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Harold T. Bers
Harold T. Bers

New York Times, Friday, February 9, 1951

Author:
Harold T. Bers
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 16, Grid flow: 32.8 Grid has duplicate clues.
Harold T. Bers has 138 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 600
Across
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Path of an ascending airplane. : SPIRAL
7
Gear. : RIG
10
Be exuberant. : GUSH
14
He plays Nathan Detroit in "Guys and Dolls." : LEVENE
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Miss Gabor of "The Happy Time." : EVA
16
Theatre group headed by Helen Hayes. : ANTA
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Pithecanthropus erectus. : APEMAN
18
New Jersey's silk city. : PATERSON
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Affirm, in logic. : POSIT
21
Marshall's manpower aide. : ROSENBERG
22
10s, £1 and £5. : NOTES
24
Is crazy about. : ADORES
25
Bungles. : BOGGLES
28
Sunbonnet ___. : SUE
29
Reduction. : ABATEMENT
31
Ten. : DECAD
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Alone. : SOLO
37
Congratulate one's self. : PREEN
39
What the fourth little pig had. : NONE
40
City in S. W. New Hampshire. : KEENE
42
Eric Johnston has replaced him. : VALENTINE
44
Golfer's gadget. : TEE
46
U. S. Judge ___ Hand. : LEARNED
47
Converts a novel into a play. : ADAPTS
51
Chaplain. : PADRE
52
Air Force Secretary. : FINLETTER
54
Canadian tourist spot. : GASPE
58
Secretary Chapman's department. : INTERIOR
59
Tried for size. : FITTED
60
___ avis. : RARA
61
In Russia, a village. : MIR
62
Salt of a certain acid. : OLEATE
63
Epochs. : ERAS
64
English cathedral town. : ELY
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Blush. : REDDEN
Down
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Rebuff. : SLAP
2
A gourd fruit. : PEPO
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Burl ___, sweet singer. : IVES
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Economist convicted of perjury. : REMINGTON
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M. France. : ANATOLE
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Man's nickname. : LEN
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Rest: French. : REPOS
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Bugle plants. : IVAS
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Cake: French. : GATEAU
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Reticent movie star. : GARBO
11
Our: German. : UNSER
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Department ___. : STORE
13
Puts up paintings. : HANGS
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All over. : ENDED
21
Status of many veterans. : RESERVE
23
Thermometer reading: Abbr. : TEMP
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Luxuriate. : BASK
26
Flute's cousin. : OBOE
27
High wind. : GALE
28
Heavenly or Hollywood system. : STELLAR
30
Educational association: Abbr. : NEA
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Beseeched. : ENTREATED
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The gold eagle, for instance. : COIN
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Mrs. Lindbergh. : ANNE
35
Property paper. : DEED
38
Requisite. : NEED
41
Former President of Switzerland. : ETTER
43
Water pipe smoked in the East. : NARGILE
45
President of Haiti. : ESTIME
47
Chicago was in 1871. : AFIRE
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Yugoslav coin, equivalent to the franc. : DINAR
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Sinuses. : ANTRA
50
Urgent requests. : PLEAS
51
Crooner Como. : PERRY
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Hard work. : TOIL
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Native village, in South Africa. : STAD
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Man's nickname. : PETE
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Noted Homburg wearer. : EDEN
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Pro. : FOR

Answer summary:
16 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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