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Herbert Ettenson
Herbert Ettenson

New York Times, Saturday, April 23, 1955

26-Across : Novelist Huxley.

Author:
Herbert Ettenson
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 93.4
Herbert Ettenson has 87 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,125
Across
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Indeed!: Archaic expression of disapproval. : GOTO
5
Speaker Rayburn. : SAM
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American painter. : MARSH
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Tourist resort in Scotland. : OBAN
14
Verboten. : TABU
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Cheer up. : ELATE
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With great speed. : LIKEAHOUSEAFIRE
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Norse name. : ASE
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Speaking wildly. : RANTING
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Nothing. : NIL
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Student of husbandry: Colloq. : AGGIE
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South American capital. : CARACAS
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Novelist Huxley. : ALDOUS
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Movie director's call. : CAMERA
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Former French news agency. : HAVAS
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It's scored in chukkers. : POLO
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Little pencil. : STUB
34
Indian nana. : AMAH
35
Winebibber. : TOPER
36
Saxon thrall. : ESNE
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Noxious thing. : BANE
38
Does gardening. : HOES
39
Pestiferous insects. : GNATS
40
Wayside inn. : TAVERN
42
Upright and grand. : PIANOS
43
Poet's garlands. : ANADEMS
45
Cosmos. : WORLD
46
A game, in rubber bridge. : LEG
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Bottom of the batting order. : TAILEND
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State prosecutors: Abbr.. : DAS
52
Sum and substance. : THELONGANDSHORT
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Began. : AROSE
56
Spasmodic sounds. : HICS
57
City in India. : AGRA
58
Nickname for King William II. : RUFUS
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Exclamation of vexation. : TCH
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Nicholas was one. : TSAR
Down
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Basketball star. : GOLA
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Kimono sashes. : OBIS
3
Impose upon. : TAKEADVANTAGEOF
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United. : ONE
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River in France. : SAONE
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Touch. : ABUT
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Private concerts. : MUSICALES
8
Inadequate. : MEAGRE
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___ Landon. : ALF
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Narrow groove. : STRIA
12
Lifts. : HEELS
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Opera by Massenet. : THAIS
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Watchful guardian. : ARGUS
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Captivate. : ENAMOR
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Proceed. : GOAHEAD
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A type of storehouse. : ARSENAL
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Starbuck's captain. : AHAB
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Priest of the Orient. : LAMA
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Bluish color. : COPEN
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Reason for glasses. : POORSIGHT
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Preposition. : UNTO
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Resident of Catfish Row. : BESS
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Epithet of Stan Musial. : THEMAN
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Braces. : GIRDS
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Forbids. : VETOES
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Anglers' environs. : PONDS
43
Milieu for weddings. : ALTAR
44
Chief Indian. : NEHRU
45
Saucy girl, facetiously speaking. : WENCH
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Not of the clergy. : LAIC
50
Irish exclamation. : ARRA
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Symbol on an actor's door. : STAR
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School in Baton Rouge. : LSU
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Flowered profile. : HAT

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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