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A. H. Drummond, Jr.
A. H. Drummond, Jr.

New York Times, Saturday, June 30, 1956

8-Down : Formula: Abbr.

Author:
A. H. Drummond, Jr.
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { F J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13
A. H. Drummond, Jr. has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,559
Across
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Drive. : URGE
5
Initiate. : START
10
Silvers. : PHIL
14
Person. : SOUL
15
Actress June. : HAVER
16
Greek letter. : IOTA
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First line of the "Cuckoo Song." : SUMERISICUMENIN
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Touches up. : REPAINTS
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Epoch of the Eohippus. : EOCENE
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___ Grey. : ZANE
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Downcast. : BLUE
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Describing shallow waters. : SHOALY
27
Word list of a textbook. : GLOSSARY
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Theirs: Fr. : LEURS
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Beg. : CRAVE
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John or Jane. : DOE
34
High tone. : ALT
35
Instant. : TRICE
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Tankard. : MUG
37
Rocky hill. : TOR
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Part of the leg. : SHANK
39
Comedian Arnold. : STANG
41
Davis' Vice President. : STEPHENS
43
Limits. : BOUNDS
44
Miss. : LOSE
45
Unsatisfactory. : POOR
46
Silvery. : ARGENT
49
Iowa, Illinois, etc. : CORNBELT
53
"Let us then be merry," first words of an old Latin song. : GAUDEAMUSIGITUR
55
Wagner opera cycle. : RING
56
Taunted. : GIBED
57
Not a one. : NONE
58
___ Boleyn. : ANNE
59
Get around. : EVADE
60
Heraldic term. : ENTE
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Initials of a country. : USSR
2
Don Juan. : ROUE
3
Andy of the comics. : GUMP
4
Son of Aaron. : ELEAZAR
5
Climb, as a flagpole. : SHINNY
6
Special preference. : TASTE
7
Rara ___. : AVIS
8
Formula: Abbr. : REC
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Tryster on the banks of Loch Lomond. : TRUELOVE
10
Components. : PIECES
11
Sharpen. : HONE
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Have ___ for (hold a grudge). : ITIN
13
Byway. : LANE
18
Coins of Iran. : RIALS
19
Timid one. : MOUSE
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Supreme Court Justice. : BLACK
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Laths. : SLATS
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Serf of Sparta. : HELOT
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Exaggerated. : OUTRE
27
Smiles broadly. : GRINS
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Madison Ave. habitué. : ADMAN
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17 Across is one. : ROUND
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Robbers: Slang. : YEGGS
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Derrick. : CRANE
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"That struts and frets his hour upon ___." : THESTAGE
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Polished. : SHONE
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Madame Chiang, nee ___. : SOONG
40
Motor. : TURBINE
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Promise. : PLEDGE
43
Chemical compound. : BORIDE
45
Put forth. : POSED
46
Indian city. : AGRA
47
Sadie Thompson's story. : RAIN
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The man marooned on Treasure Island. : GUNN
49
Island country. : CUBA
50
English college. : ETON
51
Actor Alfred. : LUNT
52
Tupelo or ash. : TREE
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1004. : MIV

Answer summary:
13 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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