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Isaac Kert
Isaac Kert

New York Times, Monday, March 9, 1953

37-Across : Poet of the Elizabethan age.

Author:
Isaac Kert
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 33.6
Isaac Kert has 30 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,359
Across
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The Washington Monument, for instance. : SHAFT
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First Earl of Chatham. : PITT
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Talk indiscreetly. : BLAB
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George Sand heroine. : LELIA
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Biblical name. : ENOS
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The "bird-girl" of "Green Mansions." : RIMA
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Eastern. : ASIAN
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Sound effect of a hoofbeat. : CLOP
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Senator from New York. : IVES
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Almost outmoded garment. : WAISTCOAT
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Steep mass of pebbles on a mountainside. : SCREE
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Something very special: Slang. : CATSWHISKERS
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Hynes, Kennelly, Robinson, etc. : MAYORS
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Win, ___ or draw. : LOSE
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River in Alabama. : COOSA
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Rind. : PEEL
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It was not built in a day. : ROME
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Artist's material. : INK
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Poet of the Elizabethan age. : SPENSER
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Small dog. : PUG
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Necklines. : VEES
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Summers: Fr. : ETES
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Sister of Melpomene. : ERATO
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River in Flanders. : YSER
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Where "eleves" study. : ECOLES
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Gourmet's delicacy. : PIGSKNUCKLES
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Harmony. : UNITY
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Eminent basso, former Metropolitan star. : CHALIAPIN
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Mascot of the Army team. : MULE
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Poach in cream, as eggs: Var. : SHIR
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Animated hound. : PLUTO
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Policy payment: Abbr. : PREM
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Wedding shower. : RICE
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Covered with slabs. : TILED
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Tennis matches. : SETS
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Just around the corner. : SOON
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Appears. : SEEMS
Down
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Relative of sauerkraut. : SLAW
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"For ___ jolly good fellow ... " : HESA
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Et ___ (and others): Latin. : ALII
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Ignominious failures. : FIASCOS
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Trumpet blasts. : TANTARAS
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River through New Mexico and Texas to the Rio Grande. : PECOS
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Member of the family. : INLAW
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Describing a hen. : TOOTHLESS
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Recipe abbreviation. : TSP
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Senator from Columbus. : BRICKER
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Book: French. : LIVRE
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Eastern title. : AMEER
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Military depots. : BASES
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100 to the dollar: Abbr. : CTS
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Draft board system. : SSS
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Hercules' prize maiden. : IOLE
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When the First Crusade reached Acre. : MCIV
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At the top of the list. : AONE
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Token of servitude. : YOKE
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Gentlemen of Verona. : PETRUCHIO
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Compass point. : ENE
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Symbol of bad luck. : OPAL
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Silent. : MUTE
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Self-interest factors. : EGOS
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Sharp end of a hammer, opposite the face. : PEEN
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The take. : RECEIPTS
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Plans. : SYSTEMS
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Cole Porter movie musical. : ROSALIE
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Hang a picture high: Colloq. : SKY
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Building wing. : ELL
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Shoes. : PUMPS
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Become accustomed to. : INURE
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Vest or bodice: French. : GILET
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One of the Marx Brothers. : CHICO
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Danish girl's name. : KAREN
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Whimper. : PULE
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Part of a list. : ITEM
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Signifies consent. : NODS
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Upperclassmen: Abbr. : SRS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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