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

New York Times, Saturday, October 19, 1963

17-Across : Maker of firearms.

Author:
A. H. Drummond, Jr.
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q W X }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
A. H. Drummond, Jr. has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,193
Across
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"Blowout." : SHINDIG
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Round into form: Colloq. : SHAPEUP
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See 1 Across. : CAROUSE
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___ cottage (real romance). : LOVEINA
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Maker of firearms. : ARMORER
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Word puzzle. : ANAGRAM
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Importune. : TEASE
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Marquand character. : MOTO
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Physics term. : BELS
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Time. : ERA
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Iron: Prefix. : FERRO
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Pleased. : GLAD
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Damsel. : MAID
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Vestibules. : HALLS
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Art medium. : OIL
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Spanish artist. : SERT
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Become angry. : FIREUP
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Wonderful. : AMAZING
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Forgive. : CONDONE
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Kitchen gadgets. : TIMERS
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Part of a prescription. : DOSE
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Incurred. : RAN
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Emporium. : STORE
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Opposite of riches. : RAGS
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Minstrel. : BARD
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Beginning. : ONSET
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Jo's sister. : AMY
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Fiddlesticks! : BOSH
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Rebekah's son. : ESAU
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Win by ___. : ANOSE
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On the way. : ENROUTE
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City near Jaffa. : TELAVIV
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Place. : SITUATE
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Human being. : ADAMITE
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Had one's name in lights. : STARRED
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Legal heirs: Lat. : HEREDES
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Beat it! : SCAT
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Rodent. : HARE
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Broadway role. : IRMA
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Trapped. : NOOSED
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German engraver. : DURER
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Verb suffix. : ISE
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Origin. : GERM
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Named to run. : SLATED
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Distinction. : HONOR
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Of all: Scot. : AVA
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Tool holder. : PEGBOARD
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Name on a green stamp. : EIRE
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Single. : UNAL
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Certain knaves. : PAMS
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"What ___?" : OFIT
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Positive responses. : AMENS
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Wagner's river. : RHINE
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Kids. : GOATS
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Boundary. : LIMIT
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Texas site. : ALAMO
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Chile's neighbor: Abbr. : ARG
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Mrs. Arrowsmith. : LEORA
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Containing silver. : LUNAR
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Squander. : SPEND
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Seductive. : SIREN
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Pit: Anat. : FOSSA
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Almost the last minute. : ZEROHOUR
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Slip a ___ (err). : COG
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The facts. : DATA
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Do a farm task. : RESEED
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Cognomen. : BYNAME
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Seven, in Rome. : SETTE
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Of the cheek. : MALAR
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Before Mamie. : BESS
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Step ___ (hurry up). : ONIT
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Feminine title. : SRTA
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Where Logan is. : UTAH
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"Amores" poet. : OVID
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Location. : SITE
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Vesper times. : EVES
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Nasser's dream: Abbr. : UAR
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Netherlands commune. : EDE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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