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Israel Gitter
Israel Gitter

A Few Words

New York Times, Sunday, August 17, 1952

10-Down : Comfortable.

Author:
Israel Gitter
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 168, Blocks: 85, Avg Word Len: 5.29, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 654 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 150, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 22, Grid flow: 68.2
Israel Gitter has 34 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 21-Across clue had two "the"s; removed one.

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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,155
Across
1
___ Commando, group opposed to Dr. Malan. : TORCH
6
Small chisel. : GOUGE
11
Madagascar lemur. : INDRI
16
Former head of R. F. C. : JONES
21
River, into the Orinoco. : APURE
22
President of Peru. : ODRIA
23
Yankee's new fielder. : NOREN
24
City N. E. of Venice. : UDINE
25
Pole used in Gaelic games. : CABER
26
Small sandpipers. : PEEPS
27
Premier of Holland. : DREES
28
Chief port of Italy. : GENOA
29
Investigations, Inc. : THEEIGHTYSECONDCONGRESS
33
Missing parts of some shoes. : TOES
34
Sport. : FUN
35
Hebrew month. : ELUL
36
Viennese actress. : LAMARR
39
Race track characters. : TOUTERS
43
Rising above the water: Bot. : EMERSED
48
Emulate Al Lopez. : MANAGE
49
Greece's King. : PAUL
50
Overseer: Abbr. : SUPT
52
Domestic fowl. : BRAHMA
53
Endeavor: Scot. : ETTLE
54
Be silent! : HIST
55
Languishers. : PINERS
57
Impair the value of. : SPOIL
58
A kind of eye. : EVIL
59
Mr. Kimball and others. : DANS
60
Get into a rut. : STAGNATE
62
Tribute. : TOLL
63
Said: Fr. : DIT
64
Governor Pyle, for instance. : ARIZONIAN
66
Vacuum tube. : DIODE
68
Aunt: Span. : TIA
69
Where Burgoyne lost, 1777. : SARATOGA
71
Old English letter. : EDH
72
Places for wild life. : MENAGERIES
74
___ date. : UPTO
75
Retainer. : FEE
76
Ensign's insignia. : BAR
77
Natural resource of Labrador. : IRON
78
Its price has doubled. : POSTALCARD
82
St. ___, France's military school. : CYR
83
Minority leader in N. Y. Assembly. : STEINGUT
87
A morsel. : ORT
88
Queen: Fr. : REINE
89
John W. Davis in 1924. : DARKHORSE
91
One title for Nehru. : SRI
92
A silicate. : TALC
94
Condition of some books. : DOGEARED
96
Voice. : EMIT
97
And others: Latin abbr. : ETAL
98
Fit. : ADAPT
100
A collection. : NUMBER
101
The Himalayas, in World War II. : HUMP
102
Limited. : SCANT
103
Lincoln's Secretary of State. : SEWARD
105
Evening: Ital. : SERA
106
Senator from Custer. : CASE
107
He went to Washington. : MORRIS
108
Fresher. : SASSIER
110
Hunters. : NIMRODS
112
Perseus slew her. : MEDUSA
113
Touch. : ABUT
115
Small coin of Rumania. : BAN
116
Well-known actor. : LUND
117
Indian affairs, pensions, education, etc. : DEPARTMENTOFTHEINTERIOR
129
Curved inward. : ADUNC
130
She wrote "The Son of Adam Wyngate." : OHARA
131
Is employed. : EARNS
132
1,400-mi. tributary of the Amazon. : NEGRO
133
"Jest and youthful jollity." : MIRTH
134
Make a retaining wall. : REVET
135
Nuance. : SHADE
136
Wood. : EBONY
137
Incidental. : STRAY
138
Tries to. : SEEKS
139
Jordan's king. : TALAL
140
Virginia's family. : DARES
Down
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Ike's asset. : TACT
2
Colorful fish. : OPAH
3
Mr. Goldberg. : RUBE
4
Canadian Indian. : CREE
5
Birthright. : HERITAGE
6
Midwestern footballer. : GOPHER
7
He wrote "Golden Boy." : ODETS
8
Famous chemist. : UREY
9
Does out of: Var. : GIPS
10
Comfortable. : EASEFUL
11
Native of Surakarta. : INDONESIAN
12
Giant goddess of Norse myth. : NORN
13
Novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1856. : DRED
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Former G. O. P. National Chairman. : REECE
15
Shoe part. : INSOLE
16
Vaudeville performers. : JUGGLERS
17
Breslau's river. : ODER
18
Justice Vinson and others. : NINE
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Man's name meaning "man." : ENOS
20
Okhotsk, Hudson Bay, etc. : SEAS
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Tennessee Congressman. : GORE
31
Engraved block. : CUT
32
Unable to act. : NUMB
36
Baltic country. : LATVIA
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F. T. C. was created to enforce them. : ANTITRUSTLAWS
38
Central Park has one. : MALL
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Epic poet. : TASSO
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In public notice. : OUT
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Part of a chair. : RUNG
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Australian envoy to U. S. : SPENDER
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Deeply absorbed. : RAPT
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Planes in Korea. : SHOOTINGSTARS
46
One of the Quints. : EMILIE
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City named for a V. P. : DALLAS
48
Rewards. : MEEDS
49
He played Emile de Becque. : PINZA
51
Ephraim Tutt's creator. : TRAIN
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British marshal, 1915–18. : HAIG
55
God of Memphis. : PTAH
56
Zeno taught here. : STOA
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Twaddled. : DROOLED
60
Democrats or Republicans. : SIDE
61
Most impatient. : EDGIEST
64
Perfume. : ATTAR
65
Requirement. : NEED
67
Spine-tingling. : EERIE
70
Dexterous. : APT
72
Runner's starting position. : MARK
73
Man's nickname. : RON
75
Citizens of the U. S. : FREEMEN
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Senator from Berryville. : BYRD
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Soft white metal: Var. : POTASS
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Rumanian city. : ORADEA
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A shoot. : CION
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Scottish county. : ANGUS
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To fall: Span. : CAER
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Battle of 1916. : SOMME
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European vacation. : TRIP
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Clio's sister. : URANIA
86
Seesaws. : TILTS
89
Fanciful reveries. : DREAMBOATS
90
President of Federal Republic of Germany. : HEUSS
93
Auditors: Abbr. : CPAS
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Dugout: Fr. : ABRI
97
A color. : ECRU
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Rule by three. : TRIARCHY
101
Gave birth to. : HAD
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Became saturated. : SODDENED
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Liability. : DEBT
106
Presidential race. : CONTEST
107
Noun suffix. : MENT
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Columnist's "news." : RUMORS
111
Men of Spitfire fame. : RAF
112
Singer at the Met. : MUNSEL
114
Snicker. : TEHEE
116
Popular song of the '40s. : LINDA
117
Fort Peck, Oahe, Garrison, etc. : DAMS
118
Revise. : EDIT
119
Manx' sound. : PURR
120
Producer of plays. : ANTA
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From entrance to chancel. : NAVE
122
Travel slowly. : TREK
123
Sunken wall. : HAHA
124
Periodic. : ERAL
125
Biblical name. : REBA
126
Friend of Boris. : IGOR
127
Caen's river. : ORNE
128
Mr. Rogers and others. : ROYS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 18 debuted here and reused later, 13 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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