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Frank Geary
Frank Geary

New York Times, Tuesday, September 23, 1980

72-Across : Anjou and Comice

Author:
Frank Geary
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.77, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 26.1
Frank Geary has 27 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,277
Across
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Fitzgerald forte : SCAT
5
Set of opinions : CREDO
10
Headliner : STAR
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Jostle : PUSH
15
Enticed : LURED
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Triple this for a 1970 film : TORA
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On the sheltered side : ALEE
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___ as a March hare : ASMAD
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Cry of woe : ALAS
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Wild guess : STAB
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Cudgel : SHILLELAGH
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Bret Harte character : AHSIN
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Tibetan ox : YAK
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Lakes of ___ : KILLARNEY
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Absolute rulers : TSARS
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God of manly youth : APOLLO
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Org. : SOC
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Busch or Marsh : MAE
38
Attention getter : PST
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Pull : TOW
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Diminutive suffix : ULE
43
Vessel : URN
44
Deposit : PUT
45
Barnyard sound : MAA
47
Obliterated : ERASED
49
___ as the hills : ASOLD
52
Screens : STRAINERS
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Affirmative answer : YES
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"___ Doone" : LORNA
57
Irish elf : LEPRECHAUN
61
Courage : GRIT
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Jai ___ : ALAI
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Lave lightly : RINSE
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Took a taxi : RODE
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Soapy mineral : TALC
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Crafts for Carlos : ARTES
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Verily : AMEN
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Cabell of baseball : ENOS
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Anjou and Comice : PEARS
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Headcheese, e.g. : MEAT
Down
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Health resorts : SPAS
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Bogart fans, e.g. : CULT
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On the Sargasso : ASEA
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"After ___," 1892 song : THEBALL
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Jean Brodie's milieu : CLASSROOM
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"Fools ___," 1940 song : RUSHIN
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Stoats : ERMINES
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New or square follower : DEAL
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How eccentrics behave : ODDLY
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Pursues prey : STALKS
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Weight of India : TOLA
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"To ___ and a bone ... ": Kipling : ARAG
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Hasty : RASH
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Devour : EAT
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Sentry's command : HALT
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Greek letter : KAPPA
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Site of a decisive battle: 301 B.C. : IPSUS
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Game of chance : LOTTO
29
One of "three little words" : YOU
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Divert : AMUSE
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More uncommon : RARER
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Forwards : SENDS
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Clarity : CLEARNESS
40
Existed : WAS
42
"___ go bragh" : ERIN
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Home of the Falcons : ATLANTA
48
What Oriental is to relation : ANAGRAM
50
Herrick's forte : LYRICS
51
River in Scotland : DEE
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Alarm clock : ROUSER
55
Discard : SCRAP
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Kind of edition : LATE
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Dash : ELAN
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___ Alto : PALO
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Charter : HIRE
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Seven-hills city : ROME
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Notion : IDEA
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Portable shelter : TENT

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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