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Bernice Gordon
Bernice Gordon

New York Times, Thursday, July 7, 1955

Author:
Bernice Gordon
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 33.8
Bernice Gordon has 126 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 21 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,200
Across
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Hera's son. : ARES
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Mix up. : ADDLE
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Petitions. : ASKS
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Camper's abode. : TENT
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Empty of resources. : DRAIN
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Unit of force. : DYNE
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Ingrid Bergman's first American film, 1939. : INTERMEZZO
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1/10 of an ephah. : OMER
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Cetacean. : PORPOISE
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Pungent snuff. : RAPPEE
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Pieces of butter. : PATS
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New Jersey Senator. : SMITH
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Monographs. : PAPERS
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Weary, like a G. I. : FOOTSORE
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Seaweed products. : AGARS
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Hawk-headed god. : HORUS
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Fashionable. : NEW
34
Sinclair Lewis character. : CASS
35
Arthur and Chester. : PORTS
36
Without: Latin. : SINE
37
Do-it-yourself setup. : KIT
38
Cuckoopints. : ARUMS
39
Source of prime ribs. : STEER
40
Busybodies. : SNOOPERS
42
Low, spiny shrubs. : GORSES
43
Hazards for a navigator. : REEFS
44
Where the corn grows. : IOWA
45
Rio ___. : GRANDE
47
___ shape (improving). : INBETTER
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She danced in "Can-Can." : LILO
52
Accordion's cousin. : CONCERTINA
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Flat. : EVEN
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Alpine region. : TIROL
56
All: Comb. form. : OMNI
57
Relieve somewhat. : EASE
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Plods. : SLOGS
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Actress Patricia. : NEAL
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"Take ___ from me." : ATIP
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City in Nevada. : RENO
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___'acte. : ENTR
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Fast horses. : STEPPERS
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Accepts as valid. : ADMITS
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Frock. : DRESS
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Bewilderment. : DAZE
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Mrs. Wilding's nickname. : LIZ
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Prodigious. : ENORMOUS
10
Embraces as one's own. : ADOPTS
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Haydn is known as their "father." : SYMPHONIES
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Carpel joint of a horse. : KNEE
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Dried up: Poet. : SERE
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Bellows. : ROARS
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River islands. : AITS
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Puts into allotted places. : SORTS
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Collections. : PACKS
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"Kiss Me ___." : AGAIN
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Cantatas on rural themes. : PASTORALES
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Fashions. : FORMS
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Dancer Jeanmaire. : RENEE
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Pitchers. : EWERS
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Classroom periods. : HOURS
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Administrative chiefs in France. : PREFECTS
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"The ___ Story." : STRATTON
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Copied. : APED
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Farmer. : SOWER
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The wife whom Paris deserted for Helen of Troy. : OENONE
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George and Alice. : GOBELS
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Under an assumed name: Colloq. : INCOG
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Kind of club. : GLEE
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TV's Maria. : RIVA
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Japanese girdle box. : INRO
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Convenient moment. : TIME
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Sicilian city. : ENNA
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Fence. : RAIL
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Type of picture. : OIL

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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