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Mel Taub
Mel Taub

New York Times, Thursday, January 12, 1956

4-Down : Induce to proceed.

Author:
Mel Taub
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 47.0
Mel Taub has 44 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 10 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,389
Across
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Name in Genesis. : ABEL
5
Music-maker, for short. : STRAD
10
Point on a compass card. : SSW
13
Appeared. : CAME
14
Girl in a song. : IRENE
15
City in Maine. : SACO
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Eban of Israel. : ABBA
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P. O. problem. : DEADLETTER
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Holder of a free pass. : DEADHEAD
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Wandering. : ERRANT
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Pièce de résistance. : ROAST
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Greek seaport. : CORINTH
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Unravel. : UNKNIT
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Having facets. : PANED
27
Louis XIV. : ROI
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Light: French. : LEGER
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Adornment of a room. : DECOR
34
Days: Poet. : SUNS
36
Investigation. : PROBE
38
Corresponding. : SAME
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10 Down, originally. : ANGEL
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Abbreviations indicating "authors unknown." : ANONS
43
Rosewall of the courts. : KEN
44
Penniless. : NEEDY
46
Be contingent (on). : DEPEND
48
Hot or cold foods. : CEREALS
51
Well-known first name in Washington. : PERLE
52
Refugee. : EMIGRE
53
Natives of the Levant. : ARABIANS
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Oriental transportation. : SEDANCHAIR
58
On. : ATOP
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Linden tree. : TEIL
60
Singer Mel. : TORME
61
River into Gulf of Finland. : NEVA
62
Initials of a humane society. : ARC
63
Celerity. : SPEED
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Hambletonian pace. : TROT
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School: Abbr. : ACAD
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Paul Bunyan's blue ox. : BABE
3
Setting out. : EMBARKING
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Induce to proceed. : LEADON
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Evade. : SIDESTEP
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Deal with. : TREAT
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Study. : READ
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___/or. : AND
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Juan Ponce ___. : DELEON
10
Tempter. : SATAN
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Trail. : SCENT
12
Importance. : WORTH
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Stepping distances. : STRIDES
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Miscalculated. : ERRED
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Greeting. : HAIL
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Coal: Latin. : CARBO
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Bear constellation. : URSA
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Grammatical thing. : NOUN
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Spring flower. : PEONY
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Alumni. : GRADS
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Genteel loafer: Slang. : CAKEEATER
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Prophetic sign. : OMEN
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Sunder. : REND
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Part of French W. Africa. : SENEGAL
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Made beloved. : ENDEARED
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Become informed. : LEARN
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Herzegovinan's neighbor. : SERB
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Picks. : ELECTS
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Lithe. : PLIANT
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___-dire (namely): Fr. : CESTA
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Eastern title. : EMEER
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Short way of saying "absurd." : RIDIC
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First-rate. : PRIME
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Swiss river. : AARE
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De ___ (anew): Lat. : NOVO
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Brief dispute. : SPAT
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Dance. : HOP

Answer summary:
6 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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