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Fred C. Jaschob
Fred C. Jaschob

New York Times, Monday, January 3, 1955

43-Across : Things of trifling value.

Author:
Fred C. Jaschob
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 323 (avg 1.69)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8 Grid has duplicate clues.
Fred C. Jaschob has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,015
Across
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Bird sounds. : CAWS
5
Scrawny animal. : SCRAG
10
Snooze. : DOZE
14
Large body of land. : ASIA
15
Wolflike animal. : HYENA
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It "lives after us." : EVIL
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Remember. : CALLTOMIND
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Marshy areas. : FENS
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Pronoun. : HIM
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Man's name. : OWEN
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Punish by a fine. : AMERCE
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Pass. : ELAPSE
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Induce to commit perjury. : SUBORN
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City near Mt. Carmel. : ACRE
30
Neighbors of the pharynx. : TONSILS
33
Animal of the Himalayas. : PANDA
36
Complete musical scale. : GAMUT
38
Earth: Comb. form. : GEO
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Desserts. : ICES
40
French landscape painter. : COROT
41
Part of Miss Muffet's meal. : WHEY
42
Sea gull. : MEW
43
Things of trifling value. : DOITS
44
Alaskan town. : SITKA
45
Attacks. : ASSAILS
47
Government agents. : TMEN
49
Central points. : PIVOTS
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Not characteristic. : ATYPIC
55
Merchant. : TRADER
57
Half: Prefix. : HEMI
59
"A rose ___ rose ... " : ISA
60
Much-traveled comedian. : HOPE
61
Cravat. : FOURINHAND
64
Retired. : ABED
65
Relative. : UNCLE
66
___ Novello. : IVOR
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Common verbal contraction. : WERE
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Cayuga and Crater. : LAKES
69
Shortstop Runnels. : PETE
Down
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Secret hiding place. : CACHE
2
The Ancient Mariner's cry. : ASAIL
3
Girl's name. : WILMA
4
___ soda. : SAL
5
Party for the bride-to-be. : SHOWER
6
Flower cluster, as in phlox. : CYME
7
Checks. : REINS
8
___ Arbor. : ANN
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Aimlessly on the go. : GADABOUT
10
Postpones. : DEFERS
11
For a short journey. : OVERNIGHT
12
White metal. : ZINC
13
If not. : ELSE
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Albanese role. : TOSCA
23
___ St. Michel. : MONT
25
Tablets. : PADS
27
Extreme. : UTMOST
29
Self-centered person. : EGOIST
31
Flavoring agent. : LEEK
32
Bean. : SOYA
33
Dress fabric. : PIMA
34
Cards. : ACES
35
Daily. : NEWSPAPER
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Knack. : ART
40
Very interesting. : COLORFUL
41
Like amontillado. : WINY
43
Jackknife. : DIVE
44
Begin. : SETIN
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___-camp. : AIDEDE
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Namesakes of a First Lady. : MAMIES
50
Pod. : SHUCK
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River in NE Italy. : PIAVE
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"The race ___ to the swift ... " : ISNOT
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Military unit. : CADRE
55
Become liquid. : THAW
56
Outer garment. : ROBE
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Man's name. : ERLE
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"___ tree by a river ... " : ONA
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Exclamation used in cheers. : HIP

Answer summary:
8 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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