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Harold T. Bers
Harold T. Bers

New York Times, Friday, November 14, 1958

7-Down : Person held as a pledge.

Author:
Harold T. Bers
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 82, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.59, Missing: { J P Q W }, Scrabble score: 308 (avg 1.64)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 20.9
Harold T. Bers has 138 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,426
Across
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Subjoins. : ADDS
5
Of any required size of figure. : NTH
8
20th century phenomena. : ABOMBS
14
Fountain item. : SODA
15
Bird sound. : COO
16
University in New Orleans. : LOYOLA
17
Food of a sort. : KRATIONS
19
Pollux's brother. : CASTOR
20
Declarer. : SAYER
21
Virginia willow. : ITEA
23
Clock noise. : TOCK
24
Water: Fr. : EAU
26
Merman-Hutton role. : ANNIE
28
Treasury agent. : TMAN
31
Frank Loesser's Dallas. : BIGD
33
Indian. : BRAVE
37
Cereal grass. : OAT
38
Field mouse. : VOLE
39
Various organic substances. : RESINS
40
Unimportant. : TRIVIAL
42
Charlie Chaplin in France. : CHARLOT
43
Sign up. : ENLIST
44
Incapacitate. : MAIM
45
Opposite of "hiver." : ETE
46
Bout. : SETTO
47
Overbig dwelling. : BARN
48
Poems. : ODES
49
Prepared. : ARMED
51
Ordinal suffix. : ETH
53
Sportscaster McCarthy. : CLEM
56
Relative of Gouda. : EDAM
58
German state. : HESSE
62
Musician. : LYRIST
64
Round figure in USSR. : MALENKOV
66
Brahms' 4th Symphony. : EMINOR
67
"Cap's ___," J. C. Lincoln novel. : ERI
68
Frost. : RIME
69
Lacking authority. : FEEBLE
70
Relative of ABC. : XYZ
71
Nieuport's river. : YSER
Down
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Invites. : ASKS
2
Poem by Tennyson. : DORA
3
June 6th. : DDAY
4
Shiny cloth. : SATEEN
5
Sgt. : NCO
6
Little Antoinette. : TONI
7
Person held as a pledge. : HOSTAGE
8
World War II highway. : ALCAN
9
Neckwear. : BOA
10
___ in season. : OYSTERSR
11
Marquand character. : MOTO
12
Political group. : BLOC
13
Channel island. : SARK
18
One of David's mighty men. : IRA
22
Tackle's neighbor. : END
25
Nautilus' antecedent. : UBOAT
27
Girder. : IBEAM
28
Carries: Colloq. : TOTES
29
Historic river. : MARNE
30
On a slant. : ATILT
32
Where Urbana is: Abbr. : ILL
34
Bothered. : AILED
35
Fiver. : VNOTE
36
Kefauver. : ESTES
38
Cap brim. : VISOR
39
Site of the Nibelungen Hoard. : RHINE
41
Thiamin or riboflavin. : VITAMINB
42
Hardtop. : CAR
44
Lady Unknown. : MADAMEX
47
Garden plot. : BED
48
W. S. Porter. : OHENRY
50
Poetic beat. : METRE
52
Anagram of 51 Across. : THE
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Musical symbol. : CLEF
54
Connecticut town. : LYME
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Pennsylvania city. : ERIE
57
Contrary girl. : MARY
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Stowe equipment. : SKIS
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Approximately. : SOME
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In any case. : EVER
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About a nickel, in Peru. : SOL
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Girl's nickname. : LIZ

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

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