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A. H. Drummond, Jr.
A. H. Drummond, Jr.

New York Times, Saturday, January 5, 1957

28-Across : Opposite of a mechanist.

Author:
A. H. Drummond, Jr.
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 10, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
A. H. Drummond, Jr. has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,748
Across
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"___ brillig ... " : TWAS
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Winged. : ALATE
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Facts and figures. : DATA
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Potherb. : WORT
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Frosty. : GELID
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___ vital. : ELAN
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Hardly ever. : ONCEINABLUEMOON
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Temporary measure. : STOPGAP
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Celestial phenomenon. : ECLIPSE
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___ voce. : SOTTO
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Completely. : ALL
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Make certain of. : ASSURE
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Opposite of a mechanist. : VITALIST
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Zoo attraction. : HIPPO
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Sandy seaside tract. : DENE
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Inner: Comb. form. : ENTO
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Guido's note. : ELA
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Popular class on shipboard. : TOURIST
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Clamor. : DIN
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On the end. : ATIP
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Musical symbol. : REST
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Treating. : USING
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Blow up. : DYNAMITE
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Candy, pop, etc. : TREATS
49
Heckle. : NAG
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Exudes. : EMITS
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Corporeal. : SOMATIC
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Congressman ___. : ATLARGE
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Familiar celestial sight. : THEMANINTHEMOON
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Operatic staple. : AIDA
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Up ___. : ATREE
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Saragossa's river. : EBRO
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"As Maine ___ ... " : GOES
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Prospects for salesmen. : LEADS
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Fret: Colloq. : STEW
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Pairs. : TWOS
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Habit. : WONT
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Bow: Ital. : ARCO
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Intensifies. : STEPSUP
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Kin. : AGNATE
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Hurdled. : LEAPT
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Churchly garment. : ALB
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Flooring material. : TILE
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Schools. : EDUCATES
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Agnes or Cecil B. : DEMILLE
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Askew. : ALOP
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Site of Kit Carson's grave. : TAOS
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___ Boleyn. : ANNE
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Native of Luzon. : IGOROT
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She: Span. : ELLA
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Superintend. : OVERSEE
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Winning. : AHEAD
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Choked with sediment. : SILTY
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Where the 64 Across flows. : SPAIN
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Put one's foot ___. : INIT
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Neutralist nation. : INDIA
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Be frugal. : STINT
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Hammers' companions. : TONGS
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Operatic feature. : DUET
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Pristine. : ORIGINAL
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Turn ___ (upset). : TURTLE
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Products of the jipijapa. : PANAMAS
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Passwords. : SESAMES
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___ Hari. : MATA
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Tenth parts. : TITHES
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Joined. : MATED
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Men's affair. : STAG
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Louisville's river. : OHIO
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Man from Ecbatana. : MEDE
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Refer to. : CITE
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Man's name: Abbr. : ROBT
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Senator from Carthage. : GORE
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Enough: Arch. : ENOW
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The Blue Eagle. : NRA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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