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Harold T. Bers
Harold T. Bers

New York Times, Saturday, October 9, 1954

47-Across : Cigarette in England.

Author:
Harold T. Bers
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.27, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 318 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 6, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15
Harold T. Bers has 138 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,929
Across
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Replacements for the lawn. : SODS
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Chores for Mamma. : BATHS
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Make a halftone. : ETCH
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Junket. : TRIP
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For this case only. : ADHOC
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Residence of a certain large family. : SHOE
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Lately deceased statesman. : ALCIDEDEGASPERI
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Playwright of Shakespeare's time. : DEKKER
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Temple: Poet. : FANE
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Very much. : FAR
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TV thriller, "The ___." : WEB
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Sen. Mansfield's state. : MONTANA
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Schooners: Abbr. : SCHS
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French pronoun. : VOUS
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Relaxes. : LOLLS
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___ polloi. : HOI
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European capital. : BONN
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Oriental worker. : COOLIE
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Schulberg-Kazan picture. : ONTHEWATERFRONT
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Groups of eight. : OCTADS
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Seemingly. : ASIF
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Pot-au-___ (beef stew). : FEU
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Poach in cream. : SHIRR
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Do-it-yourself equipment. : KITS
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Canvas cover: Slang. : TARP
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Geologic period. : NEOCENE
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Witty remark. : MOT
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Cigarette in England. : FAG
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Straight: Comb. form. : ORTH
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Treatment for Kate. : TAMING
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Playhouse with small seating capacity. : INTIMATETHEATER
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Frequent word in book of quotes. : ANON
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Dominated person. : SLAVE
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Account. : TALE
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Detroit sideline item. : TANK
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Four-door model. : SEDAN
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Having no mate. : ONLY
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City: Dutch. : STAD
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Heraldry word. : ORLE
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Thrice Lord Mayor of London. : DICKWHITTINGTON
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Second baseman's peril. : SPIKES
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Former boxer. : BAER
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Say further. : ADD
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Ayn Rand's chef-d'oeuvre. : THEFOUNTAINHEAD
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Frank and Ben. : HOGANS
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Not enough. : SCANT
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Particularly: Abbr. : ESP
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A best-selling novel. : THEFALLOFATITAN
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Character in "Last of the Mohicans." : CORA
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Expectant young man. : HEIR
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Young woman with a future. : DEB
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Close away from. : SEALOFF
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Girl's name. : MONA
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Top race horse of 1950. : NOOR
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Chases flies. : SHOOS
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Shell that doubles as a horn. : CONCH
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Pledges. : VOWS
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Sharp drive. : LINER
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Arrangement. : SETUP
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Part of a hotel suite. : BEDROOM
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Dagger: Var. : CRIS
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Animal in fable. : HARE
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Italian family. : ESTE
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Cinematic Ma and Pa. : KETTLE
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Edible that doubles as a missile. : TOMATO
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Obtuse. : CRASS
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Star West. : MAE
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Let it be done. : FIAT
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Coin for baksheesh. : ANNA
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Besides. : THEN
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Little ___. : NELL
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Novelist of the West. : GREY
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Needed for a signature. : INK
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Federal corporation. : TVA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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