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Leonard Sussman
Leonard Sussman

New York Times, Tuesday, July 22, 1958

8-Down : Winter sport equipment: Var.

Author:
Leonard Sussman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 30.6
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,311
Across
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Aide: Abbr. : ASST
5
Aspect. : PHASE
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Hirsute growth. : MANE
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Equally. : BOTH
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Holds, in wrestling. : LOCKS
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Insect. : GNAT
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Robert ___. : ELEE
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"___ Rose." : ABIESIRISH
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Article of furniture. : LOWBOY
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Passé. : DEAD
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To: Scot. : TAE
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Moldings. : OGEES
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Southern colloquialism. : YOUALL
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Tiny republic in the Pyrenees. : ANDORRA
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Relative of a tablet. : PILL
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Peninsula of S. Australia. : YORKE
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Relatives of bachelor girls. : SPINSTERS
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Self. : EGO
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Actor Arnold. : STANG
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Huzza. : RAH
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College man. : SOPHOMORE
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Pale yellow. : MAIZE
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Afghanistan's neighbor. : IRAN
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Decorated. : ADORNED
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Trim. : DAPPER
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Ready. : ALERT
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One: Prefix. : UNI
54
Sleep like ___. : ATOP
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Full-flavored. : MELLOW
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Meets fairly and fully. : STANDSUPTO
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Apiece. : EACH
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Prong. : TINE
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Acclaim. : ECLAT
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Location. : SITE
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Type of vessel. : SCOW
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In that respect. : THERE
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Weather phenomenon. : SNOW
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Son of Adam. : ABEL
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Alone. : SOLO
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Goulash. : STEW
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One for ___ (a feat worth recording). : THEBOOK
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Pitcher or catcher. : PLAYER
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Mischief: Colloq. : HOB
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Nitric and citric. : ACIDS
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Winter sport equipment: Var. : SKEE
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Attempting. : ESSAYING
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Haney, for example: Abbr. : MGR
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Actress Louise. : ANITA
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Twangy. : NASAL
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One of the Barrymores. : ETHEL
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Images. : IDOLS
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Fairy tale character. : OGRE
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City in Pennsylvania. : EASTON
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Business letter abbreviation. : ULT
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Certain votes. : AYES
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Not possible: Colloq. : NOGO
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Have done with. : DROP
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Resembling a cone in shape. : PINEAL
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Average amount. : PAR
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___ go bragh. : ERIN
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Tear down. : RAZE
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Radiate. : SHED
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Sophisticated group. : SMARTSET
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Bone. : HIP
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Cousin of a dryad. : OREAD
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Additional. : MORE
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Ingenuous. : ARTLESS
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Lower in rank. : DEMOTE
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Powders. : DUSTS
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Caper. : ANTIC
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Player or grand. : PIANO
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Greening. : APPLE
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Exclamation of pain. : OUCH
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Reclined. : LAIN
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Eight: Prefix. : OCTO
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Exclamation of surprise. : WHEW
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Unaccustomed. : NEW
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Road surface. : TAR

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