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Henry A. Wolfe
Henry A. Wolfe

Commencement

New York Times, Sunday, January 2, 1949

48-Across : Segment of animal bodies: Zool.

Author:
Henry A. Wolfe
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 154, Blocks: 81, Avg Word Len: 5.82, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 614 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 190, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 20, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 67, Grid flow: 40.1
Henry A. Wolfe has 12 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

In order to match its clue, the fourth letter of 59-Down should be an "O" rather than an "A."

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© 1949, The New York TimesNo. 360
Across
1
Judy ___, hillbilly actress. : CANOVA
7
Mediocre. : PASSABLE
15
Our Latin-American friends. : AMIGOS
21
Ecclesiastical veils. : ORALES
22
As opposed to respondent: Law. : APPELLANT
24
"Little ___." : DORRIT
25
Assents. : AGREES
26
Controllable. : TRACTABLE
27
Well-known Irish name. : OTOOLE
28
Bengali poet. : TAGORE
29
Chroniclers. : HISTORIANS
31
___ nous. : ENTRE
32
College in Connecticut. : ELI
33
Laggard. : SNAIL
35
Aquatic mammals. : SEACOWS
37
Cymbals. : TAL
38
Sediment. : SILT
40
Goddess of Silence. : TACITA
43
Science dealing with monstrosities. : TERATOLOGY
46
Farm implement. : SEEDER
48
Segment of animal bodies: Zool. : SOMITE
51
"Schoolboy ___," of Connie Mack's Athletics. : ROWE
52
Capital of ancient Phoenicia. : SIDON
54
Level. : RASE
55
College in Indiana. : NOTREDAME
60
Fortress: Ger. : FESTE
63
___ Chamberlain. : NEVILLE
65
Twinges. : ACHES
66
"Fleurs du ___"—Stendhal. : MAL
67
Fly. : AVIATE
69
One of the Ladrones. : TINIAN
70
Highly flavored. : GAMY
71
Theatre stall. : LOGE
72
Name of five popes: Ital. : MARTINO
74
Having clayey soil. : LOAMY
75
I nourish: Latin. : ALO
76
"___ Doone." : LORNA
77
Subject of Blake's "Songs." : INNOCENCE
79
Native of Cagliari. : SARDINIAN
81
Whose daughter was Regan? : LEARS
82
Over there. : YON
83
Conspirator in "Julius Caesar." : CASCA
87
Spanish name. : ERNESTO
88
Doctrines. : ISMS
89
Spindle. : AXLE
90
Suction. : INTAKE
92
"___ thoughts."—Victor Herbert. : YESTER
93
Point in handball. : ACE
94
Violin bows: Ital. : ARCOS
95
Autocracy. : TSARISM
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An indentation or nick: Port. : MOSSA
98
William S. ___, Civil War general. : ROSECRANS
100
Port Arthur victor, 1904. : TOGO
101
College in West Virginia. : SALEM
103
"Eugene ___."—Bulwer-Lytton. : ARAM
104
Juries. : PANELS
106
Rattan workers. : CANERS
109
Former kingdom, now part of Yugoslavia. : MONTENEGRO
114
Replace sod. : RETURF
116
Harvest. : REAP
118
Yank, in an O'Neill play. : APE
119
Fine tempered blades. : TOLEDOS
122
Swift. : APACE
124
Thread: Fr. : FIL
125
Ancient name for Nish, Serbia. : NISSA
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Discrimination. : SELECTNESS
131
City in Punjab, N. of Delhi. : AMBALA
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Part of title of John Gunther's books. : INSIDE
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Art of conversation. : DISCOURSE
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Church officer. : DEACON
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Feudal vassals. : LEUDES
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Small cafe. : ESTAMINET
139
Extra leaves in a book. : INSERT
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"___ Lupin." : ARSENE
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The ___, summer resort on Long Island. : HAMPTONS
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Seaport of the Ukraine. : ODESSA
Down
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Sir Eric ___, composer of the London Suite, etc. : COATES
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Wild sheep with large horns. : ARGALIS
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Hubble-bubble. : NARGILE
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Substitute for a common food. : OLEO
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Shifts. : VEERS
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Concurred. : ASSENTED
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Passive; suffering. : PATHIC
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Month of thirty days: Latin. : APRILIS
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Resorts. : SPAS
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Faction. : SECT
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Violas. : ALTOS
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Proclaim loudly. : BLARE
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Lipped. : LABIATE
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Entangle. : ENLACE
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Stir. : ADO
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Speck. : MOTE
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___ Cross. : IRON
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Zola wrote of one in Lourdes. : GROTTO
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Dust or grease wiper. : OILRAG
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Hard. : STEELY
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Procedure. : TENOR
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College in Pennsylvania. : SWARTHMORE
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Given name of an early Vice President. : AARON
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Floor. : STOREY
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Makers of wills. : TESTATORS
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Capital city of Piedmont. : TORINO
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Anna ___ of Saxe-Wiemar, patron of Goethe, Schiller, et al. : AMALIA
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Is under obligation. : OWES
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Escorted. : LED
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Science dealing with nutrition: Rare. : DIETICS
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Moslem world. : ISLAM
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Very small. : TEENY
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Clear. : NET
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Partly destroyed by an A bomb. : NAGASAKI
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City in Florida. : OCALA
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Devotees of Eros. : AMORISTS
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Rich or powerful industrialists. : MAGNATES
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Give name of Italy's famous actress. : ELEANORA
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Companion. : FAMILIAR
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I vanish: Latin. : EVANESCO
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Agnomens: Var. : SIRNAMES
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Sin. : VILENESS
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Chemical suffix. : ENE
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More desolate. : LONESOMER
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Carved reliefs of chalcedony. : ONYXCAMEOS
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Football players. : LINEMEN
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Port in Panama. : COLON
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Thirsty. : DRY
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City: Ital. : CITTA
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___ Phelps Stokes. : ANSON
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Person of long experience (with old). : STAGER
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___ Lombard. : CAROLE
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Out-and-out. : ARRANT
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Curve. : ESS
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City in Palestine. : ACRE
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Ancient river in Italy. : MACRA
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Corrode. : EAT
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___ Hearn. : LAFCADIO
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Italian mayor. : PODESTA
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President of a Pennsylvania University. : STASSEN
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Freshens up the surface again. : REFACES
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The cast in "Mr. Roberts." : SAILORS
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Important naval base. : MANILA
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Thinker. : OPINER
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Centaur shot with a poisoned arrow by Hercules. : NESSUS
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European kite. : GLEDE
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Condiment. : RELISH
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Sure-things gone wrong. : UPSETS
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Sole of the foot. : PLANTA
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William of ___, English philosopher of 14th century. : OCCAM
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A modern dance. : STOMP
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Correct. : EMEND
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Lateral. : SIDE
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Seaport in Arabia. : ADEN
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Night, in Paris. : NUIT
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___ Rapee, orchestra leader. : ERNO
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Ignoble. : BASE
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Native: Suffix. : ESE

Answer summary:
13 unique to this puzzle, 54 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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