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Bernice Gordon
Bernice Gordon

New York Times, Friday, October 25, 1963

20-Across : Well-known knocker.

Author:
Bernice Gordon
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q V }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Bernice Gordon has 126 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 21 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,199
Across
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Purposes. : ENDS
5
"___ she blows!" : THAR
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Became bright. : LITUP
14
Document: Abbr. : CERT
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Hebrides isle. : IONA
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Porridge of corn meal: Sp. : ATOLE
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Very small measure. : HAIR
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Set foot on. : TROD
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Greek letter. : DELTA
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Well-known knocker. : OPPORTUNITY
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Slip. : ERR
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Lagerlöf hero. : NILS
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Describing certain flights. : ORBITAL
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Brig used by Charles Darwin. : BEAGLE
30
Saint-___, residence of French kings. : CLOUD
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Mexican house. : ADOBE
32
Sales ladies. : SHOPGIRLS
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Where the U. of Nevada is. : RENO
37
Military operation. : SIEGE
38
Surprised exclamation. : OHOH
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Lacking accuracy. : INEXACTLY
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Con ___. : AMORE
42
Girl's name. : ELISA
43
Put to flight. : CHASED
44
Hits ___ (is agreeable). : THESPOT
47
Living quarters. : FLAT
48
Part of a canine name. : RIN
49
Ceremonies of a sort. : INITIATIONS
54
City S of Cleveland. : AKRON
56
Wax. : GROW
57
Nicholas II. : CZAR
58
Sierra ___. : LEONE
59
Charter. : HIRE
60
Both: Prefix. : AMBI
61
Where Van Gogh painted. : ARLES
62
Memorable showman. : TODD
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Maiden. : LASS
Down
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Space traveller. : ECHO
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Kind of tide. : NEAP
3
Kind of coffee. : DRIP
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Chests. : STRONGBOXES
5
The dot over an "i" or "j." : TITTLE
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Son of Osiris. : HORUS
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Of unknown name: Abbr. : ANON
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Medical science. : RADIOLOGY
9
Subject of a nursery rhyme. : LADYBUG
10
Noun suffix. : ITE
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Realtor's sign. : TOLET
12
Beyond due limit. : ULTRA
13
Very pale gray. : PEARL
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Rub the wrong way. : RILE
22
Figure of speech. : TROPE
26
Characteristic of a particular language. : IDIOMATICAL
27
Seaport of Italy. : BARI
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Delightful abode. : EDEN
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Tops. : AONE
30
Disciple, in India. : CHELA
32
Remains silent: Colloq. : SITSTIGHT
33
Greek letters. : RHOS
34
Knowledge. : LORE
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Lean-to. : SHED
37
Plant shoot. : SCION
40
Soft felt hats. : ALPINES
41
At the drop of ___. : AHAT
43
Scratched. : CLAWED
44
Musical refrain. : TRALA
45
Hitch ___. : HIKER
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Register. : ENROL
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Arm of the sea. : FIORD
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Musical group. : TRIO
51
Frank Baum character. : OZMA
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Seizes: Colloq. : NABS
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Titles in India. : SRIS
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Pronoun. : ONE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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