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Edward J. Buckler
Edward J. Buckler

OF PEOPLE AND PLACES

New York Times, Sunday, April 13, 1952

90-Across : Midland counties of England.

Author:
Edward Buckler
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 162, Blocks: 85, Avg Word Len: 5.48, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 698 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 150, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 42
Edward J. Buckler has 26 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Edward Buckler is an alias for Edward J. Buckler.
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,029
Across
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Illinois Congressman since 1907. : SABATH
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Join. : ATTACH
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Crown Prince of Norway. : OLAF
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Apiece. : EACH
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Appraise. : EVALUE
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Prominent Federal judge. : MURPHY
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Unfortunately. : HAPLESSLY
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Harry Truman is their honorary president. : CAMPFIREGIRLS
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Equitable. : IMPARTIAL
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Very fat person. : TUB
29
Thrown. : FLUNG
30
Instrument for viewing interior of an egg. : OOSCOPE
32
Weekly reading from the Pentateuch. : SEDRA
33
"Weather" on TV screens. : SNOW
35
Phase. : SIDE
36
Interior views of buildings. : NEORAMAS
38
O'Kelly of Eire. : SEAN
39
Hateful person. : TOAD
41
Archie Goodwin's boss. : NERO
43
Adorned with strips. : PANELED
45
Park places. : ZOOS
47
Back talk. : SASS
50
What the Merrimac was part of: Abbr. : CSN
51
College founded 1861. : VASSAR
56
What Dr. Edith Summerskill, Labor M. P., wants outlawed in Britain. : BOXING
59
Dexterity. : KNACK
61
Predetermine. : DESTINE
62
Having power to put in action. : EXERTIVE
65
Sturdy. : ROBUST
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Barbarous. : INHUMAN
68
Cans. : TINS
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Salable. : VENDIBLE
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Kiln. : OAST
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Mail. : POST
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Bustle. : ADO
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Muddled. : MESSED
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On which armorial bearings are displayed. : ESCUTCHEON
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Partitions. : SEPTA
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Chinese tree yielding oil. : TUNG
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Entr'___. : ACTE
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Bay window. : ORIEL
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Simplicity. : HUMBLENESS
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Midland counties of England. : SHIRES
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___ Sinatra. : AVA
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Perfume. : ODOR
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Advice: Archaic. : REDE
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Ike reads them. : WESTERNS
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Biting. : ACID
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Characters in British mysteries. : BOBBIES
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Hung in folds. : DRAPED
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Judgment. : ESTIMATE
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Puts to sleep. : OPIATES
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Friend: Sp. : AMIGO
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Visual. : OCULAR
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Depended. : LEANED
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Flood boat. : ARK
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Guernseys, Jerseys. etc. : COWS
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Epic poetry. : EPOS
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Tavern where Ben Jonson and friends met. : MERMAID
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Lumps. : NUBS
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Leningrad's river. : NEVA
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Missouri county. : CASS
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Restore confidence to. : REASSURE
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The First Lady. : BESS
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Deposits. : SETS
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Greeting in Hawaii. : ALOHA
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Roses of Sharon. : ALTHEAS
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Genus of mosses. : MNIUM
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Shinto temple. : SHA
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Author of "Christabel." : COLERIDGE
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Where to see frescoes by Michelangelo. : SISTINECHAPEL
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Toy named after a President. : TEDDYBEAR
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Icily rainy. : SLEETY
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Hamster, for instance. : RODENT
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Moon goddess. : ISIS
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Weapons. : ARMS
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Levy. : ASSESS
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Name in the Apocrypha. : ESDRAS
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Parties. : SECTS
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Make yourself scarce! : AVAUNT
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___ curtain of Red China. : BAMBOO
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Mountain. : ALP
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Volcanic rock. : TUFF
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Nazi salutations. : HEILS
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Full apology. : AMENDE
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Haulers. : TUGGERS
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Into three: Comb. form. : TRI
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Part of a stage. : APRON
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Girl in a song. : CHLOE
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Mint. : HYSSOP
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Bricker and DiSalle. : OHIOANS
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Workers on lighting devices. : LAMPMEN
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Request. : APPEAL
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A state: Abbr. : FLA
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Winner in Nebraska. : ESTES
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Off. : ASIDE
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___ Barton. : CLARA
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Former Mayor of N.Y.C. : HYLAN
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Hesitant sounds. : ERS
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Subverts. : RUINS
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Rifts. : CRACKS
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Tribesmen of Pakistan. : WAZIRS
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Our Army in Germany. : SEVENTH
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Prohibition. : DONT
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Atomic site in Tennessee. : OAKRIDGE
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Animation. : DASH
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Pointed arch. : OGIVE
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Stuck-up one. : SNOB
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Florida Cape. : SABLE
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Lethargy. : STUPOR
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Of the crime of traffic in sacred things. : SIMONIACAL
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Duck genus. : ANAS
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Fissure. : RENT
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Second items in a series. : BETAS
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What iron rust is, chemically. : OXIDE
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Fear of things foreign. : XENOPHOBIA
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Intimations. : CUES
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Perceives. : DISCERNS
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How most men prefer their suits today. : VESTLESS
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Resulted. : ENSUED
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Fencer's acknowledgment. : TOUCHE
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Hid in lair. : DENNED
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Dress. : ATTIRE
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Mayan Indian. : MAM
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Dejected. : CASTDOWN
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Dawn goddess. : EOS
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Headdress. : TURBAN
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Subject of a recent biography. : EVITA
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Shipper. : LADER
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Cattleman. : BREEDER
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Glided. : SWAM
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Of a reddish-brown color. : SEPIC
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Plug up. : ESTOP
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Greek coin. : OBOL
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Info. : DOPE
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Floral emblem of Beehive State. : SEGO
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Beguiles. : AMUSES
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Detail. : ITEM
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Sporty. : RAKISH
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Image. : ICON
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Mixture. : AMALGAM
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Light patterns on TV screens. : RASTERS
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Acquiesces. : SUBMITS
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Girl's nickname. : ESSIE
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Publisher's aide. : READER
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Hag in "The Faerie Queene." : DUESSA
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A couple of comedians. : BENNYS
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Evening. : VESPER
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She wears the aegis. : ATHENA
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Xerophilous plants. : CACTI
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Juice of a plant, used as drug. : ALOES
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Italian copper coins. : SOLDI
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Diffuses. : SHEDS
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Some securities on the Stock Exchange. : RAILS
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Letters. : ESSES
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Capital of Bolivia. : SUCRE
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E. g., Popeye and Deadeye. : SALTS
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Any: Dial. : ARY
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Units of conductance, in electricity. : MHOS
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Philippine tree. : IBA
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Letter. : TEE
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Say further. : ADD

Answer summary:
14 unique to this puzzle, 28 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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