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Bernice Gordon
Bernice Gordon

New York Times, Monday, June 8, 1953

22-Across : ___. con. (unanimously): Lat. abbr.

Author:
Bernice Gordon
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { B F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12, Grid flow: 50.7
Bernice Gordon has 126 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 21 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,450
Across
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Bella or Sam, playwriting pair. : SPEWACK
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Adorned. : GRACED
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Greta Garbo role. : CAMILLE
15
Mend. : RECOVER
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Flush of success. : ELATION
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Former. : ONETIME
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A famous Peter. : PAN
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Bear witness to. : ATTEST
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___. con. (unanimously): Lat. abbr. : NEM
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A pair in Scotland. : TWA
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Discontinues (with "down"). : SHUTS
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Milk: Comb. form. : LACTO
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Relative condition. : RATE
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Calendar abbr. : OCT
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Superficial polish. : VENEER
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Antagonist. : ENEMY
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Peninsula of ancient Greece, named after a fabulous prophetess. : KASSANDRA
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Untroubled. : EASY
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Existence: Latin. : ESSE
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Predictors of the worst. : ALARMISTS
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Damages. : HARMS
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Guardian of the forests. : RANGER
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Verb suffix. : ISE
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Spring. : LEAP
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German seaport. : EMDEN
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Headgear often seen in June. : VEILS
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Scruple: Abbr. : SCR
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___ de guerre. : NOM
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Color for Chicago or Colgate. : MAROON
56
First word of Portia's plea. : THE
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Deviating from the standard: Rare. : ANORMAL
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Boundary river of N. Y. and Ontario. : NIAGARA
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Malacca, Torres, etc. : STRAITS
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Sought ambitiously. : ASPIRED
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Piece of furniture. : SETTEE
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Tenants. : LESSEES
Down
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Possession of Elizabeth II. : SCEPTRE
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One of the Philippines. : PALAWAN
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Issue. : EMANATE
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Shavian forte. : WIT
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Information on a rogues' gallery card. : ALIAS
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The Fate who held the distaff. : CLOTHO
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___ Governor is Lawrence W. Wetherby. : KENTUCKYS
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Former U. S. deputy at U. N. : GROSS
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Expenditure for 65 Across. : RENT
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Tennis point won without contest. : ACE
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Camper's couch. : COT
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Made manifest. : EVINCED
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Goddess of agriculture. : DEMETER
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Fish that gets a free ride on a shark or ship. : REMORA
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Miss Kett. : ETTA
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Tie together. : LEASH
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Temper or toughen. : ANNEAL
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Come into view. : EMERGE
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Versions: Abbr. : VSS
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Residence of a Chinese official. : YAMEN
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Pertaining to a meeting. : SESSIONAL
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Churchill's new possession. : SIR
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Rings. : ARENAS
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Thomas and Corliss. : LAMONTS
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More ___. : ANDMORE
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Layer. : TIER
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Take a second look. : RESTARE
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Mother in an old song. : MACHREE
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Buffet suppers. : SPREADS
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Girl's name meaning healthy. : ELOISE
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Piece of dance music. : VALSE
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Easy jobs. : SNAPS
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South American drink. : MATE
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Renegade. : RAT
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Coed college in Cambridge. : MIT
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Members of A.U.S. : GIS

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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