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Arnold Moss
Arnold Moss

New York Times, Tuesday, May 17, 1977

Author:
Arnold Moss
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { F K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 20.7
Arnold Moss has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,139
Across
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First word of the "Aeneid" : ARMA
5
Embrace : CLASP
10
Walk in water : WADE
14
Nincompoop : BOOB
15
Aisle between trees : ALLEE
16
Any Russian soldier : IVAN
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Andy's pal : AMOS
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Author Walter : PATER
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Inventor of a camera : LAND
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For the good of all : PROBONOPUBLICO
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Divorcee's Eden : RENO
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Fisherman : EELER
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Antillean isle : SABA
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Pungent : ACRID
30
Dresden's river : ELBE
31
Ape : BABOON
33
Site of salutary springs : SPA
36
Start of a students' song : GAUDEAMUSIGITUR
39
Decide on citizenship : OPT
40
Sherman Act targets : TRUSTS
41
Zero : NONE
42
Wall St. item : SHARE
43
___ singing : SCAT
44
Violinmaker : AMATI
47
" ... partridge in a ___ tree" : PEAR
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Agnew plea : NOLOCONTENDERE
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Couple : JOIN
56
Ventilated : AIRED
57
Nurse's ___ : AIDE
59
"___ over lightly" : ONCE
60
Barrel part : STAVE
61
"___ and Lovers": Lawrence : SONS
62
Addict : USER
63
Recorded : TAPED
64
Letters from Greece : ETAS
Down
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Desert coat : ABA
2
Frolic : ROMP
3
Othello, e.g. : MOOR
4
Rapt : ABSORBED
5
Table fowl : CAPON
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Grassy plain in S.A. : LLANO
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Glee-club member : ALTO
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Leak slowly : SEEP
9
Where Callao is : PERU
10
Bequeathed : WILLED
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To no ___ (useless) : AVAIL
12
Saraband, e.g. : DANCE
13
Witch's place : ENDOR
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Ms. Lillie : BEA
22
Human : BEING
25
"___ Shot," Newman film : SLAP
26
Border on : ABUT
27
Maltreat : ABUSE
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Something to be counted : COST
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Louis XIV and XV : ROIS
30
Self-esteem : EGO
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Silents' vamp : BARA
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Sino-Russian river : AMUR
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Portico : STOA
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Boot the pigskin : PUNT
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"We ___ such stuff ... " : ARE
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Body of principles : ETHIC
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Addition : INCREASE
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Follower of suffragette Lucy : STONER
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Kind of sack : SAD
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Variety of 47 Across : ANJOU
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Gazes dreamily : MOONS
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"Blue-gown" girl : ALICE
47
Gripe or grievance : PEEVE
48
Over : ENDED
50
Kiln : OAST
51
Actress Naldi : NITA
52
Snare : TRAP
53
Kind of squad : RIOT
54
Ferber : EDNA
58
Curve : ESS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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