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Ed Vander Noot
Ed Vander Noot

New York Times, Thursday, March 29, 1962

53-Across : Self-esteem.

Author:
Ed Vander Noot
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K M Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Ed Vander Noot has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,640
Across
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Island off Tuscany. : ELBA
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Rugged rocks. : CRAGS
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Spotlights: Colloq. : ARCS
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Example. : LEAD
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Burdened. : LADEN
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Spanish artist. : SERT
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Understudy. : SUBSTITUTE
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Conception. : IDEA
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Relating to: Suffix. : ARY
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Ballroom dance. : ONESTEP
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Middle: Abbr. : CTR
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Success story. : RAGSTORICHES
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Was in a tumult. : RAGED
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One's self: Fr. : SOI
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Type of alleged force. : ELOD
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Toys. : PLAYTHINGS
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"J'y ___, j'y reste." : SUIS
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Superior. : FINER
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Tide. : NEAP
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Forest aromas. : PINESCENTS
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Scene of Mrs. J. F. K.'s travels. : ASIA
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Breach. : GAP
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One acting for another. : AGENT
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Feature of some overcoats. : RAGLANSLEEVE
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Self-esteem. : EGO
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Round room. : ROTUNDA
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Paris life. : VIE
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Knot of wool. : NOIL
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It's "not so unkind as man's ingratitude." : WINTERWIND
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City of Sicily. : ENNA
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Priscilla's friend. : ALDEN
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Opposed. : ANTI
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"And away ___." : WEGO
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Long time. : YEARS
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Essential part. : ROOT
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Opera role. : ELSA
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Their: Fr. : LEUR
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Diminutive. : BABY
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Full-page ___. : ADS
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Stick together. : CLING
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Prices. : RATES
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Parched. : ADUST
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Communicate effectively: Colloq. : GETTO
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Express derision. : SNEER
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"___ was saying ... " : ASI
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Asians. : REDCHINESE
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Mediterranean island. : CRETE
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Features. : STARS
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Symbol of ugliness. : TOAD
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Impatient exclamation. : PISH
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Appendage to a document. : REDSEAL
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Invented word. : COINAGE
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Breathing: Abbr. : RESP
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To him: Fr. : ALUI
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Auctioneer's gambit. : GOINGGOING
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Army man. : PFC
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Deception. : LIE
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Massachusetts cape. : ANN
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Eventually. : YET
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Business officials: Abbr. : TRS
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Benefit. : GAIN
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Petty quarrel. : SPAT
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Boom. : SPAR
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N. Caucasian language. : AVAR
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Take up again. : RENEW
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Past: Archaic. : AGONE
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Not at all. : NOWAY
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Framing member of a door. : STILE
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Bantu tribe of Angola. : LUNDA
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Record. : ENTER
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Garden spots. : EDENS
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Italian wine. : VINO
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Come ___ (inherit). : INTO
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Revise. : EDIT
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Indochinese. : LAO
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Mars' specialty. : WAR

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 10 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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