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Alfio Micci
Alfio Micci

New York Times, Monday, September 3, 1979

13-Down : Skin

Author:
Alfio Micci
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Alfio Micci has 91 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 11 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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T
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H
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L
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C
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G
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H
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R
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L
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D
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T
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,891
Across
1
Understands : GETS
5
Sky: Comb. form : URANO
10
Noted English spa : BATH
14
Touch : ABUT
15
Dressed to the ___ : NINES
16
Et ___ : ALII
17
Summer's finale, to some : LABORDAYWEEKEND
20
Metrical foot : ANAPEST
21
Silly people : GEESE
22
Defense : PLEA
23
Twine : CORD
25
Horrified : AGHAST
28
Bowling booking : LANE
29
Astern : AFT
32
Philippine river : ILOG
33
French psychologist : BINET
34
Lament : RUE
35
Jilted American suitor's echo of a Shakespearean title : LOVESLABORSLOST
39
Actress Arden : EVE
40
Oscar winner in 1961 : LOREN
41
Part of N.A. : AMER
42
"___ Rosenkavalier" : DER
43
False god : IDOL
44
Fleet : ARMADA
46
Baker's need : OVEN
47
Ancient Hebrew month : ABIB
48
Partner of kicking : ALIVE
51
Boat race : REGATTA
55
Proletariat : LABORINGCLASSES
59
White House office : OVAL
60
Peep show : RAREE
61
Sermon, e.g. : TALK
62
Elephant's ear : TARO
63
Nails : SPADS
64
Christian and Roman : ERAS
Down
1
Festive : GALA
2
Israel's Abba : EBAN
3
One of the brass : TUBA
4
Halt : STOPPAGE
5
Author of "Jenny" : UNDSET
6
Lariat : RIATA
7
"___ Wednesday" : ANY
8
Untried : NEW
9
Sugar suffix : OSE
10
Used a kiln : BAKED
11
Sheltered : ALEE
12
Preserves, British style : TINS
13
Skin : HIDE
18
Electrical units : RELS
19
Long-plumed birds : EGRETS
23
Church law : CANON
24
Unusual person : ONER
25
Felt under the weather : AILED
26
Word with baseball or boxing : GLOVE
27
Linger close by : HOVER
28
Defamation : LIBEL
29
Bouquet : AROMA
30
Melded : FUSED
31
Numerical prefix : TETRA
33
Nobleman : BARON
36
Wood shaving : SLIVER
37
Miner's quest : LODE
38
Tear into : LAMBASTE
44
Poplars : ABELES
45
Latvian port : RIGA
46
Convex molding : OVOLO
47
Followed a curving course : ARCED
48
"Thanks ___!" : ALOT
49
Vesuvian discharge : LAVA
50
Construction piece : IBAR
52
Anastasia's father, for one : TSAR
53
Tissue : TELA
54
Invites : ASKS
56
Government agcy. : IRS
57
Snooze : NAP
58
Dear, in Soho : GRA

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

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