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Arthur Schulman
Arthur Schulman

New York Times, Thursday, October 13, 1966

33-Down : Beetle.

Author:
Arthur Schulman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 326 (avg 1.72)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 40.8
Arthur Schulman has 80 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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J
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A
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M
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B
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L
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A
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L
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P
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U
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P
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A
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P
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J
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E
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Y
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P
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R
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D
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O
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K
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L
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L
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C
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C
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A
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P
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R
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B
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Y
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P
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P
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F
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W
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R
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O
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B
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G
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B
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O
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H
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S
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N
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H
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,270
Across
1
Door post. : JAMB
5
Bairn. : LASS
9
Take in eagerly: Colloq. : LAPUP
14
Concert number. : ARIA
15
___ were. : ASIT
16
Being employed. : INUSE
17
Parts of Dutch names. : VANS
18
Secret order of flagellants. : PENITENTES
20
First name in tennis. : ALTHEA
22
Greek god. : EROS
23
Pen's partner. : INK
24
Played Bach in ragtime. : JAZZEDUP
26
Dist. ___. : ATTY
27
Erstwhile plum. : PRUNE
29
Ursa Major or Minor. : DIPPER
31
Kitchen staple. : OIL
32
Swiss painter. : KLEE
34
City in NW Italy. : LUCCA
37
Of the Muses. : PIERIAN
39
Ancient town near Jerusalem. : BETHANY
41
Rush. : SPEED
42
Counterfeit stance. : POSE
43
Dessert. : PIE
44
Migration route. : FLYWAY
46
Stirs up. : ROILS
48
See 43 Across. : TART
51
Sign of age. : BALDSPOT
53
Choler. : IRE
54
Subway. : TUBE
55
Native of Hyderabad. : TELUGU
58
Movie star of yesteryear. : GRETAGARBO
61
Cries from the corrida. : OLES
62
Rude dwelling. : HOVEL
63
Merganser. : SMEW
64
Defense org. : NATO
65
Pinch suddenly. : TWEAK
66
Sharpen. : HONE
67
Foie ___. : GRAS
Down
1
Coffee: Slang. : JAVA
2
Sea E of the Caspian. : ARAL
3
Drink at Churchill Downs. : MINTJULEP
4
Region near the Sea of Galilee. : BASHAN
5
Bolivian metropolis. : LAPAZ
6
Ibsen role. : ASE
7
Words at adjournment. : SINEDIE
8
Agitate. : STIRUP
9
Cousins of half-truths. : LIES
10
Massachusetts cape. : ANN
11
___ over on. : PUTIT
12
Wasn't accustomed to. : USENT
13
Annoying. : PESKY
19
Falls over. : TOPPLES
21
Hebrew prophet. : EZEKIEL
25
Paradise. : EDEN
26
Roguish. : ARCH
27
Kind of art. : POP
28
American social reformer. : RIIS
30
Muse of music. : EUTERPE
33
Beetle. : LADYBUG
35
Member of a religious chapter. : CAPITULAR
36
Indigo. : ANIL
38
Robbed (of). : REFT
39
Author of "Drums." : BOYD
40
Certainly. : YES
42
City in Sicily. : PALERMO
45
River of song. : WABASH
47
Tea. : OOLONG
48
Close-fitting. : TIGHT
49
Projectile. : ARROW
50
Nautical term. : REEVE
52
New England ski center. : STOWE
54
Lecture. : TALK
56
___ move on! : GETA
57
Service orgs. : USOS
59
Evergreen plant. : TEA
60
Relative of Mac. : BEN

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

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