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Thomas J. Varner
Thomas J. Varner

New York Times, Monday, June 20, 1955

70-Across : Somewhat higher than.

Author:
Thomas Varner
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.63, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 21.4 Grid has duplicate clues.
Thomas J. Varner has 12 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Thomas Varner is an alias for Thomas J. Varner.
Jim Horne notes:

11-Down: "Three acres and a cow" refers to a historical political slogan from 1880s Great Britain, used to campaign for land reform on behalf of agricultural laborers. The phrase was popularized in 1885 by Jesse Collings, an English politician and land reformer, and Joseph Chamberlain, a prominent Radical Liberal leader. It became the rallying cry for the "Radical Programme," which sought to revitalize rural communities and combat widespread poverty among the working class.

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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,183
Across
1
Part of the Morse code. : DOTS
5
Outlook. : VISTA
10
Batters' backstop. : CAGE
14
Unyielding. : IRON
15
Walk ___ (feel very happy). : ONAIR
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Etcher's stuff. : ACID
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Well-balanced. : SANE
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Take-it-easy-ite. : IDLER
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Fishing site. : POND
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Precise. : CLEANCUT
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Street sign. : ONEWAY
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Living expenses. : KEEP
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What frogmen do. : SWIM
26
Namely. : TOWIT
29
Imaginary earthline: Abbr. : LAT
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Garden spot. : PATCH
35
Game-called weather. : RAIN
36
Decisive. : FINAL
38
Days beyond recall. : YORE
39
Instrument: Colloq. : UKE
40
Piercing. : ACUTE
41
Next to the ace, in pinochle. : TEN
42
Battery compartment. : CELL
44
Challenged. : DARED
45
Harden. : SEAR
46
Finish. : ENDUP
48
Type of dance. : TAP
49
Bridge partner. : DUMMY
50
Timid souls. : MICE
52
Cause of downfall. : RUIN
54
Reddish brown. : COPPER
57
Means whereby something is conveyed. : PIPELINE
61
Apprehensive expression. : ALAS
62
Busily engaged. : INUSE
64
Two-___ (vaudeville). : ADAY
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Carte. : MENU
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Magnate. : BARON
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Be gloomy. : MOPE
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Anything beautiful. : POEM
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Give, as time. : SPEND
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Somewhat higher than. : PLUS
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Part of the spinal column. : DISC
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Spoken. : ORAL
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Voice inflection. : TONE
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Gain entrance without admission. : SNEAKIN
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Expression. : VOICE
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Double-copied. : INDUPLICATE
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Arizona river. : SALT
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Even-up contest. : TIE
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Street sign. : ARROW
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Southernmost tip of New Jersey. : CAPEMAY
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"Three acres and ___." : ACOW
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Miss Lollobrigida. : GINA
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Whirl. : EDDY
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Volleyball accessory. : NET
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Tang. : NIP
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Sing Sing, for instance. : STATEPRISON
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Respite. : TRUCE
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Like an old bucket. : OAKEN
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Handle. : WIELD
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Hoptoad family. : ANURA
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Type of pole. : TOTEM
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Select portion. : CREAM
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Cape of Chesapeake Bay. : HENRY
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Current craze. : FAD
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Began. : LED
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Aggregate amount. : LUMPSUM
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Tan producer. : SUNLAMP
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Lemon meringue. : PIE
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Be left on base. : DIE
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Fodder troughs. : CRIBS
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Invert. : UPEND
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Hunter's shelter. : CAMP
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Kitchen staple. : OLEO
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Flat piece. : PANE
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Unmixed. : PURE
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Admired one. : IDOL
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Small deerlike animal. : NAPU
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Loops of metal or thread. : EYES
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Forty winks. : NAP

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

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