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Leonard Sussman
Leonard Sussman

New York Times, Monday, October 14, 1963

25-Across : Italian philosopher.

Author:
Leonard Sussman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. Grid has duplicate clues.
Leonard Sussman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,188
Across
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Dialect. : PATOIS
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Angola's neighbor: Abbr. : SWA
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Element: Abbr. : BOR
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Cold and wet. : CLAMMY
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Biblical fugitive. : CAIN
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Suffix in chemistry. : ENE
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Comprehend. : TAKEIN
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Acted upon. : AFFECTED
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Name on a check. : ENDORSEE
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Greek letters. : ETAS
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Certain TV characters. : MDS
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"Golden Boy" man. : ODETS
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Italian philosopher. : CROCE
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North African. : MOOR
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Saint: Port. : SAO
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Magna ___. : CHARTA
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Draw as a conclusion. : INFER
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For the time (being). : PROTEM
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Obliterate. : EFFACE
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Kind of story. : INSIDE
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Unaware of ethical standards. : AMORAL
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Currency of a sort. : SCRIP
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Thorough understandings. : GRASPS
46
"___ man of renown ... " : IMA
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Word of assent. : SURE
49
Boxer's blows. : LEFTS
50
Common verbal contraction. : ARENT
52
Understand: Colloq. : GET
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Qualified. : ABLE
54
Ignoring (with "at"). : BLINKING
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Famous prelate. : DEANINGE
58
French cathedral city. : AMIENS
61
Kind of wood. : ELM
62
Mining region of Europe. : SAAR
63
Relax completely. : RESTUP
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Compass point. : SSE
65
Go in haste. : HIE
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Awn. : ARISTA
Down
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Bank abbreviation. : PCT
2
___ king. : ALA
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Leaves the ground. : TAKESOFF
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Portent. : OMEN
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Kind of acid. : IMIDO
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Church assemblies. : SYNODS
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Bank structures. : SAFES
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Little woman. : WIFE
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Suffix in chemistry. : ANE
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Type of track man. : BETTOR
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Kind of play. : ONEACT
12
Scene of miracle. : REDSEA
14
Twin of Pollux. : CASTOR
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Arts-and-crafts subject. : CERAMICS
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Farm machine. : REAPER
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A year to come. : MMI
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Completed. : DONE
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Scheme of "Looking-Glass" land. : CHESS
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Make secure again. : REFASTEN
29
Math abbreviation. : CTN
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Bridge entrances. : RAMPS
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Texas millionaires. : OILMEN
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Lettuce. : COS
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Rugs. : DRUGGETS
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Briscoe's land. : EIRE
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Lighter. : AIRIER
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Cat or canary. : PET
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Clearings. : GLADES
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Insurgents. : REBELS
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Burning. : AFLAME
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Anatolian city. : ANKARA
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Seaweeds. : ALGAE
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Track official. : TIMER
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___ B'rith. : BNAI
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Unless. : NISI
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Like: Suffix. : ISH
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Pistachio. : NUT
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Town near Liège. : SPA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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