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Bert Beaman
Bert Beaman

New York Times, Monday, October 25, 1976

22-Across : ___ with (encountered)

Author:
Bert Beaman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { B J K Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 12, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 52.5
Bert Beaman has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,935
Across
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English poet : POPE
5
Words of choice : ANDOR
10
Alan or Robert : ALDA
14
City of Russia : OREL
15
Carried on : RAISEDCAIN
17
Evening the score : INRECIPROCATION
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Vanzetti's partner : SACCO
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Mister, in Madrid : SENOR
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Initials of the 1930's : NRA
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___ with (encountered) : METUP
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Coins : CENTS
26
Room : DEN
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English prime minister : PITT
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Endearing word : SUGAR
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Preposition : INTO
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Jogs : TROTS
38
___ contendere : NOLO
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Common Latin abbr. : ETAL
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Erie, for one : CANAL
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Rue ___ Paix : DELA
42
Crazy : GAGA
43
Zoo denizen : HYENA
44
Reptiles : ASPS
45
Fragrant : OLENT
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___ souci : SANS
49
Exclamation : TUT
50
Small quantities : DRAMS
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Be enthusiastic about : GOFOR
55
___ king : ALA
58
Mountain spur : ARETE
60
Plane maneuvers : LOOPS
62
Get in a jam : LETONESELFINFOR
65
Certain paintings : LANDSCAPES
66
Dare, hillbilly style : DAST
67
Kind of tree : SHOE
68
Beauty, for one : ASSET
69
Kind of code : AREA
Down
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Polynesian staples : POIS
2
Like lawn shrubs : ORNAMENTAL
3
Share : PERCENTAGE
4
Choose : ELECT
5
"Exodus" hero : ARI
6
Piles : NAPS
7
Set a course : DIRECTONESSTEPS
8
Chemical compound : OSONE
9
Front-line duty, for short : RECON
10
Stamp ___ : ACT
11
Reclined : LAIN
12
Fashion name : DIOR
13
Literary heroine : ANNA
16
Pub game : DARTS
18
___ d'etat : COUP
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Slider, for one : PITCH
25
Strait between Java and Sumatra : SUNDA
26
San ___ : DIEGO
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Cafeteria equipment : TRAY
30
Overreaches : GOESTOOFAR
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Generally useful : ALLPURPOSE
32
Cookout : ROAST
34
Charlie Chan portrayer : OLAND
36
Kenya river : TANA
37
Argot : SLANG
46
Across: Prefix : TRANS
48
Opera highlights : SOLI
51
Tropical palm : ARECA
52
Hills of the Southwest : MESAS
54
Henry or Jane : FONDA
55
"___ well" : ALLS
56
Jacob's wife : LEAH
57
___ time : ATNO
59
Robt. ___ : ELEE
61
Miss, in Mexico: Abbr. : SRTA
63
"___ to Billie Joe" : ODE
64
Rapid: Abbr. : FST

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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