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Morton B. Braun
Morton B. Braun

New York Times, Tuesday, September 7, 1993

16-Across : Russian river

Author:
Morton B. Braun
Editor:
Mel Taub
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 25.2
Morton B. Braun has 13 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 16,009
Across
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Arthur and Lillie : BEAS
5
N.B.A. champs: 1993 : BULLS
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Failure : FLOP
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Armbone : ULNA
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Dark : UNLIT
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Russian river : LENA
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"La Gioconda" painter : LEONARDODAVINCI
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Author who appeared in "Jaws" : BENCHLEY
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Shakespearean forest : ARDEN
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British ritual : TEA
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Intimidate : DAUNT
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Be frugal : SCRIMP
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Omega preceder : PSI
30
Landon or TV alien : ALF
33
Union member since 1803 : OHIO
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Nautical command : AVAST
36
"Meet John ___," Gary Cooper film : DOE
37
Filmdom's Dr. Gillespie : LIONELBARRYMORE
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Hymenopterous insect : ANT
42
Smallest amount : LEAST
43
Alphabetic starters : ABCD
44
___ adjudicata : RES
45
Dieter's target : FAT
46
God of the north wind : BOREAS
48
Loses patience : TIRES
50
Actress Gardner : AVA
51
Residue : ASHES
54
Arsonists, perhaps : IGNITERS
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"Gypsy" lyricist : STEPHENSONDHEIM
62
Ripped : TORE
63
"The House of Blue Leaves" playwright : GUARE
64
Ye ___ Tea Shoppe : OLDE
65
Part of a church : APSE
66
Famed Canadian physician : OSLER
67
Big Board initials : NYSE
Down
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Daffodil or tulip : BULB
2
"Waiting for the Robert ___" : ELEE
3
Shortly : ANON
4
Permission or penalty : SANCTION
5
Coarse material : BURLAP
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Wavy, in heraldry : UNDE
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Comedian Harold : LLOYD
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Top of a can : LID
9
RR stop : STA
10
Act amorously : FLIRT
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W.W. II's ___-Lease Act : LEND
12
Story start : ONCE
13
Hurt : PAIN
18
Attention getter : AHEM
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Dressing table : VANITY
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Separated : APART
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Former inits. in Kiev : USSR
26
Kind of energy : SOLAR
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Backbone of an animal : CHINE
28
Disorderly uprisings : RIOTS
30
Sun-dried brick : ADOBE
31
Spanish poet García ___ : LORCA
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Provides : FEEDS
34
Lessen : ABATE
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Blood vessel, e.g. : VAS
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Mischievous : ELFISH
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Limericks man : LEAR
40
April event in Boston : MARATHON
46
Shea display : BANNER
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"Metamorphoses" poet : OVID
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Conical tent : TEPEE
49
Rope fiber : SISAL
51
The Charleses' dog : ASTA
52
Arrest : STOP
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Possessive pronoun : HERS
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Presider at Senate meetings : GORE
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Slippery : EELY
57
Clears : RIDS
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Captain Hook's henchman : SMEE
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Alter ___ : EGO
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Letters following mus : NUS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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