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Harold T. Bers
Harold T. Bers

New York Times, Thursday, June 30, 1955

Author:
Harold T. Bers
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 16, Grid flow: 45.0
Harold T. Bers has 138 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 1-Down had "Lagend"; corrected this to "Legend."

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I
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L
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E
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E
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T
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A
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S
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C
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O
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P
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S
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C
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R
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A
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S
W
O
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O
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V
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N
C
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C
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N
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K
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D
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N
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P
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T
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N
U
N
N
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R
Y
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E
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S
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T
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D
O
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E
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L
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R
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O
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D
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O
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Y
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O
B
L
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G
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E
P
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C
U
R
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F
R
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A
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D
E
M
O
B
S
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B
A
L
E
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E
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S
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O
D
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U
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G
R
I
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F
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S
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N
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A
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D
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Q
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E
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R
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C
K
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D
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V
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O
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E
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A
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T
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M
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T
© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,193
Across
1
___ de France. : ILE
4
Greek letter. : ETA
7
His trial is subject of "Inherit the Wind." : SCOPES
13
Cruise stop. : CARACAS
15
Took an oath. : SWORETO
16
Exhibits. : EVINCES
17
Greek poetess. : CORINNA
18
Precursor of the movie palace. : NICKELODEON
20
Pile. : NAP
21
Fresh-water duck. : TEAL
22
Suggested abode for Ophelia. : NUNNERY
24
Capital. : ESTATE
27
Wooden pin. : DOWEL
30
Authority. : ROD
33
Tasting of cereal. : OATY
34
Require. : OBLIGE
35
Expert in gastronomy. : EPICURE
37
Fragrant yellow flower. : FREESIA
38
Makes a civilian of a soldier. : DEMOBS
39
Riverboat cargo. : BALE
40
Squiggly mark. : ESS
41
Scent: Fr. : ODEUR
42
Woes. : GRIEFS
44
Not one or the other. : NEITHER
46
Cleopatra's maid. : IRAS
50
"___ not love you, Dr. Fell." : IDO
52
Officers' area on board. : QUARTERDECK
55
Swallows up. : DEVOURS
57
Try to outdo. : EMULATE
58
Rhenium or Rhodium. : ELEMENT
59
Symbol of banishment. : SIBERIA
60
Parcels out. : ALLOTS
61
3 points in Rugby. : TRY
62
Epigram. : MOT
Down
1
Legend on a stamp. : ICENT
2
"C'est ___!" : LAVIE
3
Violinist Morini. : ERICA
4
Behold: Latin. : ECCE
5
Chinese money. : TAEL
6
Correspond in sound. : ASSONATE
7
Maidenly prerogative in the '90s. : SWOON
8
Delicatessen specialty. : CORNEDBEEF
9
Mouth: Comb. form. : ORI
10
What bargain-hunters are. : PENNYWISE
11
Peak in Sicily. : ETNA
12
Household necessity. : SOAP
14
Joint. : ANKLE
15
Locale. : SCENE
19
Respect. : DUTY
23
Juliet or Candida. : ROLE
25
Fancy nickname. : SOUBRIQUET
26
Fo'c'sle folk. : TARS
28
Protection. : EGIS
29
Meadows. : LEAS
30
Make over. : REDO
31
Unclosed: Poet. : OPED
32
A Nick Carter. : DIMENOVEL
34
Crest fillet. : ORLE
36
Fad creator of the '20s. : COUE
37
Impartial trial. : FAIRTEST
39
Famed rabbit. : BRER
42
Ghostlike: Arch. : GHAST
43
Move as through a crowd. : SIDLE
45
What directional signals are for. : TURNS
47
Remilitarize. : REARM
48
Legal right: Lat. : ACTIO
49
English philologist. : SKEAT
50
Mild brainstorm. : IDEA
51
The farmer's home. : DELL
53
Eastern VIP. : EMIR
54
Color. : RUBY
56
Shoulder: Prefix. : OMO

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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