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Arthur Schulman
Arthur Schulman

New York Times, Monday, September 14, 1959

5-Across : Plant louse.

Author:
Arthur Schulman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Y }, Scrabble score: 304 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 31.1 Grid has duplicate clues.
Arthur Schulman has 80 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,713
Across
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Women. : SHES
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Plant louse. : APHIS
10
Electrical units, for short. : AMPS
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Anklebones. : TALI
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Withered old woman. : CRONE
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Father of Jonathan. : SAUL
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Host at historic dinner in Winfield House. : EISENHOWER
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Spore clusters on ferns. : SORI
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Musical sign. : PRESA
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Agitated. : FERMENTED
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Asian. : THAI
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Zenith. : TOP
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Escort. : SEE
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European VIP. : DEGAULLE
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Resort in country of 27 Across. : NICE
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W. W. II theatre. : ETO
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French titles: Abbr. : MMES
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Simple ball game. : CATCH
38
Communist leader. : BROZ
40
"___ is Born." : ASTAR
43
Lounging slipper. : MULE
44
Jewish home service. : SEDER
46
Pindarics. : ODES
48
Different. : NEW
49
Admission charges. : FEES
51
Largest building in U. S. : PENTAGON
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Handle. : USE
55
Tuck's companion. : NIP
57
___ tide. : NEAP
58
Danzig's waterfront. : BALTICSEA
61
M. Guitry. : SACHA
65
___-podrida (stew). : OLLA
66
Expected guest at Blair House. : KHRUSHCHEV
68
River in England. : AVON
69
Highway sections. : LANES
70
Tortoise's companion. : HARE
71
Pulls. : TOWS
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Water pitchers. : EWERS
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Hebrew name meaning man. : ENOS
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Small distance. : STEP
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Very small distance. : HAIR
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In addition. : ELSE
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Rest from the midday sun. : SIESTA
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German exclamation. : ACH
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Short, vivid biographies. : PROFILES
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American inventor. : HOWE
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Like argon or neon. : INERT
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Homily. : SERMON
10
N. A. M., for example. : ASSN
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Oriental Red. : MAOTSETUNG
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Thick soup. : PUREE
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"Hit the dirt." : SLIDE
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Hebrew prophet. : NAHUM
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Dealing with events of historic importance. : EPIC
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___ mater. : ALMA
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American labor leader (1855–1926). : DEBS
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Raison d'___. : ETRE
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Convivial person. : GOODFELLOW
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Bar legally. : ESTOP
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Wheel projection. : CAM
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Famous queen, for short. : CLEO
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Cut. : HEWN
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Zuider ___. : ZEE
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European VIP. : ADENAUER
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M. Coty. : RENE
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Painter Guido. : RENI
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Store-and-cache word. : STASH
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Hammer's companion. : SICKLE
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Geronimo was one. : APACHE
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Nautilus' ancestor. : UBOAT
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Series of shots. : SALVO
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Exclamation of impatience. : PSHAW
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Changes (hide) into leather. : TANS
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Sea bird. : ERNE
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Movie detective. : CHAN
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Man of the hour. : HERO
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The birds. : AVES
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Draft organization: Abbr. : SSS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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