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Peter Swift
Peter Swift

New York Times, Monday, September 3, 1990

30-Across : Change secret signals

Author:
Peter Swift
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 23.1
Peter Swift has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
A
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L
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A
4
D
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E
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R
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S
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E
9
C
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O
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R
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K
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H
O
R
A
14
F
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U
N
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A
16
O
B
O
E
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E
Y
E
W
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I
T
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E
S
S
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R
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G
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M
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T
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O
R
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S
L
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S
H
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E
Y
E
O
P
E
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N
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E
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R
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I
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N
N
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R
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C
O
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A
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S
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P
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N
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V
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Y
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T
R
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E
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B
L
A
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C
K
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Y
E
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D
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S
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U
S
A
N
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B
O
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H
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W
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A
R
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S
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A
T
T
A
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C
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K
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E
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G
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H
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Y
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D
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I
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G
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H
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T
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C
L
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A
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B
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O
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L
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P
R
I
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V
A
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E
Y
E
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A
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S
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A
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G
A
L
L
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S
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L
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,909
Across
1
"When I was ___ ... ": Gilbert : ALAD
5
Gaelic language : ERSE
9
Eire's largest city : CORK
13
Israeli dance : HORA
14
Animals : FAUNA
16
Reed instrument : OBOE
17
Observer : EYEWITNESS
19
Writer Lardner : RING
20
Certain oil paintings : MANETS
21
Instructor : TUTOR
23
Reduce drastically : SLASH
24
Surprise : EYEOPENER
28
Caravansary : INN
30
Change secret signals : RECODE
31
Small cobra : ASP
34
Kind of blue : NAVY
36
Spruce or bay : TREE
37
Daisylike flowers : BLACKEYEDSUSANS
42
Nonsense! : BOSH
43
___ away (erode) : WEAR
44
Vane reading : SSE
45
Light into : ATTACK
48
Gamete : EGG
49
Keenly perceptive : SHARPEYED
52
Behind the ___ ball : EIGHT
57
Make as profit : CLEAR
58
Inspire affection : ENDEAR
59
Philippine machete : BOLO
62
Sleuth : PRIVATEEYE
64
Melody for Myra Merritt : ARIA
65
Grimace : SNEER
66
On a voyage : ASEA
67
Impudence : GALL
68
Atl. crossers : SSTS
69
For fear that : LEST
Down
1
Attention getters : AHEMS
2
Faithful : LOYAL
3
Amphitheater section : ARENA
4
Coolidge's Vice President : DAWES
5
Salamanders : EFTS
6
Skedaddled : RAN
7
Fatty : SUETY
8
Follow : ENSUE
9
Rectifies : CORRECTS
10
Nagasaki sash : OBI
11
Baseball's Guidry : RON
12
Small cask : KEG
15
Actress Mary : ASTOR
18
"___, therefore I am" : ITHINK
22
Untie, to Keats : OPE
24
Covet : ENVY
25
Writer Ephron et al. : NORAS
26
Barbara and Anthony : EDENS
27
Former Dodger shortstop : REESE
29
Highlander's refusal : NAE
31
Diplomat Eban's namesakes : ABBAS
32
Laziness : SLOTH
33
Fettuccine, e.g. : PASTA
35
Evergreen : YEW
38
Drawing crayon : CHARCOAL
39
Legal document : DEED
40
Decline : SAG
41
Imperative : URGENT
46
Sgt.'s right-hand man : CPL
47
Hangs on to : KEEPS
50
Tales : YARNS
51
Some Iroquoian Indians : ERIES
53
Utopian : IDEAL
54
Simpletons : GEESE
55
Nineteenth U.S. president : HAYES
56
Medicate : TREAT
58
Otologist's concern : EARS
59
Sack : BAG
60
"___ pro nobis" : ORA
61
___ Abner : LIL
63
Ex-G.I. : VET

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

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