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Jules Arensberg
Jules Arensberg

New York Times, Wednesday, February 18, 1953

56-Across : Nobel prize physicist.

Author:
Jules Arensberg
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Jules Arensberg has 95 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,340
Across
1
Expanses. : AREAS
6
Spotlights: Colloq. : ARCS
10
Three Kings of Cologne. : MAGI
14
Creator of Captain Queeg. : HERMANWOUK
16
Word on United States coins. : UNUM
17
Creator of Jordan Benedict. : EDNAFERBER
18
A small piece of anything. : SNIP
19
"Arabian Nights" character. : ALI
20
Cries of ancient topers. : EVOES
21
Body politic. : STATE
22
Henna, indigo, etc. : DYES
24
The Republicans now. : INS
25
The evening star. : VESPER
26
Where the Gobi Desert is. : MONGOLIA
29
Swiss canton. : URI
30
Panama Canal dam. : GATUN
33
Mr. Bevan to his friends. : NYE
34
Dumb TV steno. : IRMA
35
Not divided. : UNITARY
38
"___ vigilance is the price of liberty." : ETERNAL
40
Goals. : AIMS
41
"___ an American" Day. : IAM
43
Relatives of pintos and piebalds. : ROANS
44
Course to be traveled: Abbr. : RTE
45
Karachi is its capital. : PAKISTAN
48
Dinner guests. : EATERS
50
Mediterranean island, part of Italy: Abbr. : SAR
51
Husky vehicle. : SLED
55
Made of shale. : SLATY
56
Nobel prize physicist. : CURIE
58
River between Brazil and Paraguay. : APA
59
Formerly Queenstown, Ireland. : COBH
60
Best seller, based on Cain and Abel story. : EASTOFEDEN
62
Deep still place in a stream, for swimming. : HOLE
63
He wrote "The Great Enterprise." : OVERSTREET
64
River that flows into the Elbe. : ISER
65
Effete. : SERE
66
Awareness. : SENSE
Down
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Out in front. : AHEAD
2
In the colors of sunrise. : REDLY
3
Kovacs of TV. : ERNIE
4
Doctors' group. : AMA
5
Strongbox. : SAFE
6
Erroneously. : AWRONG
7
Paul ___, singer. : ROBESON
8
Prompts. : CUES
9
Language of India: Abbr. : SKR
10
Obligations. : MUSTS
11
Mountain peak in Herzog's saga. : ANNAPURNA
12
American poet and versifier (1871-1943). : GUITERMAN
13
Articles of excellence. : IMPERIALS
15
Composer of "Narcissus." : NEVIN
21
Background of several best sellers. : SEA
23
Malan's predecessor. : SMUTS
25
___ Nam. : VIET
27
Actress Munson. : ONA
28
Caustic. : LYE
30
He wrote "Don Camille and His Flock." : GUARESCHI
31
Satirizer of the jazz age. : ANITALOOS
32
Commuter's guide. : TIMETABLE
34
Golf clubs. : IRONS
36
Inlets. : RIAS
37
Source of butter in Tibet. : YAK
39
Period in history. : ERA
42
Wastrel. : MISUSER
45
Paul ___, meddlesome fellow. : PRY
46
Noted existentialist. : SARTRE
47
Musical groups. : TRIOS
49
The clear sky. : ETHER
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Burdened. : LADEN
53
Rigid versions of the fencing foil. : EPEES
54
He immortalized Beatrice Portinari. : DANTE
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Where a spelunker is happy. : CAVE
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Salamanders. : EFTS
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Goddess of dawn. : EOS
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Poet's word. : ERE

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1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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