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Edward J. Buckler
Edward J. Buckler

New York Times, Tuesday, September 7, 1954

31-Across : Where keglers frolic.

Author:
Edward Buckler
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.53, Missing: { F J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11, Grid flow: 39.2
Edward J. Buckler has 26 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Edward Buckler is an alias for Edward J. Buckler.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,897
Across
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Well-known reporter on TV. : MURROW
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What a fisherman brings home. : CATCH
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Stir up. : AROUSE
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Short jackets. : BOLEROS
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Customs. : USAGES
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Sidewalk. : PAVEMENT
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Fades. : DIMS
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Town of County Kerry. : TRALEE
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Buck's mate. : DOE
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Compass point. : ENE
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"Grin and ___." : BEARIT
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Possible coin in the fountain. : LIRA
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Early New England theologian. : EDWARDS
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Put on a list. : SLATED
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Connected. : ALLIED
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Whiteness, as of the skin. : IVORY
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Where keglers frolic. : ALLEYS
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Pirates. : ROVERS
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Area of action. : SCENE
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First citizen of West Branch, Ia. : HOOVER
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Harmonize. : ATTUNE
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Supervised. : OVERSAW
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Deck post for making lines fast. : BITT
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Demolishers. : RAZERS
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Those at the front. : VAN
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December 31. : EVE
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Brown pigments. : UMBERS
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Frenchman's name. : RENE
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Things seen once in a blue moon. : RARITIES
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Vitamin C source. : ORANGE
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Hoboken Institute. : STEVENS
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Dashed forward suddenly. : LUNGED
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Obliterate. : ERASE
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Prevents. : DETERS
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___ Adams. : MAUDE
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Concerning bears. : URSINE
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Wandered. : ROAMED
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Orientals. : RUGS
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Simple sugar: Chem. : OSE
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Traveling with the sun. : WESTERLY
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Longs for. : COVETS
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Nautical term. : ALEE
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Pro ___. : TEM
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Holder of IOU's. : CREDITOR
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Glorifiers. : HONORERS
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"South Pacific" island. : BALI
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Well-balanced. : STEADY
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Analyze grammatically. : PARSE
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Salad ingredient. : RADISH
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Whalebone. : BALEEN
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Baptismal fonts. : LAVERS
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Hard wood. : WALNUT
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Residents. : LIVERS
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Dealer in cattle. : DROVER
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Put into operation. : ACTIVATE
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Printer. : LETTERER
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Praised excessively: Colloq. : OVERSOLD
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Weapons used in Russian dance. : SABERS
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Flows slowly. : OOZES
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Valuable weasel. : ERMINE
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Obtain retribution for. : AVENGE
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Joan Bennett's married name. : WANGER
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Burrows and others. : ABES
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Requirements. : NEEDS
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Nomadic Indians. : UTES
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Make a scene. : RANT
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Herb eve. : IVA
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___ de Rivoli. : RUE

Answer summary:
11 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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