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James E. Hinish Jr.
James E. Hinish Jr.

New York Times, Monday, March 18, 1963

36-Across : Coat.

Author:
James E. Hinish, Jr.
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
James E. Hinish Jr. has 16 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
James E. Hinish, Jr. is an alias for James E. Hinish Jr..
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 4,980
Across
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Rogue. : SCAMP
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Novel title. : SHE
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Character in "Romeo and Juliet." : PARIS
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Siberian range. : ALTAI
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Buffet specialty. : HAM
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Bias. : SLANT
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Actor from Baltimore. : WEEDE
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Sphere. : ORB
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Grocery item. : SUGAR
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Menu item. : SWEETBREAD
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Nape growth. : MANE
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In ___. : ARUT
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Garland. : LEI
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Hawk's cage. : MEW
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Battle-scarred. : WARTORN
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Quemoy and ___. : MATSU
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Slangy suffix. : EROO
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Piquancy. : NIP
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Coat. : REEFER
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Relative. : INLAW
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State: Abbr. : NEB
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Secret society. : MAFIA
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Wrestling hold. : NELSON
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Curve. : ARC
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Famous Rudolf. : BING
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Kind of pigeon. : STOOL
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Several Arthurian ladies. : ELAINES
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Coach. : CAR
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Musical term. : DUO
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Indian mulberries. : AALS
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Eager. : AGOG
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Inserted between. : SANDWICHED
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Harmonized. : KEYED
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Watch chain. : FOB
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Fruit. : GUAVA
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Ink: Fr. : ENCRE
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W. W. II theater. : ETO
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Saltpeter. : NITER
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Parts of mushrooms. : STEMS
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Oedipus, for one. : REX
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Forbidding. : STERN
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Proverbs. : SAWS
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Ball of thread or yarn. : CLEW
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To ___ (exactly). : ATEE
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Drank the health of. : MADEATOAST
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Mascagni. : PIETRO
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"___ Bread." : SHORTNIN
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Leporide. : HARE
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Mummify. : EMBALM
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Epistolary addenda. : PSS
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Astringent. : ALUM
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Halloween figure. : RAGAMUFFIN
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Senseless. : INANE
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Sprinkle. : STREW
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Overdo, as the toast. : BURN
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Loving. : DEAR
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Ledger entry. : ITEM
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Liebfraumilch. : WEIN
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Norse name. : ARNE
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Longtime status symbol. : ROLLSROYCE
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Famous racehorse. : SEABISCUIT
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Shade of green. : PEA
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German article. : EINE
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Name of a shaggy dog. : RAGS
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Walnut, for one. : WOOD
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Standard of size, a la "What's My Line?" : BREADBOX
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French pronoun. : NOUS
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Talon. : CLAW
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Type of shoe. : LOAFER
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Straightens. : ALIGNS
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Party fare. : CAKES
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Middleman. : AGENT
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Wheat ___. : GERM
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Distinction. : NOTE
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Abhor. : HATE
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Repeatedly. : EVER
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Do needlework. : DARN
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___ Moines. : DES

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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