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James R. Burns
James R. Burns

New York Times, Tuesday, December 27, 1983

41-Across : Lowers a flag in surrender

Author:
James R. Burns
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 305 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
James R. Burns has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,467
Across
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Mont ___, highest of the Alps : BLANC
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Half: Prefix : HEMI
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Moment of sleep : WINK
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Anchorite, e.g. : LONER
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"Pigeons on the grass ___": Stein : ALAS
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"___ Old Cowhand," 1936 song : IMAN
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Quick in movement : AGILE
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Celsius freezing point : ZERO
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Yankees' Winfield : DAVE
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King Cotton's nemesis : BOLLWEEVIL
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Curved molding : OGEE
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Fitzgerald or Raines : ELLA
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Wooden pins : DOWELS
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Money raiser : RAFFLE
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Young people : TEENS
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Running track : OVAL
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Sonny's quondam partner : CHER
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Ham it up : EMOTE
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Keyboard instrument : CELESTA
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Lowers a flag in surrender : STRIKES
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South African village : KRAAL
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Inkling : IDEA
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This may require a chip : TRAP
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Actress Oberon : MERLE
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Soft and smooth : CREAMY
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Shopping area : ARCADE
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Japanese liquor : SAKE
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Othello, for one : MOOR
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Trees' nemesis : GYPSYMOTHS
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Running wild : AMOK
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Type of horse : ROAN
65
Violinist Stern : ISAAC
66
Saga : TALE
67
Pa. lake port : ERIE
68
Dolphins' coach : SHULA
69
R.P.I., e.g. : INST
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Haw.'s status in 1958 : TERR
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Squelched : SATON
Down
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Spill the beans : BLAB
2
Identifying symbol : LOGO
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Deep blue : ANIL
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"Old Curiosity Shop" heroine : NELL
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Embroidery yarn : CREWEL
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Shirley Booth TV role : HAZEL
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Raise : ELEVATE
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Author Sandoz : MARI
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Wagner's "Tristan und ___" : ISOLDE
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Small gift from one with little : WIDOWSMITE
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Politician's concern : IMAGE
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Calif. orange : NAVEL
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Mini revelation : KNEES
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Chosen ones : ELECT
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He's unique, so to speak : ONER
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This may be punk : ROCK
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Declare positively : AVER
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Checkers of 1944 : FALA
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Secondhand-goods mart : FLEAMARKET
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Gaelic : ERSE
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Thunderstorm pellets : HAIL
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Gumbo ingredient : OKRA
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Five on a court : TEAM
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Catch sight of : ESPY
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Coaster's need : SLED
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Not quite dry, as paint : TACKY
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Lose hope : DESPAIR
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Be sorry for : REGRET
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Negligent : REMISS
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Cremona-made violin : AMATI
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"___ Carnival Overture": Berlioz : ROMAN
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Becomes less friendly : COOLS
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Moore's boss on TV reruns : ASNER
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Days of ___ : YORE
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Workplace watchdog agcy. : OSHA
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Under tension : TAUT
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Symbol of sacredness : HALO
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Skim through : SCAN

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

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