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Wells Gemberling
Wells Gemberling

New York Times, Monday, July 24, 1967

21-Across : Those with obvious talent: Colloq.

Author:
Wells Gemberling
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 8.7
Wells Gemberling has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,554
Across
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"We want ___!" : AHIT
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Picasso. : PABLO
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Nautical pin. : FID
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Created. : MADE
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Over. : AGAIN
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Kind of cracker. : SODA
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Consumer. : USER
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Linen cloth. : TOILE
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Lined up. : AROW
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Certain card players. : SHARPS
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Those with obvious talent: Colloq. : NATURALS
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Fisherman. : EELER
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Takes to task. : SCOLDS
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Medical degree. : DDS
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Two or more eras. : EON
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Certain particles. : ANIONS
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Genteel exclamation. : MYWORD
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Year, in Paris. : ANNEE
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Riley's forte. : LIFE
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Arab prince. : EMEER
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The Ohre River, in Germany. : EGER
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Poe's benefactor. : ALLAN
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Shines. : EXCELS
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Allow to join: Slang. : DEALIN
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N.Z. parrot. : KEA
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Noun suffix. : AST
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Stop watches. : TIMERS
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Mournful: Mus. : MESTO
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Stenographer's necessity. : NOTEBOOK
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Sets on fine edge. : KEYSUP
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Tarzan's friends. : APES
61
Hawker's routine. : SPIEL
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Every. : EACH
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Comber's concern. : PART
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Girl's name, meaning "holy." : HELGA
66
Partner of old shoes. : RICE
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Like Reynard. : SLY
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Synthetic fabric. : ORLON
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Mail receptacle. : SLOT
Down
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What Queen Victoria was not. : AMUSED
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Chopped. : HASHED
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Goals. : IDEALS
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___ Haute. : TERRE
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Pieces of butter. : PATS
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Past. : AGO
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Baths: Fr. : BAINS
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Fragrant flower. : LILAC
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___ customer. : ONETOA
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Very cheaply, so to speak. : FORASONG
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Graven image. : IDOL
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Birds. : DAWS
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The makings of a quick meal. : SARDINES
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Victim. : PREY
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Bone. : ULNA
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Have debts. : OWE
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Alaskan city. : NOME
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Born. : NEE
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Indian unit of weight. : SER
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Most powdery. : MEALIEST
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Regina's spouse. : REX
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Famous burning item. : DECK
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One of the boys. : LAD
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Island: Fr: : ILE
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Forte of a sycophant. : FLATTERY
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Arikara Indian. : REE
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Halo. : NIMB
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Rich fabric. : LAME
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Missouri city. : NEOSHO
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Attack. : ASSAIL
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Exterior finish. : STUCCO
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Place of punishment. : TOPHET
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Rodeo performer. : ROPER
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Know-how. : SKILL
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Oglers. : EYERS
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Takes a rest. : NAPS
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Gem. : OPAL
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Notorious group, for short. : KLAN
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Concern of the conceited. : EGO

Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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