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Harold T. Bers
New York Times, Saturday, April 4, 1959
Author:
Harold T. Bers
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.42, Missing: { F J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 95, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 25.7
Harold T. Bers has 138 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 A | 2 P | 3 P | 4 E | 5 A | 6 R | 7 S | 8 A | 9 C | 10 C | 11 O | 12 S | 13 T | 14 S |
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15 B | E | A | T | N | I | K | 16 S | H | A | L | L | O | T |
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17 S | T | R | A | N | G | E | 18 T | A | P | I | O | C | A |
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19 C | U | T | 20 A | S | I | 21 D | E | S | 22 V | A | S | T |
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23 I | N | E | 24 R | T | 25 N | E | R | 26 G | E | N | I | E |
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27 S | I | R | E | S | 28 D | I | 29 M | E | 30 E | N | S |
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31 S | A | R | D | 32 C | 33 H | I | S | E | L | 34 S | ||||
35 A | S | E | A | 36 R | A | C | K | S | 37 A | 38 N | 39 A | 40 G |
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41 S | 42 E | A | B | A | S | S | 43 M | A | L | O |
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44 S | 45 A | 46 P | 47 O | M | I | T | 48 B | A | R | B | S |
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49 C | L | O | 50 G | S | 51 T | E | 52 L | 53 A | R | R | A | S |
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54 A | B | O | U | 55 R | A | D | A | 56 R | S | 57 A | N | I |
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58 M | E | R | I | 59 D | E | N | 60 M | I | S | 61 S | T | E | P |
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62 P | R | E | S | E | N | T | 63 A | C | E | R | O | S | E |
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64 S | T | R | E | E | T | S | 65 R | E | T | I | R | E | D |
© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,550
Across
1
Shows up. : APPEARS
8
Speaks to. : ACCOSTS
15
Kerouac type. : BEATNIK
16
Relative of onion and garlic. : SHALLOT
17
"Interlude" of O'Neill title. : STRANGE
18
Type of pudding. : TAPIOCA
19
Slice. : CUT
20
Certain stage lines. : ASIDES
22
Extensive. : VAST
23
Inactive. : INERT
25
Father of Abner. : NER
26
Bottled spirit. : GENIE
27
Forefathers: Poet. : SIRES
28
Phone fodder. : DIME
30
Naval rank: Abbr. : ENS
31
Orange-red quartz. : SARD
32
Sculptor's tools. : CHISELS
35
On the ocean. : ASEA
36
Scrabble tile holders. : RACKS
37
A word game: Abbr. : ANAG
41
Food fish. : SEABASS
43
St. ___, Normandy. : MALO
44
Syrup makings. : SAP
47
Skip. : OMIT
48
Sharp points on fishhooks. : BARBS
49
Shoes for a certain dance. : CLOGS
51
Arabic word for hill. : TEL
53
Wall hanging of tapestry. : ARRAS
54
Leigh Hunt hero. : ABOU
55
Detection devices. : RADARS
57
Blackbird. : ANI
58
City north of New Haven. : MERIDEN
60
Faux pas. : MISSTEP
62
Here. : PRESENT
63
Chaffy. : ACEROSE
64
Ginza, Rue de la Paix, etc. : STREETS
65
Not in active service. : RETIRED
Down
1
Geometry term. : ABSCISSA
2
Easiest perennials to grow. : PETUNIAS
3
Part of a theatre below the balcony. : PARTERRE
4
Greek letter. : ETA
5
First fruits of a benefice: Var. : ANNATS
6
Apparatuses. : RIGS
7
Quantity of yarn. : SKEIN
8
Signs used in printing. : ASTERISKS
9
Abbreviated man's name. : CHAS
10
Sports car headgear. : CAP
11
Salad garnish. : OLIVE
12
London Square. : SLOANE
13
Alarm bell. : TOCSIN
14
Kind of rights. : STATES
21
Devoted to duty. : DEDICATED
24
___ a beet. : REDAS
26
Jellify. : GEL
29
Jumble. : MESS
32
Prepare for exams: Colloq. : CRAM
33
Dwellers. : HABITANTS
34
Luzon's neighbor. : SAMAR
38
Voice in a documentary. : NARRATOR
39
Soprano Licia. : ALBANESE
40
Spread rumors. : GOSSIPED
42
Dawn goddess. : EOS
44
Scalawags. : SCAMPS
45
London Concert Hall. : ALBERT
46
In direr straits. : POORER
48
Short-legged hound. : BASSET
50
Appearance. : GUISE
52
Truman's birthplace. : LAMAR
55
Budget item. : RENT
56
Annual cereal grass. : RICE
59
Letter. : DEE
61
Title of respect in India. : SRI
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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