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Roberta H. Morse
Roberta H. Morse

New York Times, Tuesday, August 10, 1954

Author:
Roberta Morse
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { G J Q X }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12, Grid flow: 39.8
Roberta H. Morse has 64 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Roberta Morse is an alias for Roberta H. Morse.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,869
Across
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Char-a-___, excursion bus. : BANC
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Gruenther's responsibility. : SHAPE
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Head: French. : TETE
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Old Greek coin. : OBOL
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French husbands. : MARIS
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Arm of the Black Sea. : AZOV
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Fierce, cold wind, felt in Trieste. : BORA
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Tilted: Naut. : ALIST
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Engage. : HIRE
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Hegiras from the heat. : SUMMERVACATIONS
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Lessen. : BATE
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Throw ___ (become very angry). : AFIT
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A shoot of grass. : SPEAR
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Art studios. : ATELIERS
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"Too many ___ ... " : COOKS
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Well-known Kipling poem. : BOOTS
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Little one. : TOT
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Irritate: Colloq. : RILE
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George McCutcheon's relatives. : BARRS
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Frances Burnett heroine. : SARA
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Common name in Arabia. : ALI
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Like a toad. : WARTY
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Moving swiftly. : RAPID
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Little girl, in Mexico. : MUCHACHA
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Choose. : ELECT
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"___ Dinka Doo." : INKA
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Incite, especially in wrongdoing. : ABET
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Globe trotters. : WORLDTRAVELLERS
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Careful notice. : HEED
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Head of Saul's army. : ABNER
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Sheltered. : ALEE
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Yorkshire river. : OUSE
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Man's nickname. : LONNY
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German philosopher. : KANT
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Times of day: Abbr. : AFTS
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South African native village. : KRAAL
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Biblical name. : ENOS
Down
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Quick curtsies. : BOBS
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Eastern name. : ABOU
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Pattern for a group. : NORM
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Political picnic. : CLAMBAKE
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Capable. : SMART
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Share equally. : HALVE
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Solo. : ARIA
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Pertaining to fishing. : PISCATORY
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Mounted messengers. : ESTAFETS
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Pacific paradise. : TAHITI
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Basso Pinza. : EZIO
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Disrupted. : TORN
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Times of day. : EVES
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Dumbo's "wings." : EARS
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Sesame plants. : TILS
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Beat it! : SCRAM
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French soldier of 1917. : POILU
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Old Greek dialect. : EOLIC
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Artery. : AORTA
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Halting place for troops: Fr. : ETAPE
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Dewy. : RORIC
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Any German town. : STADT
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Maine resort. : BARHARBOR
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Saucy answers. : BACKTALK
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Utah's sight to see. : SALTLAKE
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Divining rod. : WAND
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Fisherman's adjunct. : REEL
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German girls' names. : HILDES
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Oat genus. : AVENA
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Aquamarine stone. : BERYL
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Stop! : WHOA
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Egg: French. : OEUF
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Go on being. : REST
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Four pice. : ANNA
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Impetuosity: Fr. : ELAN
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Site of an annual rodeo. : RENO
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Movie stages. : SETS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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