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Plesinger
Plesinger

New York Times, Wednesday, September 3, 1980

Author:
Plesinger
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.76, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 51, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 32.8
Plesinger has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,257
Across
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MOMA offering : ART
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Emperor before Galba : NERO
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Shade of brown : FAWN
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Follower of poor or school : ROOM
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Freud's "___ und Tabu" : TOTEM
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"Musetta's Waltz" : ARIA
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Concluding passage : CODA
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Second president of the Weimar Republic : HINDENBURG
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"___ jolly good fellow" : FORHESA
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Measurement standard : GAUGE
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Solicitude : CARE
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Dickinson's "A Visitor in ___" : MARL
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Abandon evil ways : REFORM
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Like maple syrup : VISCOUS
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Supped : ATE
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___ David (Star of David) : MAGEN
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St. James of Hollywood : SUSAN
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Coughing sound : AHEM
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Misplay : ERROR
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Marketing gimmick : SALE
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Mint rejects : FIDOS
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Michaelmas daisy : ASTER
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Tibetan antelope : GOA
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Battery terminal : CATHODE
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Family member : PARENT
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Dory adjuncts : OARS
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Attitudinize : POSE
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N.Y. catcher, manager, coach : BERRA
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Questionable : SUSPECT
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Very thin pasta : VERMICELLI
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Go away! : SHOO
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"Bus Stop" author : INGE
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Next to nothing : LEAST
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Obtain a return : EARN
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Indian foot soldier : PEON
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North Sea feeder : ELBE
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___ the line : TOE
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Jeanne d'___ : ARC
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Gambrel or mansard : ROOF
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Fuss : TODO
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"Make a joyful ___ ... ": Psalm 100 : NOISE
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Sicilian volcano : ETNA
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Carmine : RED
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Greek letters : OMEGAS
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Incredible : FABULOUS
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" ... bug in ___" : ARUG
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Install electricity : WIRE
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Gee-gee : NAG
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O'Neill's "___ Millions" : MARCO
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Baths of ancient Rome : THERMAE
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Undercover cops : NARCS
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Mischief : HARM
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N.D. air base : MINOT
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Aussie aviators: Abbr. : RAAF
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Professional standard : ETHIC
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"___ cold ... " : FEEDA
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Metrical writing : VERSE
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Philologer's interest : USAGE
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Drawing room : SALON
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Alumni, for short : GRADS
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Unmixed, as a drink : NEAT
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Railroad employees : MOTORMEN
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Store, as for safekeeping : REPOSIT
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Ventriloquist Lewis : SHARI
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Scrape : RASP
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Delos had one : ORACLE
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Singer Della : REESE
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Edible seeds of peas, beans, etc. : PULSE
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Part of N.B. : BENE
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"Cogito, ___ sum": Descartes : ERGO
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Strip of pavement : SLAB
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Talk casually : CHAT
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Matador's victim : TORO
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Bigwig : VIP
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Anguineous fish : EEL
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Unit : ONE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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