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Albert L. Misenko
Albert L. Misenko

New York Times, Tuesday, September 1, 1981

17-Across : National Park in N.M.

Author:
Albert L. Misenko
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 306 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2
Albert L. Misenko has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,620
Across
1
Defense force : ARMY
5
December song : CAROL
10
Belgrade native : SLAV
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Admirer : BEAU
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Dote on : ADORE
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Window part : PANE
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National Park in N.M. : CARLSBADCAVERNS
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Underground worker : SPY
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Bad actors : HAMS
22
Boat on a regular route : PACKET
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Resources : MEANS
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Region of SW Morocco : IFNI
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Jane Wyatt's "Star Trek" role : AMANDA
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Effective; vigorous : FORCEFUL
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Resembling a shortening : LARDY
33
Pleasure boat : CANOE
34
Ethan Allen's brother : IRA
35
On the ___ (estranged) : OUTS
36
Fail to follow suit: Var. : RENIG
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These come by the dozen : EGGS
38
Black cuckoo : ANI
39
Biblical prophet : HOSEA
40
Satchmo specialty : BLUES
41
Visionaries : FANTASTS
43
Bob or pageboy : HAIRDO
44
One of the Maxwells : ELSA
45
French cup : TASSE
46
Menu item in Mexico : TAMALE
49
Lots of time : EONS
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Chop : HEW
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Mack Sennett offering : SLAPSTICKCOMEDY
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___ Alto : PALO
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Laughing sound : TEHEE
58
What Vachon guards : CAGE
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Minute rock particles in water : SILT
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Golf clubs : IRONS
61
Roman calendar date : IDES
Down
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Rudiments : ABCS
2
Cut grain : REAP
3
Larry Hagman's mother : MARYMARTIN
4
Actor Brynner : YUL
5
Beach house : CABANA
6
Leader of a "Party" in 1773 : ADAMS
7
Measures of length : RODS
8
Sea mammal : ORC
9
Child's game : LEAPFROG
10
Coined money : SPECIE
11
Merry adventure : LARK
12
Prince Charles' sister : ANNE
13
Feature of many a suit : VEST
18
Like a garden spot : SHADY
19
Cyrus or Philo : VANCE
24
Aims : ENDS
25
Ancient district in Asia Minor : IONIA
26
"Half ___ is better ... " : ALOAF
27
___ Loa : MAUNA
28
Temples, to Tennyson : FANES
29
Sailing-ship décor : FIGUREHEAD
30
Solicited earnestly : URGED
31
Roundup gear : LASSO
33
Wicker basket used in pelota : CESTA
36
Poet who wrote "The Blessed Damozel" : ROSSETTI
37
"Boola, Boola" singers : ELIS
39
" ... ___ of Montezuma" : HALLS
40
Jerome Hines is one : BASSO
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Proverbial site of a tempest : TEAPOT
43
Small arches : HANCES
45
Passenger fare : TOKEN
46
Recipe amts. : TSPS
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Late queen of Jordan : ALAI
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Street for shoppers only : MALL
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This may follow a stimulus : ECHO
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On ___ (impatient) : EDGE
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Followers of exes : WYES
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Suffix with bombard : IER
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Start of the 12th century : MCI

Answer summary:
5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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