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Arthur Schulman
Arthur Schulman

New York Times, Friday, November 17, 1967

5-Across : Creator of Eugene Gant.

Author:
Arthur Schulman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 316 (avg 1.67)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Arthur Schulman has 80 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,670
Across
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Bad-tempered one. : WASP
5
Creator of Eugene Gant. : WOLFE
10
Spanish city. : LEON
14
Glee club member. : ALTO
15
Confederate general. : EWELL
16
Pinnacle. : ACME
17
Bereft, as of love. : LORN
18
Pallet. : BEDOFSTRAW
20
Dissolved and washed away. : LEACHED
22
Brings upon oneself. : INCURS
23
Spin. : WHIR
24
Hebrew prophet. : JONAH
26
Relish. : SAVOR
28
Light: Lat. : LUX
29
Money, in Manila. : PESOS
33
Turku, to the Swedes. : ABO
34
Site of famous Buddhist caves. : AJANTA
37
Normandy town. : STLO
38
Intense. : HOT
39
Frenzied ones. : MANIACS
41
One of a colorful trio. : RED
42
Currier's partner. : IVES
44
Elk. : WAPITI
45
Motorists' org. : AAA
46
Flemish painter. : BOSCH
48
___ Aviv. : TEL
49
Becomes light. : DAWNS
51
Less common. : RARER
53
Rooster's crest. : COMB
54
Bird. : ORIOLE
57
Most scrawny. : BONIEST
60
Nonentity. : MANOFSTRAW
63
Indian. : CREE
64
Excited. : AGOG
65
Console. : TABLE
66
River into the Caspian. : URAL
67
Hawaiian goose. : NENE
68
Noticed. : SPIED
69
Ago: Scot. : SYNE
Down
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Barrier. : WALL
2
Lily plant. : ALOE
3
Certain polls. : STRAWVOTES
4
Type of raincoat. : PONCHO
5
Operatic composer. : WEBER
6
Was indebted. : OWED
7
Went first. : LED
8
Girl's nickname. : FLO
9
Puckish. : ELFIN
10
Shuts securely. : LATCHES
11
Beige. : ECRU
12
Eastern name. : OMAR
13
Intelligence. : NEWS
19
Cookie. : SNAP
21
Man's name. : HIRAM
24
Red cedar. : JUNIPER
25
Soup ingredient. : OXTAIL
26
Title in colonial India. : SAHIB
27
From the outset: Lat. : ABOVO
28
Woolly. : LANATE
30
Plant of the rose family. : STRAWBERRY
31
N. Y. city. : OLEAN
32
Beverages. : SODAS
35
Facial feature. : JAW
36
Deed. : ACT
40
Phoenician capital. : SIDON
43
Dickens character. : SCROOGE
47
Part of a football game. : HALF
50
Friend: Lat. : AMICUS
52
Silent intervals. : RESTS
53
Intimidated. : COWED
54
Arabian gulf. : OMAN
55
Fury. : RAGE
56
Barge ___. : INON
57
Bundle. : BALE
58
Connery. : SEAN
59
Prefix with play or cast. : TELE
61
Spigot. : TAP
62
Baseball abbreviation. : RBI

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

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