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Jules Arensberg
Jules Arensberg

Valentine

New York Times, Sunday, February 12, 1961

Author:
Jules Arensberg
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 138, Blocks: 79, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 536 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 112, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15, Grid flow: 47.0
Jules Arensberg has 95 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,230
Across
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"Love laughs at locksmiths," for example. : ADAGE
6
Lacking force. : FLABBY
12
Gourmand. : EATALL
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Wire on a radio. : LEADIN
19
Shakespearean title. : ROMEOANDJULIET
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Fractionally. : INPART
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Opera by Handel. : ACISANDGALATEA
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Book of the O. T.: Abbr. : NEH
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Gimcracks. : TRINKETS
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English river. : AIRE
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Time periods: Abbr. : HRS
29
Charles ___ Gibson. : DANA
31
Lodge brothers. : ELKS
32
Jack's predecessor. : IKE
33
Beans. : SOYS
34
Glee. : SING
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Word for word. : LITERAL
40
Ruler. : SHAH
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Where Pierre is: Abbr. : SDAK
45
Fishing. : EELING
46
In addition. : TOBOOT
49
Cooks with drippings. : BASTES
51
Horse: Brit. slang. : PRAD
52
Ridge of mountains. : SIERRA
54
Nota ___. : BENE
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Windup. : END
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Siouan. : OTOE
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Decides (to). : SEESFIT
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Nehru's country: Fr. : INDE
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Lovers of Catfish Row. : PORGYANDBESS
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Founded: Abbr. : EST
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Casual kiss: Colloq. : PECK
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Possessive. : OUR
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Just. : DUE
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Sheepfold. : COTE
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Anglo-Saxon letter. : EDH
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Part of a Maeterlinck title. : ANDMELISANDE
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Berlin title. : HERR
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Expands. : DILATES
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Twist out of shape. : WARP
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Lonestar nickname. : TEX
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Cheese. : EDAM
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Scrubs. : SCOURS
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Circuit. : TOUR
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Cash in. : REDEEM
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Creeds. : TENETS
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Authors. : PENMEN
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In ___ (in place). : SITU
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Try. : TEST
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Citizen. : FREEMAN
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Kind of rubber. : PARA
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Dutch painter. : HALS
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Primer letters. : ABC
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Edible tubers. : OCAS
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Keep secret. : HIDE
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Constellation. : ARA
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Byroad. : LANE
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Ballerina's specialty. : TOEDANCE
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Man's best friend. : DOG
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Poem by Marlowe. : HEROANDLEANDER
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Viola's swain. : ORSINO
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Opera by Saint-Saëns. : SAMSONETDALILA
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Condensation. : PRECIS
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Tenant. : LESSEE
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Foxiest. : SLYEST
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Well-known name in Tennessee. : ESTES
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Dido's flame. : AENEAS
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Ravel title. : DAPHNISANDCHLOE
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Girl's name meaning beauty. : ADA
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Encircled. : GIRT
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___ nous. : ENTRE
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Johnny's sweetheart. : FRANKIE
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Marching style. : LOCKSTEP
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Pierrette to Pierrot. : AMIE
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Finest. : BEST
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Scarfs. : BOAS
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Penn ___, N. Y. : YAN
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Most irascible. : EDGIEST
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Partly open. : AJAR
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Sedge plant. : TULE
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Where Selma is: Abbr. : ALA
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Stone: Comb. form. : LITHO
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Suspicious: Slang. : LEERY
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Swedish Nightingale. : LIND
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State adjoining Canada: Abbr. : NDAK
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Scotch cup. : TASS
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Where Aurora is: Abbr. : ILL
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Hide-___. : ANDSEEK
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___ W. U., part of AFL-CIO. : ILG
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Brogans. : SHOES
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Channel. : GAT
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Pirate Face. : ELROY
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Vaquero's rope. : RIATA
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On ___ (unendingly). : ANDON
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Waters. : HOSES
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"___ Irish Rose." : ABIES
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Room and board. : KEEP
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Opera by Gluck. : ORFEOEDEURIDICE
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Lover of Iseult. : TRISTRAM
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Married man. : BENEDICT
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Hairnets. : SNOODS
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Phrase indicating end of definite span of time. : ATTERM
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Men. : BIPEDS
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Barrel. : DRUM
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Icelandic classic. : EDDA
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Farm machine. : SEEDER
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Flourished. : GREW
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Baseball maneuver. : BUNT
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Doglike cat. : CHEETAH
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Up ___ (cornered). : ATREE
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Nidificates. : NESTS
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Subsequently. : LATER
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Violet-scented ketone. : IRONE
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Froth. : SPUME
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Letters. : EXES
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Relatives. : AUNTS
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Does over. : REMODELS
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Swim. : DIP
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Part of an audience. : STANDEE
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Army man: Abbr. : PFC
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Fine linen. : NACARAT
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Girl in Masefield play. : NAN
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Venus loved him. : ADONIS
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Villainous cachinnations. : HAHS
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Zonal. : AREAL
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Teardrop: Fr. : LARME
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Cincture. : BELT
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Range. : SCOPE
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Personalities. : EGOS
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Cambodia's neighbor. : LAOS
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Mrs. Shakespeare. : ANNE
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Afrikaans. : TAAL
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Pre-eminent. : ONLY
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Actress Adams. : EDIE
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Miscalculates. : ERRS
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Wartime agency. : OSS
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Diaskeuasts, for short. : EDS
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Ready. : SET

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