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Leonard Sussman
Leonard Sussman

New York Times, Monday, February 6, 1967

57-Across : Like a flag in the breeze.

Author:
Leonard Sussman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { K Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
Leonard Sussman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,386
Across
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___ en scène. : MISE
5
Gaited horse. : PACER
10
Living room piece. : SOFA
14
Black birds. : ANIS
15
On one's own. : ALONE
16
Hebrew month. : ADAR
17
Placed in close proximity. : JUXTAPOSED
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European coins. : LIRE
20
Former Govt. agency. : OSS
21
Shade of red. : BEET
22
S. African baboon. : CHACMA
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What the court of appeals does. : REHEARS
26
Decorous. : PRIM
27
Crop. : OATS
28
Mathematics word. : QUOTIENT
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Essayist's concern. : PROSE
34
Good times: Colloq. : UPS
35
Status ___. : QUO
36
Ceremony. : RITE
37
Fischer's forte. : CHESS
39
Box sleigh. : PUNG
40
21 plus. : AGE
41
Aurora. : EOS
42
Paradise. : BLISS
43
Rigid disciplinarian. : MARTINET
46
___ monde. : HAUT
47
Hilly areas: Abbr. : HGTS
48
Throb. : PULSATE
51
Period of devotions. : NOVENA
54
Conchae. : EARS
55
Type of rose. : TEA
56
Kind of cheese. : EDAM
57
Like a flag in the breeze. : UNDULATING
60
Popular old tune. : NOLA
61
Union objective. : RAISE
62
Merino product. : WOOL
63
Colour. : GREY
64
What the mach measures. : SPEED
65
Britain's princess. : ANNE
Down
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Collegian's concern. : MAJOR
2
Being employed. : INUSE
3
Sheriff's need. : SIXSHOOTER
4
Time abbreviation. : EST
5
Deeds. : PAPERS
6
Lily plants. : ALOES
7
Accounting figure. : COST
8
Chemistry suffix. : ENE
9
Humanitarian symbol. : REDCROSS
10
Meat. : SALAMI
11
Of a literary form. : ODIC
12
Ranch. : FARM
13
Zone. : AREA
18
Grow milder. : ABATE
23
Single or double. : HIT
25
Facility. : EASE
26
Young animals. : PUPS
28
Search. : QUEST
29
Horsemanship. : EQUITATION
30
Parochial teachers. : NUNS
31
Miniskirts et al. : TOGS
32
Baby coach. : PRAM
33
European capital. : RIGA
37
Mythical beings. : CENTAURS
38
Farming tools. : HOES
39
Mathematics word. : PLUS
42
Kind of wood. : BALSA
44
Queen of ___. : THEMAY
45
Car part: Abbr. : IGN
46
Threw. : HURLED
48
Intermission. : PAUSE
49
Companion of a mortise. : TENON
50
Birdie's cousin. : EAGLE
51
Where Maine is: Abbr. : NENG
52
Bouquet. : ODOR
53
Poetic spot. : VALE
54
Girl's nickname. : EDIE
58
Downy coating. : NAP
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Scot's number. : TWA

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

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