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Samuel K. Fliegner
Samuel K. Fliegner

New York Times, Thursday, October 9, 1958

4-Down : Dress: Colloq.

Author:
Samuel K. Fliegner
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { Q }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 24.0
Samuel K. Fliegner has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,390
Across
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Alluvial deposit. : DELTA
6
Mine car. : TRAM
10
Dusters. : RAGS
14
Truism. : AXIOM
15
Old alphabet letter. : RUNE
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Oriental nurse. : AMAH
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Belgian city. : LIEGE
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Banish from social favor. : OSTRACIZE
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Pronominal adjective. : ITS
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Salamander. : NEWT
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In the same place: Lat. : IBIDEM
24
Sagacious. : WISE
25
Vingt-___ (twenty-one): Fr. : ETUN
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Still in doubt. : UNSETTLED
30
Aquatic mammals. : SEALS
34
Tropical fruit. : PAPAYA
35
Prevalent. : RIFE
37
Old Testament book: Abbr. : NEH
38
Landing place. : PIER
39
Lone Ranger's aide. : TONTO
41
Terza ___, verse form used by Dante. : RIMA
42
Poetic time. : EVE
43
Military hat. : KEPI
44
Agreement. : UNISON
46
Fortification. : REDAN
48
Serve with delegated authority. : REPRESENT
50
Depend (on). : RELY
52
To be: Fr. : ETRE
53
Bounce back. : RESILE
56
Yearn. : ACHE
57
Twice, in music. : BIS
60
Ingrid Bergman role. : ANASTASIA
62
Out of place. : INEPT
64
Sudden shock. : JOLT
65
Composer of "Sally," "Sunny," etc. : KERN
66
Thick. : DENSE
67
Fictional canine. : ASTA
68
Repeats. : SAYS
69
Brush. : SWEEP
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Ultramodernist painter. : DALI
2
Egress. : EXIT
3
White ___. : LIES
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Dress: Colloq. : TOG
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Pleasantness. : AMENITY
6
Gardening tool. : TROWEL
7
Corrosion. : RUST
8
Pismire. : ANT
9
Excellence. : MERIT
10
City in Wisconsin. : RACINE
11
Surrounded by. : AMID
12
Intent look. : GAZE
13
Noah's eldest. : SHEM
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Mistreat. : ABUSE
22
Possessions. : ESTATE
24
Ready to ___. : WEAR
25
Redact. : EDIT
26
Berth. : UPPER
27
Ingenuous. : NAIVE
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Celerity. : SPEED
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One of the Fords. : ERNIE
31
Aromatic herb. : ANISE
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Flavoring agent. : LEMON
33
Negative verbal contraction. : SHANT
36
Gala day (with "the"). : FOURTH
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Grand Ol' ___. : OPRY
41
Succeed. : RISE
43
Genuflected. : KNELT
45
Poseidon's attendants. : NEREIDS
47
Awn. : ARISTA
49
Nuts. : PECANS
51
Security defections. : LEAKS
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Hindu prince. : RAJA
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Man's name meaning man. : ENOS
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___ of the earth. : SALT
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Sprightly. : AIRY
57
Nota ___. : BENE
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___ dixit. : IPSE
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Proceeding. : STEP
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Home of 45 Down. : SEA
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Lately acquired. : NEW

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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