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Bernice Gordon
Bernice Gordon

New York Times, Thursday, October 20, 1955

69-Across : Helper: Abbr.

Author:
Bernice Gordon
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Bernice Gordon has 126 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 21 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,305
Across
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Dithers to Dagwood. : BOSS
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Competitive exhibitions. : FAIRS
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Manger. : CRIB
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___ act. : RIOT
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City in the Ruhr. : ESSEN
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Circle of light. : HALO
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That after-a-shower feeling. : ASFRESHASADAISY
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A catch, in mechanics. : DETENT
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Reciprocated. : RETURNED
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Change one's position. : STIR
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Pronoun. : THEM
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Cut apart. : DISSEVER
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B. C. prophet. : ELIJAH
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Baseball Hall of Fame name. : OTT
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Quick. : RAPID
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Capture by guile. : SNARE
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Normandy town. : CAEN
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Stop. : LETUP
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"Did ___ and gimble in the wabe ... " : GYRE
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Rip's counterpart in Germany. : KLAUS
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City in Missouri. : LAMAR
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Siesta. : NAP
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Imaginary beings of the air. : SYLPHS
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Foes of Richard the Lion-Hearted. : SARACENS
51
London art gallery. : TATE
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In ___ (in its original place). : SITU
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A speech sound. : ASPIRATE
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Piece of toast soaked in gravy. : SIPPET
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One strictly on the level. : STRAIGHTSHOOTER
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Game. : POOL
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Hair-raising. : EERIE
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French composer. : LALO
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Undermines. : SAPS
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Toy store stock. : SLEDS
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Helper: Abbr. : ASST
Down
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Nail. : BRAD
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French river. : OISE
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Gentle. : SOFT
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Strain's companion. : STRESS
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The Mardi gras, for example. : FESTIVAL
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Shade tree. : ASH
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Munich's river. : ISAR
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Restyle one's hair. : RESET
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Handle of a scythe. : SNATHE
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Fictional prince. : CHARMING
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Kind of check. : RAIN
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Fraulein's name. : ILSE
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He plays Hopalong. : BOYD
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Take up. : ENTER
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Scaramouche's forte. : DUELS
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Turn away. : REPEL
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"Waterfront" locale. : DOCKS
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Gronchi's country. : ITALY
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Gain a base without a hit. : STEAL
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Actress Gam and namesakes. : RITAS
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Mrs. Steve Allen. : JAYNE
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Scottish island. : ARRAN
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Uriah's family. : HEEPS
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French author. : DUMAS
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Wedding. : NUPTIALS
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Civil divisions in Louisiana. : PARISHES
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1,400-mile river into Lake Chad. : SHARI
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Fixed relation. : RATIO
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Produces. : STAGES
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Small dome. : CUPOLA
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Peg Lynch's role. : ETHEL
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Horned vipers. : ASPS
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Portico. : STOA
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Movable article on stage. : PROP
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To be: Fr. : ETRE
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School groups. : PTAS
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Smorgasbord items. : EELS
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Gait. : TROT
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One of the Chaplins. : SID

Answer summary:
6 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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