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Leonard Sussman
Leonard Sussman

New York Times, Monday, December 30, 1963

40-Across : Heel.

Author:
Leonard Sussman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Leonard Sussman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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C
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A
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R
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G
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O
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D
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M
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E
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B
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R
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D
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A
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M
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R
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M
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J
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S
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C
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H
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L
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K
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B
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T
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B
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N
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D
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O
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G
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C
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H
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Q
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K
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E
D
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L
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S
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S
V
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N
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A
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R
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M
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Q
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C
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G
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D
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T
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L
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,265
Across
1
Tramp's load. : CARGO
6
Feminine title. : DAME
10
Thin wire nail. : BRAD
14
Proficient. : ADEPT
15
Ancient Theban deity. : AMON
16
What the "four hundred" did. : RODE
17
Hearts and spades. : MAJORSUITS
19
Jacob's rival. : ESAU
20
Compass point. : ENE
21
Top quality. : AONE
22
Yawning fissures. : CHASMS
24
Special sort of fastener. : LOCKNUT
26
Kick: Colloq. : BOOT
27
Makes lace. : TATS
28
Blue Ribbon competitor. : BENCHDOG
32
Kind of material. : CHINO
34
Living persons (with "the"). : QUICK
35
Netherlands commune. : EDE
36
French city. : LOOS
37
Rolling sea. : SURGE
38
Swedish first name. : SVEN
39
Beard of grain. : AWN
40
Heel. : SPIKE
41
Poker maneuver. : RAISE
42
Southwestern shrub. : MESQUITE
44
Human being. : SOUL
45
Biblical preposition. : UNTO
46
Deep ravines. : COULEES
49
Bridge error. : REVOKE
52
Papal name. : PAUL
53
Room. : DEN
54
Jai ___. : ALAI
55
Military decoration. : FOURRAGERE
58
Sign in printing. : FIST
59
Goad onward. : URGE
60
Stray calf. : DOGIE
61
Sibilant sounds. : TSTS
62
Finally. : LAST
63
Ardent. : EAGER
Down
1
Quadruped. : CAMEL
2
Fictional Italian town. : ADANO
3
Writer's bugaboos. : REJECTIONS
4
Government building: Abbr. : GPO
5
Strait between Italy and Albania. : OTRANTO
6
Dishearten. : DAUNT
7
French friend. : AMIE
8
Clever remark. : MOT
9
Place securely. : ENSCONCE
10
Whisper. : BREATH
11
Sea of Antarctica. : ROSS
12
One of the Smiths. : ADAM
13
___ ex machina. : DEUS
18
French coins. : SOUS
23
Rhine wine. : HOCK
25
State: Abbr. : KANS
26
Pastel shade. : BEIGE
28
Famous orator of 1774-75. : BURKE
29
Seasoned concoction. : DEVILEDEGG
30
"Golden Treasury" works. : ODES
31
Hereditary factor. : GENE
32
Silent one. : CLAM
33
British general, 1775. : HOWE
34
S. American capital. : QUITO
37
Malicious. : SPITEFUL
38
First king of Israel. : SAUL
40
Depressed in spirits. : SUNK
41
Musical embellishment. : ROULADE
43
Popular game. : QUOITS
44
Like some grapes. : SOUR
46
Proofreader's mark. : CARET
47
Unearthly. : EERIE
48
Sign of contempt. : SNEER
49
Float. : RAFT
50
Site of early Olympic games. : ELIS
51
Great. : VAST
52
Small dogs. : PUGS
56
Hour, in Italy. : ORA
57
Antelope of Tibet. : GOA

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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