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Charles E. Gersch
Charles E. Gersch

New York Times, Saturday, February 19, 1955

5-Across : Paintings by a surrealist.

Author:
Charles Gersch
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 42.6
Charles E. Gersch has 31 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 17 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
Charles Gersch is an alias for Charles E. Gersch.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,062
Across
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Wave: French. : ONDE
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Paintings by a surrealist. : DALIS
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Large coach with seats on top. : DRAG
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Ismay's title. : LORD
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Busy man in Hollywood. : AGENT
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Agitate. : ROIL
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Singer born in Calcutta. : DRAGONETTE
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He played in "Guys and Dolls." : ALDA
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Turbojet. : ENGINE
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Trailed on the ground. : DRAGGLED
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Pronoun. : ONE
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Stiff and awkward. : WOODEN
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Summer residence. : BUNGALOW
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Mack and Lewis. : TEDS
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Volunteer in the Army: Abbr. : ENL
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Part of a crossword puzzle. : CORNER
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City of ancient times. : TROY
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___ loss. : ATA
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Prepositions. : TOS
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Opened. : LED
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Gov. Folsom's state. : ALA
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Real figure in dime-novel fiction. : KIDD
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A person who bowls: Colloq. : KEGLER
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Actress Rita. : GAM
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Northern constellation. : LYRA
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Storytellers. : RELATORS
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Tarzan. : APEMAN
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Triumphant cry in a certain card game. : GIN
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Near East interpreter and guide. : DRAGOMAN
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Mixed, as salad. : TOSSED
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Divorceville. : RENO
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A kind of mint. : DRAGONHEAD
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Cognizant of: Slang. : ONTO
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Hat ornament. : EGRET
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"The ___ is silence," Hamlet's last words. : REST
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Wedge-shaped part of hammer head. : PEEN
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British poet. : NOYES
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Fatal day in 44 B.C. : IDES
Down
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Not new, in Chaucer's day. : OLDE
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Norse goddess. : NORN
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Character in "Terry and the Pirates." : DRAGONLADY
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Fringe. : EDGING
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Great ___. : DANE
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Churchill's is 80. : AGE
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Disappointment. : LETDOWN
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Opening bars of music: Colloq. : INTRO
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Place. : STEAD
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Popular TV program. : DRAGNET
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Bakery purchase. : ROLL
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General's assistant. : AIDE
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Pleased. : GLAD
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Describing a curtain raiser. : ONEACT
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Reach. : GET
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Not so good. : WORSE
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Spout of a pitcher. : BEAK
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Up to the time of. : UNTIL
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Glance. : LOOK
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Novel by Pearl Buck. : DRAGONSEED
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___ system. : SOLAR
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Lady of the Lake. : ELLEN
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Quantity of wire. : REEL
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Candied delicacies. : YAMS
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Symbol on a mah-jongg tile. : DRAGON
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Heavily armed cavalryman. : DRAGOON
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Storage place for wheat. : GRANARY
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Part of a military address. : APO
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Jewish month. : TISHRI
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German seaport. : EMDEN
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Actress born in Mexico City. : MARGO
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Small quantity. : DROP
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President Coty. : RENE
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Status quo ___. : ANTE
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Kindergartners. : TOTS
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Poise. : EASE
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Insecticides. : DDTS
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Suit: Colloq. : GEE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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