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Barbara L. Golub
Barbara L. Golub

New York Times, Friday, February 28, 1964

51-Across : Straighten.

Author:
Barbara Golub
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.65, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 56, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 14.7
Barbara L. Golub has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Barbara Golub is an alias for Barbara L. Golub.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,325
Across
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Fingerboard area of stringed instruments. : NECK
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Face side of stringed instruments. : BELLY
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Part of a violin bow. : HAIR
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Folklore figure. : OGRE
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Geographic prefix. : ITALO
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___ cost. : ATNO
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Harmonica. : MOUTHORGAN
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___ allegro (rather fast). : POCO
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The boards. : STAGE
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G. P.'s. : MDS
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Opera's home. : MET
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Austrian composer. : MAHLER
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Hymns of joy. : PAEANS
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Hurt. : ACHE
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Away: Scot. : AWA
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"___ Rita." : RIO
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Goddess: Lat. : DEA
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Turns. : SPINS
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British philosopher. : LOCKE
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___ case. : ATTACHE
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Calling forth. : EVOKING
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Rapid: Mus. : MOSSO
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Negative answer. : NOSIR
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Coda's relative. : TAG
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Cadmus' daughter. : INO
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Eban's country: Abbr. : ISR
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Not "canned." : LIVE
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Straighten. : UNCURL
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Lightly touched in passing. : GRAZED
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Peak. : ALP
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World War II abbreviation. : ETO
58
Insect. : MIDGE
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Curved sides of stringed instruments. : RIBS
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Ambrosian chants. : PLAINSONGS
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Weight system. : TROY
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Extreme. : ULTRA
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Spoken. : ORAL
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Gape. : YAWN
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All. : TOTAL
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Former postal address of Manhattanites. : NYNY
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___ de guerre. : NOM
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Self. : EGO
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Opera headgear. : CRUSHHATS
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Kind of drum. : KETTLE
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Early movie projector. : BIOGRAPH
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To be: Fr. : ETRE
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Hang back. : LAG
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Vicuña's cousin. : LLAMA
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Over there. : YONDER
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Chance, old style. : HAP
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Particles. : ATOMS
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Early movie name. : INCE
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Plant part. : ROOT
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Have: Scot. : HAE
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Hornpipe dancer. : SAILOR
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Feminine title. : MADAM
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Chemical prefix. : ACETO
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Player of pipes. : PAN
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Cranny's partner. : NOOK
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Vienna: Ger. : WIEN
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Wall bracket. : SCONCE
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Meeting: Abbr. : SESS
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Populace. : CITIZENRY
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Scoundrel. : KNAVE
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Urged (on). : EGGED
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Hindu month. : ASIN
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Small spinet. : VIRGINAL
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Painting. : OIL
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Production. : OUTPUT
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Body of water. : LAGOON
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The mark "v" in string music. : UPBOW
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Man's name. : ROLLO
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Aves. : RDS
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Chichi. : ARTY
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Hurdy-gurdy, Italian style. : LIRA
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Star in Cetus. : MIRA
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Alike in meaning: Abbr. : SYN
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Barrister: Abbr. : ATT
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Started: Poet. : GAN
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Tricky. : SLY

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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