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Bert Beaman
Bert Beaman

Adventures in Clicheland

New York Times, Sunday, January 14, 1968

Author:
Bert Beaman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 142, Blocks: 66, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 567 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 95, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 15, XRef: 0, Spans: 6, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13, Grid flow: 86.7 Grid has duplicate clues.
Bert Beaman has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,728
Across
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Delight. : AMUSE
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Mantel. : SHELF
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Yastrzemski's concern. : RBI
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On ___ with. : APAR
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Health: Fr. : SANTE
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Showman in opera. : CANIO
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Syria of old. : ARAM
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Con ___ (with spirit): Mus. : BRIO
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Difficulties. : TRIALSANDTRIBULATIONS
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Trump. : RUFF
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Thereabouts. : ORSO
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Year in reign of Severus. : CCII
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Wasteland, to some. : TEEVEE
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___ things! : OFALL
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Sound of delight. : WHEE
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Salts. : TARS
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Publication: Abbr. : ISS
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Runabout. : CAR
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Modem composer. : IVES
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U.S. patriot. : OTIS
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Ohio city. : NILES
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Several times. : ONMORETHANONEOCCASION
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Filling. : INLAY
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Old name for Nisan. : ABIB
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Faithful: Ger. : TREU
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Soup fin shark. : TOPE
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Elves. : FAYS
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Ohio city. : LIMA
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Schiaparelli. : ELSA
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Lent. : LOANED
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Ancient city of Ionia. : TEOS
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___ song. : FORA
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Adroit. : NEAT
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___ shrew. : ERD
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Quaff. : ALE
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Guido of art. : RENI
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Work of art. : ICON
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Dance. : REEL
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Antimacassars. : TIDIES
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Was popular. : TOOK
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Turned right. : GEED
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Pale. : ASHY
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Son: Ger. : SOHN
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Consecrated: Prefix. : SACR
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Suave. : OILY
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High School: Fr. : LYCEE
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Hide ___ (be overmodest). : ONESLIGHTUNDERABUSHEL
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Part of a golf course. : ROUGH
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Koko's dirk, for short. : SNEE
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College course: Abbr. : ECON
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Cont. : OPP
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Telephone abbreviation. : OPR
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Mountain pass in India. : GHAT
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___ of March. : IDES
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Doctrine. : CREDO
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River into the Dnieper. : PRIPET
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Take ___. : ABOW
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"The deal ___." : ISON
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Singer. : ALTO
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Debatable point. : CONTROVERSIALQUESTION
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Girl's name. : INGA
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19th century hymn. : FUGE
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Discipline. : TRAIN
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Matisse. : HENRI
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1891 heroine. : TESS
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Prefix with Asian or African. : EUR
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Negative verb form. : HASNT
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Rye fungus. : ERGOT
Down
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The heavens: Prefix. : ASTR
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Oriental ship. : MARU
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In a consistent manner. : UNIFORMLY
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Personnel. : STAFF
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Anguilla. : EEL
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Color. : SCARLET
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Juvenile hero. : HANS
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Bequeath. : ENDOW
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Shining. : LIT
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A ___ (formidable power). : FORCETOBERECKONEDWITH
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Noted physicist. : RABI
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Noise abroad. : BRUIT
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Adjective suffix. : IAL
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Man's nickname. : ABIE
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Supplied with food. : PROVISIONED
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Elders: Fr. : AINES
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Polyanthas. : ROSES
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Enrolled. : MATRICULATED
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Unravel. : SOLVE
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Tie up for the winter. : ICEIN
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Inventor Nikola. : TESLA
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Light. : AIRY
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___ soit ... : HONI
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Noun suffix. : ANCE
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Cap. : COIF
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O'Neill role. : ANNA
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Feign. : SHAM
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Fixes. : SETS
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This: Sp. : ESTA
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Tobacco driers. : OASTS
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Nautical term. : ABAFT
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Anthropoid. : ORANG
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Works. : OPERA
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Donkey: Dial. : NEDDY
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Neglects. : LOSESSIGHTOF
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"This ___ order." : ISAN
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French composer. : LALO
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Indian. : OTOE
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Raison d'___. : ETRE
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State. : OHIO
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Honor: Ger. : EHRE
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Slangy nickname. : FATSO
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Ancient Troy. : ILION
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Diverting ruses. : REDHERRINGS
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Alluring woman: Colloq. : WITCH
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Fireplace. : INGLE
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Excoriates. : FLAYS
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___ many words. : INSO
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Food scraps. : ORTS
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Australian lake. : EYRE
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Guidance. : SCHOOLING
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Dickens character. : HEEP
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Fidos cry. : YELP
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Asian title. : AGHA
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French notion. : IDEE
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Half-moon. : LUNE
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Weapon. : LUGER
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Mussels. : UNIOS
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Description. : ACCOUNT
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Supported. : BORNE
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Footnote, Lat. style. : OPCIT
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Inclined (to). : PRONE
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Korean city. : TAEGU
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Marner. : SILAS
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Office machine. : DATER
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School groups. : PTAS
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Folktale title. : BRER
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Measurement unit: Abbr. : SQIN
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Corrida star. : TORO
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Step ___. : ONIT
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Sight: Fr. : VUE
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Constellation. : ARA
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Novel title. : SHE

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10 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 10 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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