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Harold T. Bers
Harold T. Bers

CALLING ALL FANS

New York Times, Sunday, November 9, 1952

53-Across : "Living off the ___ the land."

Author:
Harold T. Bers
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 164, Blocks: 76, Avg Word Len: 5.52, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 676 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 161, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 30, Grid flow: 30.4
Harold T. Bers has 138 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,239
Across
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Made cake. : BAKED
6
One-time Ike post. : SHAPE
11
Disputed S. A. territory. : CHACO
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Silk used for scarves. : SURAH
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They go to the plaza de toros. : AFICIONADOS
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He goes for Persians and Siamese. : AELUROPHILE
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He goes to "Les Sylphides." : BALLETOMANE
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He goes to Yankee Stadium. : BASEBALLFAN
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Singer Berger. : ERNA
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A closetful. : HOARD
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Special quality. : SAVOR
30
He wrote "Beauty is truth ... " : KEATS
31
Clumsy. : INEPT
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Popular name for unpopular germ. : STREP
34
Word in many place names. : GLEN
35
Forward pass. : SPIRAL
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Gondolas without freight. : EMPTIES
41
Manner. : MIEN
42
The power of final decision. : SAY
45
Ductile. : TENSILE
47
Keen-eyed. : ALERT
48
The trip back. : REPASSAGE
50
Urge: Scot. : ERT
51
Weapons of Ivanhoe's time. : LONGBOWS
53
"Living off the ___ the land." : FATOF
54
Irish ideal of womanhood. : EMER
55
Out of order. : AMISS
57
They meet at New London. : CREWS
58
Michigan product. : SEDAN
59
Sound of a cork leaving a bottle. : CLUNK
60
Lacking strength. : LIMP
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Rock. : SHALE
62
Springtime. : APRIL
63
Silky pile. : FLEECE
64
A Truman aide. : STEELMAN
66
Measures. : DOZENS
68
Know-it-alls. : ORACLES
69
Holder of a legal charge. : LIENOR
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Mindanao native. : ATA
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Frank. : HONEST
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Peace pipe. : CALUMET
77
In England, the last course. : AFTERS
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Postponements. : RESPITES
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Insect eyes: Zool. : ACONES
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Phlegmatic person. : STOIC
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Something worthless. : TRASH
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Where Alençon is. : ORNE
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Czech town. : STOKY
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School ages. : TEENS
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Calico. : PRINT
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Burdens: Lat. : ONERA
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Radio stations sell it. : TIME
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Lived. : DWELT
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Cotton wads. : PLEDGETS
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___ so bad. : NOT
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Superintendents. : OVERSEERS
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Part of a springe. : NOOSE
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Chit-chat. : PRATTLE
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___ River, across Texas Panhandle. : RED
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Adlai's sister's married name. : IVES
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Garage. : CARPARK
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Hoary. : AGEOLD
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Granny. : KNOT
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Prepares the way. : PAVES
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Lambed. : EANED
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Little herring. : SPRAT
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Important piece of scenery in "Hamlet." : ARRAS
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Southern food. : PONES
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Tuscan island. : ELBA
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He's seen at first nights. : THEATERGOER
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He goes to galleries. : CONNOISSEUR
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He goes to wide open spaces. : NATURELOVER
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He goes to the dictionary. : SEMANTICIST
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Greek letter. : THETA
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Sleep noise. : SNORE
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Words of assent. : AMENS
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Housewife's problem. : COSTS
Down
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Term of endearment. : BABE
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Way off. : AFAR
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Ceramists use it. : KILN
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Dessert. : ECLAIRS
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Fade. : DIE
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Rubberneck. : SNOOP
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Hooked. : HAMATE
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Hebrew month. : ADAR
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Tourist term for the Atlantic. : POND
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Common suffix. : ESE
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Place of entertainment. : CABARET
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Lifts and throws. : HEAVES
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One of the "Hartford Wits." : ALSOP
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Signal giver. : CUER
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The sun. : ORB
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Ductless organs. : SPLEENS
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Lancer. : UHLAN
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Split. : RIFT
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Word of pity. : ALAS
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Billina of "Oz." : HEN
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Classic victim of jealousy. : OTHELLO
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Officer's insigne. : OAKLEAF
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Affects strongly. : STIRS
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They get care in beauty shops. : NAILS
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Dinner dishes. : STEWS
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Garment worn with armor. : GIPON
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Pilfers. : STEALS
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Tolerate. : PERMIT
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Very close: Fr. : INTIME
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Girl's name. : MABEL
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Furrowed. : PLOWED
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Valuable substance in junk heaps. : METAL
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Justice Rosenman. : SAMUEL
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French business. : AGENCE
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He founded a famed observatory. : YERKES
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Fascinate. : ENCHANT
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Decorative vegetable. : RADISH
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Any number on the juke box. : SELECTION
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Cum ___ salis. : GRANO
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House plant. : FERN
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He explores caves. : SPELUNKER
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Plant shoot. : SPEAR
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Part of a purse. : CLASP
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Wigeons. : SMEES
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He spoke Nahuatl. : AZTEC
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Not previously known. : FRESH
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British tar. : LIMEY
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Newsman in the news. : OATIS
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Kin of the turkey trot. : ONESTEP
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Badgers' cousins. : RATELS
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Simian. : ORANG
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One of the Gemini. : CASTOR
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Busy. : ACTIVE
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Grew bigger. : LOOMED
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Box of type. : FONT
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Resort town in Italy. : STRESA
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City on the Adige. : TRENTO
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Sign up. : ENROLL
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First word of "A Lost Chord." : SEATED
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Seventh sons. : SEERS
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Extraneous part of a legislative bill. : RIDER
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Chirping note. : TWEET
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Falls with a certain sound. : PLOPS
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Indian. : OSAGE
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Fan. : DEVOTEE
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Studies. : PORES
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Subway's function. : TRANSIT
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Singer and conductor. : SINATRA
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Basque province. : NAVARRE
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German, in Italian. : TEDESCO
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A lifetime in business. : CAREER
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State Department problem. : KENNAN
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German vegetable. : KRAUT
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City of 28,937 in Utah. : PROVO
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Many years. : AEONS
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Soraya's spouse. : SHAH
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Name in an expression. : PETE
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Greek contest. : AGON
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Forte of 30 Across. : POEM
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"This one is ___." : ONME
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Hula dancer's decorations. : LEIS
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Hall of Fame item. : BUST
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Field of 123 Across. : ARTS
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Something apt to explode. : TNT
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He wrote "Requiem." : RLS
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It was formed Feb. 4, 1861. : CSA
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Insert in a quote noting original text. : SIC

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 23 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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