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Jules Arensberg
Jules Arensberg

New York Times, Tuesday, April 1, 1958

8-Down : Pismire.

Author:
Jules Arensberg
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Jules Arensberg has 95 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,199
Across
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A lick ___ promise. : ANDA
5
Houses on the avenida. : CASAS
10
Atmospheric blight. : SMOG
14
Afrikander. : BOER
15
Catkin. : AMENT
16
Predicament: Colloq. : HOLE
17
Normal route. : BEATENPATH
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Son of Zeus. : ARES
20
Considering everything. : ALLINALL
21
Enthrone. : ENSEAT
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Taxi rider. : FARE
24
Author of "The Republic." : PLATO
25
Governing principle. : POLICY
28
Standpatters. : DIEHARDS
31
Dispossess. : EVICT
32
Title for an Italian lady. : DONNA
33
Old French lyric poem. : LAI
34
Did a jackknife. : DOVE
35
Conspirator with Brutus. : CASCA
36
Proceed on: Poet. : WEND
37
Eastern name. : ALI
38
Canasta card. : THREE
39
Sew loosely. : BASTE
40
One way to write. : LONGHAND
42
Disordered. : MESSED
43
Takes hold upon. : GRIPS
44
Order to sled dogs. : MUSH
45
Not at all. : NOWISE
47
Branch of a highway. : SIDEROAD
51
Biblical language: Abbr. : ARAM
52
Device to avoid disputes about precedence. : ROUNDTABLE
54
___ Borkh, opera soprano. : INGE
55
Bay window. : ORIEL
56
Clock ___. : GOLF
57
Charges. : FEES
58
Our: Fr. : NOTRE
59
Membership. : SEAT
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Biblical title of respect. : ABBA
2
Wouk's Airman. : NOEL
3
Portion out. : DEAL
4
Crafty device. : ARTIFICE
5
Shade of yellow. : CANARY
6
Sufficient. : AMPLE
7
Sigil. : SEAL
8
Pismire. : ANT
9
Place of Napoleon's exile. : STHELENA
10
California dam. : SHASTA
11
Somewhat. : MOREORLESS
12
Olive genus. : OLEA
13
Exploit. : GEST
18
Make into law. : ENACT
22
Okinawa's chief city. : NAHA
24
___-nez. : PINCE
25
Part of a harp. : PEDAL
26
Convex molding. : OVOLO
27
Fair stipend. : LIVINGWAGE
28
Administered medicine to. : DOSED
29
Beloved of Beatrice. : DANTE
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___ with (supported one faction). : SIDED
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Mended places. : DARNS
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Duenna. : CHAPERON
36
Bathers' necessities. : WASHRAGS
38
"___ above all ... " : THIS
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Attacked, as from all sides. : BESET
41
Golden-yellow apple. : GRIMES
42
Jumble. : MUDDLE
44
Clementine's father, for one. : MINER
45
Artless. : NAIF
46
Department in France. : ORNE
47
Please. : SUIT
48
Relative of the shawm. : OBOE
49
To the: Ital. : ALLA
50
Skillful. : DEFT
53
Spanish gold. : ORO

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

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