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A. H. Drummond, Jr.
A. H. Drummond, Jr.

New York Times, Tuesday, September 24, 1963

4-Down : Eroded.

Author:
A. H. Drummond, Jr.
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
A. H. Drummond, Jr. has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,168
Across
1
Start of the N.T. : MATT
5
Cent.'s relative. : FAHR
9
Stand of trees. : GROVE
14
Date in the Middle Ages. : MLII
15
Words of comprehension. : ISEE
16
Flavoring substance. : LEMON
17
Reserved. : EARMARKED
19
Most ___. : OFALL
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22
Trouble. : WOE
23
Wrinkles. : SEAMS
24
Trice. : SECOND
27
Part of a palm. : TREETOP
31
Not ___ in the world. : ACARE
32
Passé. : DATED
34
___ tree. : UPA
35
Bereft, once. : LORN
36
Charles and Ann. : CAPES
37
Very: Fr. : TRES
38
Labor group. : ILO
39
Word following "sooth" or "gain." : SAYER
40
Buzzes around. : WHIRS
41
Stores, as wines. : CELLARS
43
Places for contests: Lat. : ARENAE
44
Upstanding. : ERECT
46
Water: Abbr. : LIQ
47
The latest. : UPTOTHEMINUTE
52
Dull. : PROSY
53
Thirst quencher. : ORANGEADE
55
Dance. : SAMBA
56
French department. : ORNE
57
Send out. : EMIT
58
Certain mountains: Ger. : ALPEN
59
Poems. : LAYS
60
North Sea land: Abbr. : NETH
Down
1
___ Nhu. : MME
2
"There ought to be ___." : ALAW
3
Weary. : TIRE
4
Eroded. : TIMEWORN
5
Steadied. : FIRMED
6
___ favor. : ASKA
7
Spikes of a sort. : HEELS
8
Memorable (day). : REDLETTER
9
Was dejected. : GLOOMED
10
Turn down. : REFUSE
11
Eastern name. : OMAR
12
Tennesseans. : VOLS
13
Photographer's abbreviation. : ENL
18
___ man (in unison). : ASONE
21
Hounds' quarry. : HARES
24
Of certain Franks. : SALIC
25
French school. : ECOLE
26
Song. : CAROL
28
Italian city. : TURIN
29
"Fidelio." : OPERA
30
Dated. : PASSE
32
Where most children go. : DAYSCHOOL
33
Imitate. : APE
36
Editor's mark. : CARET
37
Part of a Canadian toast. : THEQUEEN
39
His name is "Aram." : SAROYAN
40
Twist forcibly. : WRING
42
Leaves untouched. : LETSBE
43
Straightens. : ALINES
45
___ cotta. : TERRA
47
River to the Caspian. : URAL
48
Stately display. : POMP
49
Large number. : MANY
50
Unexciting. : TAME
51
Blue-pencil. : EDIT
52
O.T. book. : PSA
54
Old verb ending. : ETH

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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