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Bernard Meren
Bernard Meren

New York Times, Saturday, November 26, 1988

13-Down : Defeats the incumbent

Author:
Bernard Meren
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.33)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Grid flow: 35.8
Bernard Meren has 29 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,263
Across
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Anticipated a gourmet repast : DROOLED
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Early spring bloomer : ARBUTUS
15
"Semiramide" composer : ROSSINI
16
Muzjik or ryot : PEASANT
17
Takeoffs : ASCENTS
18
Ardent : INTENSE
19
Fannie or Ginnie : MAE
20
Portrays : DEPICTS
22
Direction to Dobbin : GEE
23
Out of whack : ALOP
25
Book by D. S. Freeman : RELEE
26
Word with guard or admiral : REAR
27
Mr. Wegg in "Our Mutual Friend" : SILAS
29
Musical tones : RES
30
Ancient axes : CELTS
31
Sincere : EARNEST
33
Town in Paraguay : ALTOS
34
Favus : TILE
35
Prickly ___ (the sabra) : PEAR
36
Fine and ___ : DANDY
38
Pets : COSSETS
41
Free-for-all : MELEE
42
Department of SE France : VAR
43
Winter wear in Alaska : PARKA
45
Always : EVER
46
Cues : HINTS
48
Algerian governors, once : DEYS
49
Chief, in India : MIR
50
River duck : PINTAIL
52
Island off Jutland : ALS
53
Where the Staten Island ferry docks : BATTERY
55
Number 2 wood : BRASSIE
57
Timeless : ETERNAL
58
Studies : LESSONS
59
Frees : REDEEMS
60
Dead Sea monastics : ESSENES
Down
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Ionesco products : DRAMAS
2
Porter song: 1937 : ROSALIE
3
Seminole chief : OSCEOLA
4
Sugary ending : OSE
5
The Swedish Nightingale : LIND
6
Matriculate : ENTER
7
Strew : DISPERSE
8
Tip and top : APICES
9
Gallic income : RENTE
10
Strawberry's shillelaghs : BATS
11
Take advantage of : USE
12
Hybrid citrus fruit : TANGELO
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Defeats the incumbent : UNSEATS
14
Conns : STEERS
21
"___ a Song Go ... " : ILET
24
He's silent at times : PARTNER
26
Retired tire : RETREAD
28
Nasty, as a remark : SNIDE
30
Fastener : CLASP
32
Culbertson : ELY
33
Loser to D.D.E. : AES
35
Small TV set : PORTABLE
36
Digress : DEVIATE
37
Warned : ALERTED
38
Quitter's word : CANT
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Arnold's crime : TREASON
40
Big Apple sight : SKYLINE
41
Club or board chaser : MEMBER
42
Certain plastics : VINYLS
44
Appraise : ASSESS
46
King of Tyre : HIRAM
47
Begets : SIRES
50
Almost: Prefix : PENE
51
Girl for Lauder : LASS
54
Due follower : TRE
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Helm dir. : SSE

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