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Harold T. Bers
Harold T. Bers

New York Times, Saturday, March 24, 1956

Author:
Harold T. Bers
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11, Grid flow: 14.2
Harold T. Bers has 138 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,461
Across
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African term of address. : BAAS
5
Bent down. : BOWED
10
Ancient chest. : CIST
14
Color. : ECRU
15
Town near Salerno. : EBOLI
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Exclusive. : ONLY
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The shell game. : THIMBLERIG
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Variant of Ivan's title. : TSAR
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Less pleasant aspect. : SEAMYSIDE
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Short for Henrietta. : ETTIE
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Fills with profound respect. : AWES
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Substances from the aloe. : ALOINS
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Overcast. : SEW
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Its capital is Hué. : ANAM
29
Intimation. : HINT
30
Dull. : PROSY
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Slangy negative. : NOPE
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Steep rocky place. : SCAR
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Askew. : ALOP
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Thin theatrical curtain. : SCRIM
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Aaron Burr's daughter. : THEO
40
Low Hindu caste. : TELI
41
Ages and ages. : AEON
42
Speakers of Afrikaans. : BOERS
43
Bite persistently. : GNAW
45
Ex-Yankee hurler. : SHEA
47
Signal like "Mayday." : SOS
48
Green gems. : BERYLS
50
"___, Brute!" : ETTU
52
___ in the dark. : ALEAP
53
How the Sword of Damocles hung. : BYATHREAD
58
Ananias. : LIAR
59
Proverbial passageway for a camel. : NEEDLESEYE
60
Member of the crew. : BOSN
61
A walk or aisle. : ALLEE
62
Ottoman flag. : ALEM
63
Natives of: Suffix. : OTES
64
Loses hair. : BALDS
65
Existence. : ESSE
Down
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Stakes. : BETS
2
Charleyhorse. : ACHE
3
Tebaldi item. : ARIA
4
___ cum laude. : SUMMA
5
Dread spot in Germany. : BELSEN
6
Homage. : OBEISANCE
7
Scrabble unit. : WORD
8
French man's name. : ELIE
9
Understand: Slang. : DIG
10
Rather likes. : COTTONSTO
11
"Rolling in the aisles." : INSTITCHES
12
Done in. : SLAIN
13
Rubberwear for British cars. : TYRES
18
Back road. : BYWAY
21
Yale. : ELI
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Warning interjection. : AHEM
24
Tiff. : SPAT
25
Mr. Gardner. : ERLE
26
Lanolin. : WOOLGREASE
28
Filippinos. : MOROS
31
Tell tall stories. : SPINYARNS
33
Stupid. : PINHEADED
35
Antecedent of a jet. : AERO
36
"New Yorker" editor, 1925–51. : ROSS
38
Adages. : SAWS
42
Take a dip. : BATHE
44
Peak. : ALP
46
Aims, considers: Dial. : ETTLES
48
Italian Fascist leader. : BALBO
49
Nobel prize poet. : ELIOT
51
She-bears: Lat. : URSAE
53
___ Kun. : BELA
54
Cheer. : YELL
55
Fish dishes. : EELS
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Yes votes. : AYES
57
Greek township. : DEME
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Arrest. : NAB

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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