15
Earl "___" Hines, jazz pianist : FATHA
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Tennis term : ADIN
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Hengist or Horsa : JUTE
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"___ Is Born" : ASTAR
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George S. Kaufman's "Epitaph for a waiter" : GODCAUGHTHISEYE
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Engage : HIRE
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Fictional Jane : EYRE
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"Hello, ___!" : DOLLY
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Strength of a current : AMPERAGE
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Minute arachnids : MITES
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Scoff : SNEER
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What the Dr. ordered : MED
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"A Secretary Is Not ___," 1961 song : ATOY
34
Asparagus part : SPEAR
35
Vol. State : TENN
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Lunched : ATE
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Destroyer: Comb. form : CLAST
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Eighth Greek letter : THETA
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Collaborator with Kaufman : MOSSHART
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Equals : PEERS
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Ornery one : CUSS
43
Part of a Kipling line : ARAG
44
Musical by Kaufman and 39 Across : IDRATHERBERIGHT
51
He played Throttlebottom in "Of Thee I Sing" : MOORE
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Traditional septet : SEAS
53
Rake : ROUE
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Stupid ones : ASSES
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Sensitivity : TACT
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Tra-___ : LALA
57
Malt-and-honey drink : MEAD
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"Little Red Book" author : MAO
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Event at bridge : SLAM
Down
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Kind of party : STAG
2
Where Venetians bask : LIDO
3
Parched : ARID
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A Kaufman companion at the Algonquin Round Table : BENCHLEY
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Lesion : INJURY
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Cosmetician's product : ROUGE
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___ and kin : KITH
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Tarkenton was one : PASSER
9
Ending for room or kitchen : ETTE
10
Vehicle in a Holmes poem : SHAY
11
Darnel : TARE
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"___ Cake," Kaufman-Ryskind musical : LETEMEAT
15
Not so biased : FAIRER
20
Troubles : AILS
21
Prefix with active : HYPER
24
The same : DITTO
25
Siouans : OTOES
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"'Tis good to keep ___ egg": Don Quixote : ANEST
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Moslem ruler : AMEER
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Fellows : GENTS
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___ Ferber, Kaufman collaborator : EDNA
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Servant's word : MAAM
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Least dense : SPARSEST
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Cut : SLASH
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"Bring on ___," Kaufman-Ryskind musical : THEGIRLS
37
Rodeo structures : CHUTES
38
Shred : TEAR
40
Panicky : SCARED
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Quickly : PRESTO
43
Fiber from a banana stalk : ABACA
44
Moslem leader : IMAM
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Measure of medicine : DOSE
46
Soprano Ponselle : ROSA
47
Twenty quires : REAM
48
Purpose : GOAL
49
Sinuous dance : HULA
50
Two or more draft animals : TEAM

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

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