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Victor Goldfarb
Victor Goldfarb

New York Times, Monday, May 14, 1956

64-Across : Put in one's stake.

Author:
Victor Goldfarb
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J V X }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 10, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 18.8
Victor Goldfarb has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Jim Horne notes:

32-Across: While Bing Crosby was universally celebrated as one of history's greatest crooners, his long-time friend and comedic rival, Bob Hope, affectionately dubbed him "The Old Groaner." The nickname stuck, and for decades, showbiz columns, radio announcers, and fans frequently referred to Crosby by that exact moniker.

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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,512
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Man of Mexico. : AZTEC
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Surprised exclamation. : PHEW
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Weather word. : SMOG
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Skin: Comb. form. : DERMO
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Where the tall corn grows. : IOWA
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Sound. : TONE
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Positions in ballet dancing. : ARABESQUES
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Persia. : IRAN
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Be listless. : MOPE
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Pronoun. : OURS
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Release. : UNTIE
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West Point freshman. : PLEBE
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Plants with compound flowers. : ASTERS
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Look cheerful. : SMILE
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Rigging. : SAILS
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Sports announcer. : HUSING
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Small sea animal. : STARFISH
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Aardvark's meal. : ANTS
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Autumnal worker. : RAKER
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Hep. : ONTO
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Part of a chicken. : WISHBONE
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"___ most foul ... " : MURDER
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Hollywood family. : LADDS
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Loads cargo. : STOWS
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In a faint. : ASWOON
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Abrogate. : ANNUL
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Azalea, for example. : SHRUB
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Painter of melting telephones. : DALI
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___ East. : NEAR
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Water fowl. : COOT
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Port in French Morocco. : CASABLANCA
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Put in one's stake. : ANTE
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___ da capo. : ARIA
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Having a hankering. : ITCHY
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___ Gynt. : PEER
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Relative of 26 Across. : BEAM
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Vegetable. : BEETS
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Biblical name. : ADAM
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Naught. : ZERO
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Monks. : TRAPPISTS
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Adorn. : EMBELLISH
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College in 15 Across. : COE
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Cotton fabrics. : PIQUES
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Daylight saving unit. : HOUR
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Members of the flock. : EWES
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Part of "to be." : WAS
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Assigned task. : STINT
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"___ d'Arthur." : MORTE
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Walking ___. : ONAIR
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Tunney and others. : GENES
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Have a good cry. : SOB
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Member nation of the U. N. : USSR
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Early night: Poet. : EEN
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"View with ___." : ALARM
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Author Irwin. : SHAW
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Winner of a Toni award. : MUNI
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Inquired. : ASKED
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Follower of: Suffix. : ITE
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Emulate Bing Crosby. : GROAN
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Lucky. : FORTUNATE
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Spring feeling. : INDOLENCE
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Goulash. : STEW
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___ d'oeuvres. : HORS
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Companion of or. : AND
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Small drop, as of paint. : BLOB
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Part of the Armed Forces. : USN
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Oriental greeting. : SALAAM
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Songwriters' group. : ASCAP
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Was the leading light. : SHONE
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Indited. : WROTE
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External. : OUTER
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Part of a pen. : NIB
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Virginia ___. : DARE
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Home to over a billion. : ASIA
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Eight: German. : ACHT
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Skates. : RAYS
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Hansom. : CAB
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Ad ___. : LIB

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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