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Joseph Crowell
Joseph Crowell

New York Times, Saturday, July 25, 1959

24-Down : Sphere of action.

Author:
J. S. Crowell
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10 Grid has duplicate clues.
Joseph Crowell has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
J. S. Crowell is an alias for Joseph Crowell.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,662
Across
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Both: Comb. form. : AMBI
5
Roasted: Fr. : ROTI
9
Permit. : PASS
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Old-time favor. : BOON
14
Baking chamber. : OVEN
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Holm. : ISLET
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Song of a would-be voyager. : SLOWBOATTOCHINA
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"Twas on ___ that I found her." : THEISLEOFCAPRI
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Divisions of a business: Abbr. : DPTS
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Preposition. : FOR
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Emblems. : BADGES
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Buying and selling for quick profit: Colloq. : SCALPING
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Blundered. : ERRED
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Sound: Comb. form. : PHONO
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Aviary sound. : COO
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Action. : DEED
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"___ the Rose." : SORED
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In ___. : TOTO
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Actress Munson. : ONA
38
Hardened. : CAKED
39
Shah of Persia before Pahlevi. : AHMED
40
Frolicked. : GAMBOLED
42
Feels grief or sympathy. : BLEEDS
43
Diminutive suffix. : ULA
44
"___ Lang Syne." : AULD
45
Words of a skeptic. : IMFROMMISSOURI
52
Popular song of the 1930's. : GEORGIAONMYMIND
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Gigantic hunter of myth. : ORION
55
Joy. : GLEE
56
Walt Kelly's character. : POGO
57
___ majesty. : LESE
58
Stitched. : SEWN
59
Pack away. : STOW
Down
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Summary: Abbr. : ABS
2
Shed horns. : MOLT
3
Expression of disapproval: Var. : BOOH
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Crowded in. : INWEDGED
5
Resting places. : ROOSTS
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Ellipses. : OVALS
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Head: Fr. : TETE
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Preposition. : INTO
9
Musical instrument. : PICCOLO
10
Black note. : ASHARP
11
Garment. : SLIP
12
College student: Abbr. : SENR
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Indo-Chinese. : TAI
18
Man, for instance. : BIPED
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___ on (intermittently). : OFFAND
23
Hound repeatedly. : BEDOG
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Sphere of action. : ARENA
25
Reverie. : DREAM
26
Fragment. : SHRED
27
College student. : COED
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Last words of "Just As I Am." : ICOME
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Distinguished. : NOTED
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Material. : GOODS
32
Thrust. : POKE
35
Summer sausage. : SALAMI
36
In ___ (in low spirits). : THEDUMPS
38
City on the Rhine. : COLOGNE
39
Brass. : ALLOY
41
Pack animals. : BURROS
42
Certain drivers. : BUSMEN
44
Good ___. : ASNEW
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"But ___ on forever." : IGO
46
Blackbird. : MERL
47
Liver: Fr. : FOIE
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Chatters: Colloq. : MAGS
49
Daughter of Eurytus. : IOLE
50
Disorder. : RIOT
51
Johansson. : INGO
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Jones' partner. : DOW

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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