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Michael Dubin
Michael Dubin

New York Times, Saturday, November 16, 1963

56-Down : Map abbreviation.

Author:
Michael Dubin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 306 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 33.6
Michael Dubin has 15 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,221
Across
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Very bad: Colloq. : AWFUL
6
Globes. : ORBS
10
Shopping ___. : BAGS
14
Tropical plant. : LIANE
15
Sea duck. : COOT
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Medicinal plant. : ALOE
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Exaggerate. : STRETCHTHETRUTH
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German physicist. : OHM
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Burlesque. : FARCE
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What "Panzer" means. : ARMOR
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Overlay. : PAVE
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Eight furlongs. : MILE
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Wheedle. : CAJOLE
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Cocktail. : PINKLADY
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Shakespearean role. : ARIEL
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Approaches. : NEARS
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Call on. : SEE
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___ Neuf, Seine bridge. : PONT
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Carried. : BORNE
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Evian and others. : SPAS
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River in Scotland. : ESK
40
Portals. : GATES
41
Watered silk. : MOIRE
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Discontented. : RESTLESS
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Niche. : RECESS
45
Protagonist. : HERO
46
Washington VIP. : RUSK
47
Bedeck. : ADORN
50
Theatrical items. : SKITS
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I love: Lat. : AMO
55
Writer of tall tales. : BARONMUNCHAUSEN
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Height: Abbr. : ELEV
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Long journey. : TREK
60
Ski. : GLIDE
61
Petty sum. : DIME
62
Bastes. : SEWS
63
Diminutive suffixes. : ETTES
Down
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As well. : ALSO
2
By means of. : WITH
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Old Macdonald's place. : FARM
4
French article. : UNE
5
Drop. : LETFALL
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Pigment. : OCHRE
7
Military group: Abbr. : ROTC
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Gypsies. : BOHEMIANS
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Sault ___ Marie. : STE
10
Relative of a drum. : BARREL
11
Astringent. : ALUM
12
___ town. : GOTO
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Very: Ger. : SEHR
18
Fingal's dwelling. : CAVE
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Discussions. : TALKS
23
Creative artist. : POET
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Regarding. : INRE
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Skip. : CAPER
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Soared. : AROSE
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High ___. : JINKS
29
French parents. : PERES
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Easy ___. : ASPIE
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Loved ones. : DEARS
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Affirmatives. : YESES
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Doubtful. : NOTSOSURE
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Former fighter. : BAER
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Anklet. : SOCK
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Astronaut. : GLENN
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Letter. : MESSAGE
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Flourished. : THROVE
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Babe. : RUTH
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Piles of straw. : RICKS
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Retired. : ABED
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Modern painter. : DALI
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Town in Utah. : OREM
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Recognized. : KNEW
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"___ was in the beginning ... " : ASIT
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Ancient Asian. : MEDE
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Numbers. : ONES
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Map abbreviation. : MTS
57
Final: Abbr. : ULT

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

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