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Bernard Meren
Bernard Meren

New York Times, Saturday, June 12, 1993

Author:
Bernard Meren
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 17.4
Bernard Meren has 29 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,922
Across
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Nib : BEAK
5
"Jack Sprat could eat ___" : NOFAT
10
Austrian chancellor: 1953-61 : RAAB
14
Singer Cantrell : LANA
15
Spinach cousin : ORACH
16
Mélange : OLIO
17
Chichi : ARTY
18
British trams : STREETCARS
20
Watchband : STRAP
22
Well type : ARTESIAN
23
Subjs. of a famous literary controversy? : SHAKEANDBAC
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Org. Harry Hopkins headed : WPA
27
A cut of beef : HBONE
32
Medical specialist : INTERNIST
38
Buck chaser : AROO
39
Windshield viper? : SNAKEONTHEGLASS
41
Blast or plasm preceder : ECTO
42
In an artless manner : NATURALLY
43
Renaissance poet Torquato ___ : TASSO
45
Vichy vineyard : CRU
46
Drive-in movie : SPARKINGLOT
54
Sicken : NAUSEATE
58
Soupçon : TRACE
59
Allocate : DISTRIBUTE
62
Word that stuck in Macbeth's throat : AMEN
63
Ancient city near Argolis : ALEA
64
Capital of Yemen : SANAA
65
Island near Sumatra : NIAS
66
Bewail, Irish style : KEEN
67
Peppard's pards : ATEAM
68
Great canine : DANE
Down
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Designer Bill : BLASS
2
Your place or mine : EARTH
3
Bone cavities : ANTRA
4
Eskimo craft : KAYAK
5
Beckett's "___ Knife" : NOS
6
Food for Fido : ORT
7
Electrical unit : FARAD
8
Sour in taste : ACERB
9
Letter from Athens : THETA
10
Fabulous birds : ROCS
11
Mountain range in Asia : ALAI
12
Grass genus : AIRA
13
Ship's petty off. : BOSN
19
Georgia or Cal : TECH
21
Flycatcher : PEWEE
24
Airfield area : APRON
25
Balder's wife : NANNA
28
Pomander case : BALL
29
___ surgery : ORAL
30
Like a quidnunc : NOSY
31
Dawn goddess : EOS
32
Quechuan : INCA
33
Turner and Cole : NATS
34
Refs.' ring calls : TKOS
35
Communication inits. : ITT
36
Prepare oysters : SHUCK
37
TV actress Garber : TERRI
39
Thirty-two chessmen : SET
40
Emaciated : GAUNT
44
To dare, to Pierre : OSER
47
Copper coin of Pakistan : PAISA
48
Facing the pitcher : ATBAT
49
Celebrate Alumni Day : REUNE
50
Thou : GRAND
51
Keats poem : LAMIA
52
Indian is one : OCEAN
53
Uptight : TENSE
54
Sask. neighbor : NDAK
55
Part of an ange : AILE
56
Plaintiff : USEE
57
Weir of the N.H.L. : STAN
60
Beijing pagoda : TAA
61
W.W. II Greek underground movement : EAM

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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