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Leonard Sussman
New York Times, Monday, October 14, 1963
Author:
Leonard Sussman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 43.6
Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. Grid has duplicate clues.
Leonard Sussman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 P | 2 A | 3 T | 4 O | 5 I | 6 S | 7 S | 8 W | 9 A | 10 B | 11 O | 12 R |
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13 C | L | A | M | M | Y | 14 C | A | I | N | 15 E | N | E |
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16 T | A | K | E | I | N | 17 A | F | F | E | 18 C | T | E | D |
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19 E | N | D | O | 20 R | S | E | E | 21 E | T | A | S |
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22 M | 23 D | S | 24 O | D | E | T | S | 25 C | R | O | C | E |
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26 M | O | O | 27 R | 28 S | A | O | 29 C | H | A | R | T | A |
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30 I | N | F | E | 31 R | 32 P | R | 33 O | T | E | M | ||||
34 E | F | F | A | 35 C | E | 36 I | N | S | I | 37 D | 38 E | |||
39 A | M | O | R | 40 A | L | 41 S | C | R | I | 42 P |
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43 G | 44 R | 45 A | S | P | S | 46 I | M | 47 A | 48 S | U | R | E |
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49 L | E | F | T | S | 50 A | R | E | N | 51 T | 52 G | E | T |
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53 A | B | L | E | 54 B | L | I | N | K | I | 55 N | G | |||
56 D | E | A | N | 57 I | N | G | E | 58 A | M | I | E | 59 N | 60 S |
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61 E | L | M | 62 S | A | A | R | 63 R | E | S | T | U | P |
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64 S | S | E | 65 H | I | E | 66 A | R | I | S | T | A |
© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,188
Across
1
Dialect. : PATOIS
7
Angola's neighbor: Abbr. : SWA
10
Element: Abbr. : BOR
13
Cold and wet. : CLAMMY
14
Biblical fugitive. : CAIN
15
Suffix in chemistry. : ENE
16
Comprehend. : TAKEIN
17
Acted upon. : AFFECTED
19
Name on a check. : ENDORSEE
21
Greek letters. : ETAS
22
Certain TV characters. : MDS
24
"Golden Boy" man. : ODETS
25
Italian philosopher. : CROCE
26
North African. : MOOR
28
Saint: Port. : SAO
29
Magna ___. : CHARTA
30
Draw as a conclusion. : INFER
32
For the time (being). : PROTEM
34
Obliterate. : EFFACE
36
Kind of story. : INSIDE
39
Unaware of ethical standards. : AMORAL
41
Currency of a sort. : SCRIP
43
Thorough understandings. : GRASPS
46
"___ man of renown ... " : IMA
48
Word of assent. : SURE
49
Boxer's blows. : LEFTS
50
Common verbal contraction. : ARENT
52
Understand: Colloq. : GET
53
Qualified. : ABLE
54
Ignoring (with "at"). : BLINKING
56
Famous prelate. : DEANINGE
58
French cathedral city. : AMIENS
61
Kind of wood. : ELM
62
Mining region of Europe. : SAAR
63
Relax completely. : RESTUP
64
Compass point. : SSE
65
Go in haste. : HIE
66
Awn. : ARISTA
Down
1
Bank abbreviation. : PCT
2
___ king. : ALA
3
Leaves the ground. : TAKESOFF
4
Portent. : OMEN
5
Kind of acid. : IMIDO
6
Church assemblies. : SYNODS
7
Bank structures. : SAFES
8
Little woman. : WIFE
9
Suffix in chemistry. : ANE
10
Type of track man. : BETTOR
11
Kind of play. : ONEACT
12
Scene of miracle. : REDSEA
14
Twin of Pollux. : CASTOR
18
Arts-and-crafts subject. : CERAMICS
20
Farm machine. : REAPER
22
A year to come. : MMI
23
Completed. : DONE
25
Scheme of "Looking-Glass" land. : CHESS
27
Make secure again. : REFASTEN
29
Math abbreviation. : CTN
31
Bridge entrances. : RAMPS
33
Texas millionaires. : OILMEN
35
Lettuce. : COS
37
Rugs. : DRUGGETS
38
Briscoe's land. : EIRE
40
Lighter. : AIRIER
42
Cat or canary. : PET
43
Clearings. : GLADES
44
Insurgents. : REBELS
45
Burning. : AFLAME
47
Anatolian city. : ANKARA
50
Seaweeds. : ALGAE
51
Track official. : TIMER
54
___ B'rith. : BNAI
55
Unless. : NISI
57
Like: Suffix. : ISH
59
Pistachio. : NUT
60
Town near Liège. : SPA
Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.
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