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Mel Taub
Mel Taub

People and Places

New York Times, Sunday, October 20, 1957

23-Across : Out of circulation.

Author:
Mel Taub
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 142, Blocks: 70, Avg Word Len: 5.23, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 546 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 115, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 20, Grid flow: 56.2
Mel Taub has 44 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 10 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 3,036
Across
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Moslem title. : AGHA
5
Little Josephine. : FIFI
9
Press into folds. : CRIMP
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Eve's grandson. : ENOS
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Of uncertain temper. : MOODY
20
Part of a range. : OVEN
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Performer from Oslo. : HENIE
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One of the 7 Down. : GENT
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Out of circulation. : ONTHESHELF
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Western VIP. : EISENHOWER
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Rue. : REPENT
28
Gardener's cutting. : SLIP
30
Italian Socialist. : NENNI
31
Pronoun. : YOU
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Comedian Bean. : ORSON
34
Seizures. : ARRESTS
36
Rainbow. : TROUT
38
Coop. : COTE
40
Maintains again and again. : REASSERTS
42
Desserts. : TARTS
43
Character in "Bleak House." : ADA
44
Italian city. : ATRI
45
Chinese tea. : TSIA
46
Disregard (with "at"). : BLINK
48
Drafts. : POTATIONS
51
Chinks. : INTERSTICES
55
Colorful tropical bird. : TROGON
56
Rumen. : CUD
58
Choice part. : ELITE
59
Naughty child. : IMP
60
College course: Abbr. : ENG
61
Czech playwright. : CAPEK
63
Solution: Abbr. : ANS
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Displace. : STIR
65
French department. : MARNE
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Applying certain varnish. : JAPANNING
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With modesty. : COYLY
71
"___ a man with seven wives." : IMET
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Queen of folklore. : MAB
73
Lieu. : STEAD
74
Term in pharmacy. : SAL
75
Electrical unit. : AMP
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Sidewalk sights in Paris. : CAFES
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Type of film. : NEG
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Stings. : PRICKS
83
World War II battle area. : NORTHAFRICA
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Thoroughly. : OUTANDOUT
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Scrape out. : ERASE
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___ bowl. : DUST
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Oriental plant. : RICE
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Show biz initials. : RKO
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Vertical pipe. : RISER
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Many-sided. : VERSATILE
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Small piece. : SNIP
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One of the Fords. : EDSEL
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"The ___ Falcon." : MALTESE
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Overplay. : EMOTE
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The gods: Lat. : DEI
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Town near Salerno. : EBOLI
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Highways: Abbr. : RTES
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Beethoven's tribute to Napoleon. : EROICA
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Swimmer across the Yangtze. : MAOTSETUNG
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Soldier of 1775. : ETHANALLEN
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___ time (never). : ATNO
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Abrupt. : STEEP
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Greek letters. : RHOS
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Actress Palmer. : LILLI
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Abode. : NEST
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Mike and Liz. : TODDS
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Try to get. : SEEK
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Ravine. : DELL
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Subject of a Vergil adage. : AMOR
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Lost. : GONE
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Highly controversial. : HOTPOTATO
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Be devoted (to). : ADHERE
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Pshaw! : FOH
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N. Y. Senator. : IVES
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Relatives of guys. : FELLAS
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Leading the league. : INFIRST
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That: Ital. : CHE
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Put back in office. : REINSTATE
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Extra leaves in a book. : INSETS
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Bearings. : MIENS
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Famous Friend. : PENN
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Latin pronoun. : EGO
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Gotham. : NEWYORKCITY
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1/3 of an inning. : ONEOUT
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Braces. : STRUTS
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Longings: Slang. : YENS
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Norwegian Parliament. : STORTING
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Ancient Syrian. : HITTITE
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Amb. Hare's diplomatic problem. : PRESIDENTNASSER
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"Quo Vadis" character. : NERO
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Albion's neighbor. : ERIN
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Oriental title. : RANI
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Army man: Abbr. : CAPT
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Spice. : ODOR
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French river. : AIN
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In harmony. : ATONE
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Sell for. : BRING
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Navy ships. : LSTS
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Type of business man. : AGENT
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Wartime title. : SCAP
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Large antelope. : ELAND
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Runner Zatopek. : EMIL
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Active. : SPRY
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Tree of Java. : UPAS
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Pole thrown in a game. : CABER
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Hinge joint. : KNEE
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Firmly united. : SOLID
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Hindu title. : MIAN
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Rifle range necessity. : AMMO
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Subconscious ideas. : REPRESSIONS
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Actor Sam ___. : JAFFE
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Emilia's husband. : IAGO
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Meat: Span. : CARNE
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River of Flanders. : MAAS
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Explorers of the future. : SPACEMEN
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Boston's river. : CHARLES
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On the bench. : SIDELINED
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French dramatist (1606–84) : CORNEILLE
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Tribe of Burmese Hills. : KUKI
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Punctuation mark. : STOP
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Joshua ___. : TREE
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Rudely brief. : CURT
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Lucerne's neighbor. : URI
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Floor piece. : TILE
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Baking contest judges. : TASTERS
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Amerind. : REDMAN
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Cerebrate. : IDEATE
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Held in esteem. : VALUED
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Cut canines. : TEETHE
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Impassive. : STOLID
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"In God We Trust." : MOTTO
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Kind of exam. : ORAL
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Outdo. : BEST
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Oxford. : SHOE
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Compartment. : CELL
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Dye source. : ANIL
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Wee one. : TOT
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Certain M. D.'s : GPS
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Demand. : ASK

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5 unique to this puzzle, 15 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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