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Arthur Schulman
Arthur Schulman

New York Times, Monday, December 19, 1960

2-Down : Sister of Euterpe.

Author:
Arthur Schulman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 40.3
Arthur Schulman has 80 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,175
Across
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Experienced. : FELT
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Important river basin in Europe. : SAAR
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Units of illumination, in physics. : PHOTS
14
Symbol of strength. : IRON
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England's Princess. : ANNE
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C'est ___. : LAVIE
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Small British coins. : FARTHINGS
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Miss Dunne. : IRENE
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Useful abbreviation. : ETC
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Alaskan language. : ALEUT
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Was mistaken. : ERRED
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Nickname in Michigan politics. : SOAPY
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Boy of the "Arabian Nights." : ALADDIN
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Set apart. : ISOLATE
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Carol. : SING
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___ Island. : STATEN
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Members of Congress: Abbr. : REPS
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Of the earth: Comb. form. : GEO
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Small flask. : CANTEEN
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Humorous word for "valiant." : DOUGHTY
42
Coffeemaker. : URN
43
Carpe ___. : DIEM
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Denounce fiercely: Archaic. : SCATHE
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Strongly felt. : DEEP
48
Patois. : DIALECT
50
Get by craftiness: Colloq. : FINAGLE
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Siouan Indian. : OSAGE
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Kentucky college. : BEREA
58
Mother of Ishmael. : HAGAR
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Bewitch: Colloq. : HEX
61
Clock bell or buzzer. : ALARM
62
Sulphur. : BRIMSTONE
64
Flinch. : WINCE
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River into the Seine. : OISE
66
Love: Span. : AMOR
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Winnipeg and Ontario. : LAKES
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Hamelin's problem in 1284. : RATS
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Fuel. : PEAT
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Flutelike instruments. : FIFES
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Sister of Euterpe. : ERATO
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Spanish poet and playwright. : LORCA
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Explosive. : TNT
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Spinnaker. : SAIL
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Temper, as metal. : ANNEAL
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Gaunt. : ANGULAR
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Paraphrased. : RESTATED
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Carried on, as a trade. : PLIED
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Author of Uncle Remus tales. : HARRIS
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For a short journey or visit. : OVERNIGHT
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Part of a tuning fork. : TINE
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Bird food. : SEED
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Rustic. : HAYSEED
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The Great Commoner. : PITT
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Remove from power. : DEPOSE
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Iroquoian Indian. : ONEIDA
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Country on North Sea: Abbr. : NETH
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"___ therefore, and teach all nations." : GOYE
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Skim along. : SCUD
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Weed. : TARE
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Memorable child diarist. : ANNEFRANK
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Helps. : SUCCORS
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Fellow man. : NEIGHBOR
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Thugs' weapons. : GATS
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Tropical hazard. : MALARIA
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American President. : PIERCE
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Lawyer. : LEGIST
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Designates. : NAMES
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"Oh, give me ___ ... " : AHOME
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Italian seaport. : GENOA
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Expend energy. : EXERT
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Cry. : BAWL
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Lamb. : ELIA
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College town in Iowa. : AMES
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Part of a heel. : TAP

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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