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Leonard Sussman
Leonard Sussman

New York Times, Wednesday, April 19, 1967

49-Across : African antelope.

Author:
Leonard Sussman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J V X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Leonard Sussman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,458
Across
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Aleutian base. : ATTU
5
Casa room. : SALA
9
Hussar's weapon. : SABER
14
Forsaken: Poet. : LORN
15
Entreaty. : PLEA
16
Muse. : ERATO
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Prepare to box. : SQUAREOFF
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Pronouncements. : DICTA
20
Out, in Berlin. : AUS
21
Bridge player. : EAST
22
Chanced. : RISKED
23
Improves. : BETTERS
25
Followed a radio beam. : HOMED
26
Brew. : ALE
27
Alike. : SAME
28
Commuters' choice: Abbr. : RRS
31
Ancient Egyptian. : COPT
34
Boxing phrase. : DOWNANDOUT
37
Wall hanging. : ARRAS
39
Capital city. : RIO
40
Sioux dwelling. : TEPEE
41
Bluntness of speech, French style. : BRUSQUERIE
44
Listen! : PSST
45
Deplorable. : SAD
46
Eurasian river. : URAL
47
Clever saying. : MOT
49
African antelope. : ELAND
51
Disconcerts. : ABASHES
55
South American Indians. : CARIBS
57
Gentlemen. : SIRS
58
___ shoestring. : ONA
59
Go out on ___. : ALIMB
60
Nuclear particles. : MESOTRONS
62
Symbol of strength. : STEEL
63
Vedic fire god. : AGNI
64
Uncloses: Poet. : OPES
65
German state. : HESSE
66
Actor Harrison. : NOEL
67
Britisher's exclamation. : ISAY
Down
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Famed race horse. : ALSAB
2
Hat. : TOQUE
3
Big-business combine. : TRUST
4
Girl's name. : UNA
5
Caught fish, in a way. : SPEARED
6
Thrown for ___. : ALOSS
7
Set out. : LEFT
8
Military group. : AAF
9
Lees. : SEDIMENT
10
Emerge. : ARISE
11
Stage scenery. : BACKDROPS
12
Diminutive suffix. : ETTE
13
Pike. : ROAD
18
Angler's need. : REEL
22
Latium's capital. : ROMA
24
Familiar farewells. : TATAS
25
Capital in the news. : HANOI
27
Eddy. : SWIRL
29
Regrets. : RUES
30
Printing instruction. : STET
31
Certain cars. : CABS
32
Queer: Scot. : ORRA
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Bluenose specialties. : PRUDERIES
35
Nymph. : OREAD
36
Branches of a business: Abbr. : DEPTS
38
Petty dispute. : SQUABBLE
42
Vases. : URNS
43
Involve in contention. : EMBROIL
48
Hops kiln. : OAST
50
Fruit. : LIMES
51
Soissons's river. : AISNE
52
Croquet items. : HOOPS
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Numerical prefix. : ENNEA
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Fresh. : SASSY
55
Business terms. : CASH
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Der ___. : ALTE
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Lily plant. : SEGO
60
Boy! : MAN
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Louis or Henri. : ROI

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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