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Anne Fox
Anne Fox

WORDS AND MUSIC

New York Times, Sunday, December 13, 1964

26-Across : Fruitless.

Author:
Anne Fox
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 172, Blocks: 86, Avg Word Len: 5.15, Missing: { Q }, Scrabble score: 720 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 116, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 16, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14 Grid has duplicate clues.
Anne Fox has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,614
Across
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Tippet. : SCARF
6
Mennonite. : AMISH
11
Storyteller. : LIAR
15
Best of its kind. : TOPS
19
Provider of a sort. : CATERER
21
Suitable place. : NICHE
22
Ahab's father. : OMRI
23
"What ___?" : OFIT
24
Where angels come from. : REALMSOFGLORY
26
Fruitless. : VAIN
27
Caspian port. : BAKU
28
Seed cover. : ARIL
29
Friendship VII's man. : GLENN
30
Songbird. : WREN
32
Ate. : GNAWED
34
Chic. : MODISH
37
Brew. : ALE
38
This: Lat. : HAEC
39
Enclosure. : BOOTH
40
Gillyflowers. : STOCKS
42
Map of Italy. : CARTA
43
Hartmann von ___. : AUE
44
German pronoun. : ICH
47
Words by Isaac Watts. : JOYTOTHEWORLD
51
Viscum album. : MISTLETOE
54
"___ y Plata." : ORO
55
Short time: Scot. : WEE
56
Iroquoian. : ERIE
57
Netted. : MESHY
58
State: Abbr. : TENN
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Nose type. : SNUB
61
Cilia. : LASHES
63
Ample. : WIDE
64
Decrees. : ENACTS
66
Of the blood. : HEMAL
68
Long-gone bird. : MOA
69
Concert grand. : PIANO
71
Scot's pair. : TWA
72
Possess: Scot. : HAE
73
Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
75
G.I. : PVT
77
Wax. : GROW
78
Pronoun. : HIS
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Turnout. : RIG
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Music by Mendelssohn. : HARKTHEHERALDANGELSSING
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Pronoun. : OUR
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Jinx. : HEX
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Aureole. : HALO
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Not so. : NAY
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Rostrum. : DAIS
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Examine. : TRY
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Newt. : EFT
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Bequeath. : ENDOW
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Instruction: Abbr. : TNG
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Extravagant. : ULTRA
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Winged steeds. : PEGASI
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Resins. : LACS
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Certain skates. : RACERS
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Govt. worker. : TMAN
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Cheers. : OLES
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Tidal flood. : EAGRE
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Substance. : PITH
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Isle. : AIT
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As well as. : AND
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Decorated, in a way. : TINSELLED
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"There's a song in the air, there's ___." : ASTARINTHESKY
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Rested. : SAT
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Buyers' concern. : ADS
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One of the Nelsons. : OZZIE
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Man of Madras. : INDIAN
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Rope. : LASSO
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French pronoun. : NOUS
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Washington group. : USS
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Football star. : TITTLE
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Ring in ___. : THENEW
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Norse god. : THOR
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Michaelmas daisy. : ASTER
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Of the dawn. : EOAN
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See 80 Across. : HYMN
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Small case. : ETUI
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Start of R. S. Willis carol. : ITCAMEUPONTHE
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Notion: Fr. : IDEE
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___ ho. : GUNG
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N. Y. county. : TIOGA
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The Muses. : SISTERS
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Goose of Hawaii. : NENE
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Marine fish. : OPAH
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Selvages. : EDGES
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Pines. : TREES
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Settled. : STAID
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Musician. : CELLIST
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Humerus. : ARM
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Home: Abbr. : RES
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Mowgli's epithet. : FROG
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Old French carol. : ANGELSWEHAVEHEARDONHIGH
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Children's favorite. : MILNE
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Work of art. : ICON
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Portion: Abbr. : SHR
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Creator of Catfish Row. : HEYWARD
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Words by Christina Georgina Rossetti. : LOVECAMEDOWNATCHRISTMAS
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"___ old cowhand ... " : IMAN
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"Exodus" hero. : ARI
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"___ and Merry Bells!" : RINGOUTYEWILD
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Go ___ for. : TOBAT
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How to dream, in December. : OFAWHITECHRISTMAS
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Fish. : PIKE
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Scantling. : STUD
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Crush. : CRAM
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Plane. : AERO
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Snow crystal. : FLAKE
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Inactive: Abbr. : RET
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One of Byron's names. : NOEL
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Pack. : STOW
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Grand ___. : HOTEL
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Hearty's partner. : HALE
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Good time: Brit. slang. : BASH
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School for a prince. : CHEAM
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Frosty. : CRISP
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Hold. : CONTAIN
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Breakfast food. : HENSEGG
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Banter. : JOSH
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French river. : ORNE
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Words from an old London carol. : YOUMERRYGENTLEMEN
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Argentite. : ORE
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Verb suffix. : ISE
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Greek letter. : ETA
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Native of Crete. : MINOAN
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Sailing ship. : BARK
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Certain student. : SOPH
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District. : WARD
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Famous resort. : NASSAU
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Machines. : LATHES
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Dwelling. : IGLOO
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Article. : THE
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"O'er ___ laughing all the way." : THEFIELDSWEGO
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Daze. : TRANCE
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Stews. : HOTPOTS
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Golden girl. : AURELIA
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Outside: Abbr. : EXT
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Officials: Abbr. : ALDS
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Woman: Prefix. : GYNE
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Sediment. : SILT
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Pen. : WRITE
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Illustrious. : GRAND
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High degree. : RANK
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Presidential nickname. : ANDY
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Kiang. : ASS
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Size: Abbr. : LGE
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___ standstill. : ATA
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___ out. : SITIT
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Moreover. : ALSO
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Greek letters. : PSIS
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Siamese. : THAI
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Let up. : EASE
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Semiprecious stone. : AZURITE
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Have discernment. : INSEE
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Coalition. : ENTENTE
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Bronx landmark. : ZOO
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Bonne ___. : ANNEE
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Custom. : USAGE
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Carries. : TOTES
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Veteran actor. : LAHR
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Suffixes in chemistry. : ENES
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Slight. : THIN
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___ Park. : HYDE
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Bluefin. : TUNA
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Slip ___. : ACOG
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Shade of red. : RUST
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Ram. : TUP
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Thrice a day: Lat. abbr. : TID
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Muslim saint. : PIR
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Full of: Suffix. : OSE

Answer summary:
11 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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