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Jules Arensberg
Jules Arensberg

New York Times, Monday, January 19, 1959

27-Across : Swiss canton.

Author:
Jules Arensberg
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F Q Z }, Scrabble score: 320 (avg 1.69)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Jules Arensberg has 95 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,475
Across
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Sharpen. : STROP
6
Go away! : SCAT
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Centerpiece, for flowers. : VASE
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Beloved: Fr. : CHERI
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Moreover. : ALSO
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Mr. Woollcott. : ALEX
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Predecessor of the viol. : REBEC
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Occur. : TAKEPLACE
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Juin, Juillet, Août. : ETE
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Superabound. : TEEM
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Cranes. : HOISTS
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Certain apartment houses. : WALKUPS
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School girl. : COED
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Swiss canton. : URI
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Jar. : JOLT
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Fitting. : APT
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Relative of Lowestoft. : SPODE
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A whiz. : HUMDINGER
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Indicator. : ARROW
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Native of: Slang. : OTE
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Desist. : CEASE
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Newspaperwoman: Slang. : SOBSISTER
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Practical jokes. : JESTS
43
Fodder. : HAY
44
Scandinavian name. : NELS
45
Term of address to a boy. : BUD
46
When Normandy was invaded. : DDAY
47
Faux pas. : MISSTEP
51
Legal bond. : ESCROW
54
"Waste not, ___ not." : WANT
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According to. : ALA
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Reject. : THROWAWAY
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Chucklehead. : IDIOT
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Chill. : COOL
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Diaphanous material. : LENO
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Formal farewell. : CONGE
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Ululate. : HOWL
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Look askance. : LEER
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Stage direction. : ENTER
Down
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Propeller. : SCREW
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Greek letter. : THETA
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Insurrectionist. : REBEL
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Coin of Copenhagen. : ORE
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Feature of a modern house. : PICTUREWINDOW
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Surfeits. : SATES
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Tight-lipped one. : CLAM
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Inquire. : ASK
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Insecure grip. : TOEHOLD
10
Effective. : VALID
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Northernmost state: Abbr. : ALAS
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Part: Abbr. : SECT
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Cross marks. : EXES
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The ending of "Hamlet," for example. : POETICJUSTICE
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Finial. : EPI
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Praise: Colloq. : KUDOS
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Potential star: Colloq. : COMER
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Invaders of England, 5th cen. : JUTES
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Moslem titles. : AGAS
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Nuisance. : PEST
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___ jolie. : TRES
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Cummerbund. : SASH
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Outrigger. : PROA
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Spherical. : ORBY
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In a fiery manner. : HOTLY
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Has occasion for. : NEEDS
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Relative of a dike. : SEAWALL
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Storage box. : BIN
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Ludicrous. : DROLL
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Willy Brandt, for example. : MAYOR
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Besmirch. : TAINT
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Encomium. : ELOGE
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Father: Lat. : PATER
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Make a type of drawing. : ETCH
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See 6 Across. : SHOO
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Boast in triumph. : CROW
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Taper off. : WANE
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Lilliputian. : WEE
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Put on. : DON

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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