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Bernard Meren
Bernard Meren

New York Times, Thursday, June 25, 1987

Author:
Bernard Meren
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { F G J Q X }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Grid flow: 24.4
Bernard Meren has 29 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,743
Across
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Abbrs. on a plat : STS
4
One of the Cyclades : PAROS
9
Capp's ___ Slobovia : UPPER
14
Cortés's quest : ORO
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Toward a ship's left side : APORT
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County in Mont. : TOOLE
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Its only direction is S : NORTHPOLE
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Aunt in "Oklahoma!" : ELLER
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Naldi of the silents : NITA
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Roman romances : AMORES
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Walk in space, for short : EVA
24
Descendant of Judah : EKER
25
An Arthurian damsel : LINET
26
Latin I word : AMAT
27
Frog-to-be : TADPOLE
29
Pilwiz : SPRITE
31
An Afg. neighbor : USSR
33
Transuded : OOZED
34
Pongo and lar : APES
37
Shooting match, in Sedan : TIR
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Homophone for use : EWES
40
Shot : SNORT
41
Porgy's woman : BESS
43
Finally : ATLAST
45
Dance center of a sort : MAYPOLE
50
Bakery implement : PEEL
51
Jiggly salad : ASPIC
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He helped raise folks to higher levels : OTIS
55
Initials on a letterhead : INC
56
Dusky : SWARTH
57
Maid of the ___, at Niagara Falls : MIST
58
Related on the mother's side : ENATE
60
Indian structure : TOTEMPOLE
62
N.B.A. pros Archibald and Thurmond : NATES
63
Name for a Hobby : OVETA
64
Sun. talk : SER
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Assays : TESTS
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Vikings : NORSE
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Sharp road curve : ESS
Down
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Wordsworth product : SONNET
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Russian transportation : TROIKA
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Classified : SORTED
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Cry of disgust : PAH
5
Horrifies : APPALLS
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Most spacious : ROOMIEST
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Synthetic fiber : ORLON
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Cubic meter : STERE
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Shoshoneans : UTES
10
Ward heeler : POL
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Dispute aggressively : POLEMIZE
12
Ennobles : ELEVATES
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Evaluated again : RERATED
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Diamond rain gear, for short : TARP
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Diminutive endings : ETS
26
Lined up : AROW
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Gets rid of : OUSTS
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Suckling's forte : POESY
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Eve, once : RIB
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Insects' feelers : ANTENNAE
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They use "gas warfare" : POLECATS
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Of an age : ERAL
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One who pays : REMITTER
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Wise : SAPIENT
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Scented bags : SACHETS
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Playing marble : TAW
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Coronation ostentation : POMP
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Indolent : OTIOSE
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Certain threads : LISLES
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Chemical compounds : ESTERS
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Quashed : SATON
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Site of B.Y.U. : PROVO
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Mtg. : SESS
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Holiday in Hanoi : TET
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"Maggie ___," Beatles number : MAE

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