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Leonard Sussman
Leonard Sussman

New York Times, Thursday, February 27, 1964

Author:
Leonard Sussman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q V W Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 23.4 Grid has duplicate clues.
Leonard Sussman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,324
Across
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Great deal: Colloq. : HEAP
5
Gambling game. : CRAPS
10
Move swiftly. : SCUD
14
Gulf of the Ionian Sea. : ARTA
15
City near Fez. : RABAT
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Poetic pronoun. : THEE
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Busybody's cousin. : TATTLETALE
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Function. : ROLE
20
Hollywood aspirants. : STARLETS
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Run away. : ELOPE
23
Rumanian city. : IASI
24
Cuts off. : SNIPS
25
Flower. : BLOOM
28
American wolf. : LOBO
29
Much-used article. : THE
32
Vaquero's gear. : REATA
33
Rule. : CANON
34
Oedipus ___. : REX
35
Roadside sign. : EATS
36
Aboriginal craft. : KAYAK
37
Tree trunk. : BOLE
38
Pulverized lava. : ASH
39
Draw as a conclusion. : INFER
40
Petty gambler: Slang. : PIKER
41
One of Casey's men. : MET
42
Roe or doe. : DEER
43
Deputy. : AGENT
44
Century plants. : ALOES
46
Belgian city. : MONS
48
Ancient Scandinavian poet. : SKALD
49
Witty sayings. : FACETIAE
53
Passable. : FAIR
54
Science fiction characters. : EARTHLINGS
56
Skin diver's need. : LUNG
57
Typewriter type. : ELITE
58
Type of review, article, etc.: Abbr. : CRIT
59
Jason's ship. : ARGO
60
Father. : PATER
61
Gambling game. : KENO
Down
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Checked items. : HATS
2
Latin verb form. : ERAT
3
"___ boy!" : ATTA
4
Hale and others. : PATRIOTS
5
Indians. : CREES
6
Name of Pius XI. : RATTI
7
Down with: Fr. : ABAS
8
Buddy. : PAL
9
African antelope. : STEENBOK
10
Barber's tool. : STROP
11
Tennis maneuver. : CHOPSTROKE
12
African river. : UELE
13
River into Irish Sea. : DEE
18
Andean animal. : LLAMA
22
Animal associated with March. : LION
24
Detection device. : SONAR
25
Fresh-water fish. : BREAM
26
Legal paper. : LEASE
27
Courtroom routine. : OATHTAKING
28
Kind of cake. : LAYER
30
Character in "The Miracle Worker." : HELEN
31
Wield. : EXERT
33
Coffeehouses. : CAFES
36
Describing a snowfall. : KNEEDEEP
37
Symbol of power. : BIGSTICK
39
Golden calf. : IDOL
40
Piece of wood. : PANEL
45
Slow and stately, in music. : LARGO
46
Metal refuse. : MATTE
47
Pigment. : OCHER
48
Lizard: Prefix. : SAUR
49
Substance used in glass-making. : FRIT
50
Concerning. : INRE
51
Definitely not for. : AGIN
52
This, in Spain. : ESTO
53
State: Abbr. : FLA
55
In the manner of. : ALA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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