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Jules Arensberg
Jules Arensberg

New York Times, Monday, January 19, 1959

35-Across : A whiz.

Author:
Jules Arensberg
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F Q Z }, Scrabble score: 320 (avg 1.69)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Jules Arensberg has 95 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,475
Across
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Sharpen. : STROP
6
Go away! : SCAT
10
Centerpiece, for flowers. : VASE
14
Beloved: Fr. : CHERI
15
Moreover. : ALSO
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Mr. Woollcott. : ALEX
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Predecessor of the viol. : REBEC
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Occur. : TAKEPLACE
20
Juin, Juillet, Août. : ETE
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Superabound. : TEEM
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Cranes. : HOISTS
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Certain apartment houses. : WALKUPS
26
School girl. : COED
27
Swiss canton. : URI
28
Jar. : JOLT
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Fitting. : APT
32
Relative of Lowestoft. : SPODE
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A whiz. : HUMDINGER
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Indicator. : ARROW
38
Native of: Slang. : OTE
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Desist. : CEASE
40
Newspaperwoman: Slang. : SOBSISTER
42
Practical jokes. : JESTS
43
Fodder. : HAY
44
Scandinavian name. : NELS
45
Term of address to a boy. : BUD
46
When Normandy was invaded. : DDAY
47
Faux pas. : MISSTEP
51
Legal bond. : ESCROW
54
"Waste not, ___ not." : WANT
55
According to. : ALA
56
Reject. : THROWAWAY
58
Chucklehead. : IDIOT
60
Chill. : COOL
61
Diaphanous material. : LENO
62
Formal farewell. : CONGE
63
Ululate. : HOWL
64
Look askance. : LEER
65
Stage direction. : ENTER
Down
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Propeller. : SCREW
2
Greek letter. : THETA
3
Insurrectionist. : REBEL
4
Coin of Copenhagen. : ORE
5
Feature of a modern house. : PICTUREWINDOW
6
Surfeits. : SATES
7
Tight-lipped one. : CLAM
8
Inquire. : ASK
9
Insecure grip. : TOEHOLD
10
Effective. : VALID
11
Northernmost state: Abbr. : ALAS
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Part: Abbr. : SECT
13
Cross marks. : EXES
19
The ending of "Hamlet," for example. : POETICJUSTICE
22
Finial. : EPI
25
Praise: Colloq. : KUDOS
26
Potential star: Colloq. : COMER
28
Invaders of England, 5th cen. : JUTES
29
Moslem titles. : AGAS
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Nuisance. : PEST
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___ jolie. : TRES
32
Cummerbund. : SASH
33
Outrigger. : PROA
34
Spherical. : ORBY
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In a fiery manner. : HOTLY
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Has occasion for. : NEEDS
41
Relative of a dike. : SEAWALL
45
Storage box. : BIN
46
Ludicrous. : DROLL
47
Willy Brandt, for example. : MAYOR
48
Besmirch. : TAINT
49
Encomium. : ELOGE
50
Father: Lat. : PATER
51
Make a type of drawing. : ETCH
52
See 6 Across. : SHOO
53
Boast in triumph. : CROW
54
Taper off. : WANE
57
Lilliputian. : WEE
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Put on. : DON

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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