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Isaac Kert
Isaac Kert

New York Times, Thursday, February 22, 1951

15-Across : Inhabitant of part of Greece.

Author:
Isaac Kert
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { B F J Q U W X Y }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.31)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11 Grid has duplicate clues.
Isaac Kert has 30 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 613
Across
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Gives a new form to old materials. : REVAMPS
8
First game of the season. : OPENER
14
Superimpose. : OVERLIE
15
Inhabitant of part of Greece. : EPIROTE
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Hypothetical visitor from another planet. : MARTIAN
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Beneficiary. : LEGATEE
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Oppositionist. : ANTI
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Wind in one's face: Colloq. : NOSER
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Vocal impertinence. : SASS
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Strawberry ___. : SHORTCAKE
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___ Louise. : ANITA
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57th Street specialty. : ART
29
Irish islands in Galway Bay. : ARANS
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Revoke, at cards. : RENEGE
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Given to windy oratory. : EOLISTIC
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Unlock: Poet. : OPE
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Sui ___. : GENERIS
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___ Khan III. : AGA
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Miss O'Brien. : MARGARET
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Street vendor: Var. : PEDLER
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Modify. : ALTER
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A branch of learning: Abbr. : SCI
48
Sets upright. : REARS
49
Member of a 16th century sect. : ADRIANIST
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Crystal gazer. : SEER
55
Wind instruments. : HORNS
56
Saratoga specialty. : RACE
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Stately fanleaf palm, 50 to 100 ft. high. : TALIPOT
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Man's name. : ELEAZAR
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Stupid. : ASININE
65
Trustful. : RELIANT
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Horse: Colloq. : GEEGEE
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Hugo ___, German profiteer after World War I. : STINNES
Down
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The Eternal City: Ital. : ROMA
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Man's name. : EVAN
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Green: Fr. : VERT
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Dancer or singer. : ARTISTE
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1,051. : MLI
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Truman's forte. : PIANO
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Spanish lady. : SENORA
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One of the "Ring" cycle. : OPERA
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Quarry of the Big Bad Wolf. : PIG
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Ends of pencils. : ERASERS
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___ bene. : NOTA
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Summers: Fr. : ETES
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Kansas Congressman. : REES
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Important man in November. : ELECTOR
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Means of transportation. : STREETCAR
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He wrote "King Solomon's Mines." : HAGGARD
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Last of these was buried at Doorn. : KAISERS
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Redolence. : AROMA
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Everest is on its frontier. : NEPAL
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Sluggish. : INERT
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Châteaubriand novel, 1801. : ATALA
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Long river in West Africa. : NIGER
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Blemishes. : SCARS
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At any time: Poet. : EER
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Edge. : LIP
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Living on an island. : NESIOTE
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Equipping. : GEARING
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Leave a railroad car. : DETRAIN
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Inside parts. : INNERS
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River flowing through Lake of Geneva. : RHONE
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Cay. : ISLET
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"The ___ at eve ... " : STAG
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Let down gently. : EASE
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Elijah: Fr. : ELIE
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The Mohammedan call to prayer. : AZAN
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Walking stick. : CANE
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Urges on: Scot. : ERTS
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Washington cream ___. : PIE
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___ Yale. : ELI

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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