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A. J. Santora
A. J. Santora

New York Times, Wednesday, August 6, 1980

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 14, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 25.1
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,229
Across
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Promptly : ONTIME
7
Youngster : LAD
10
Stew meat : LAMB
14
"Tillie the ___" : TOILER
15
Senior citizen : OLDTIMER
17
More folksy : HOMIER
18
"Sudden death" period : OVERTIME
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Opp. of WNW : ESE
20
He wrote "The Trial" : KAFKA
22
Enthusiasm : ARDOR
23
In the order mentioned: Abbr. : RESP
25
Truth, in a Chinese philosophy : TAO
26
Tint : DYE
27
Part of a magnet : ARMATURE
30
See 49 Across : TSE
33
C'est ___ : LAVIE
35
More opportune : TIMELIER
38
"___ be born ... " : ATIMETO
41
Early : BETIMES
42
Quickly : INNOTIME
44
Della of songdom : REESE
45
Affenpinscher, e.g. : DOG
46
Dwelling in a city : TENEMENT
49
Chinese philosopher, with 30 Across : LAO
51
___ volente (God willing) : DEO
52
Topers : SOTS
55
Gamble or Robertson : OSCAR
58
Washday in Paris : LUNDI
60
Gratuity : TIP
61
Double-crosser : TWOTIMER
63
Keeping the rhythm : INTIME
65
Mountain or Pacific : TIMEZONE
66
Flower part : STAMEN
67
Hebrew dry measure : OMER
68
Notebook : PAD
69
Straightforward : HONEST
Down
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The ___ day (recently) : OTHER
2
Slipknot loop : NOOSE
3
Expeditious : TIMESAVING
4
Sino-Russian river : ILI
5
Submissive : MEEK
6
Corrigenda : ERRATA
7
Sentry : LOOKOUT
8
Edison name : ALVA
9
Winner over R.A.T. in 1952 : DDE
10
Metric measure, in Manchester : LITRE
11
Surrounded by : AMID
12
Reminder : MEMO
13
___ Fox : BRER
16
Salver : TRAY
21
Obese : FAT
24
Carnera of ring fame : PRIMO
26
Ecological grouping : DEME
28
Oppose : MEET
29
Kind of roast : RIB
30
From ___ (at intervals) : TIMETOTIME
31
Bishops' jurisdictions : SEES
32
Gaelic : ERSE
33
Deposited : LAID
34
___ time (never) : ATNO
36
Raison d'___ : ETRE
37
Claims on property : LIENS
39
Late European leader : TITO
40
"Follow Me ___," Kipling poem : OME
43
Suffered : ENDURED
47
Ending for Hallow : EEN
48
In style : MODISH
49
After a time : LATER
50
Neighbor of N.M. : ARIZ
53
___ Square : TIMES
54
Exhausted : SPENT
55
Velez of the Blue Jays : OTTO
56
In the ___ (participating) : SWIM
57
Occur in time : COME
58
Horne or Nyman : LENA
59
Look ___ (investigate) : INTO
62
Dry ___ (duster) : MOP
64
Thrash : TAN

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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