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Bernard Meren
Bernard Meren

New York Times, Saturday, April 3, 1993

Author:
Bernard Meren
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 90, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 4 (2 double stacks), Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 11.2
Bernard Meren has 29 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,852
Across
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"To ___": Burns : AMOUSE
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Hired an attorney : RETAINED
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Albania or Romania locale : BALKANPENINSULA
17
Not aboveboard : UNDERTHECOUNTER
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Bride of Angel Clare : TESS
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Moon valley : RILL
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American league M.V.P.: 1953 : ROSEN
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Ethiopian seaport : MASSAWA
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Minor despot : SATRAP
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Tolstoy hero : IVAN
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Chemin de ___ : FER
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Rice for Ricardo : ARROZ
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Calif. neighbor : NEV
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Cubitus : ULNA
34
Tot's first footwear : BOOTEE
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Artificial : ERSATZ
38
"Cherry ___," Herrick poem : RIPE
39
Org. governing runners' events : TAC
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Bore that's not tiresome : EAGRE
43
He wrote "The Sho-gun" : ADE
44
"Sweet Liberty" star : ALDA
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A Zoroastrian : PARSEE
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Vehicle on tracks : RAILCAR
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Type of vb. : IRREG
52
Layout : PLAN
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Not fem. or neut. : MASC
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Original Miss America? : STATUEOFLIBERTY
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Bankers' orders : LETTERSOFCREDIT
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Postulating person : ASSERTER
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"And what is ___ ... ?": Lowell : SORARE
Down
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Touch : ABUT
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Encolure : MANE
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Pioneer auto manufacturer : OLDS
4
Banjos' rels. : UKES
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Ital. island : SAR
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Catch : ENTRAP
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Lands a cutthroat : REELSIN
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Tract enclosed within foreign territory : ENCLAVE
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Uncle, in Utrera : TIO
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Frog or toad : ANURAN
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"Money ___ object!" : ISNO
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Off one's rocker : NUTS
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General Robert ___ : ELEE
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Junior's imprecation : DARN
16
Chi preceders : PHIS
21
Labyrinth : MAZE
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Breaker : WAVE
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Native Israeli : SABRA
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Cuckoopint, e.g. : AROID
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Figure of speech : TROPE
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Sound of the surf : ROTE
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Runs out of zip : FLAGS
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___ Ríos, Argentine province : ENTRE
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Truncated warship : RAZEE
33
Defense Department org. : USAR
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"___ tête": "Alouette" refrain : ETLA
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Bring up : REAR
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Fatty : ADIPOSE
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Summon : CALLFOR
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One who discusses moot points : ARGUER
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Loses one's cool : PANICS
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Young seal : CALF
48
Mallorca or Menorca : ISLA
49
Map abbrs. : RTES
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"Phooey!" : RATS
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Major follower : ETTE
53
Dutch painter : MEER
54
River in Bulgaria : ARDA
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Pokey : STIR
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Cell: Comb. form : CYTE
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Urge on, in Ayr : ERT
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D. Smothers, to T. : BRO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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