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Harold T. Bers
Harold T. Bers

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New York Times, Sunday, March 7, 1954

79-Across : Has "S" trouble.

Author:
Harold T. Bers
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 174, Blocks: 78, Avg Word Len: 5.18, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 689 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 138, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 12, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 23 Grid has duplicate clues.
Harold T. Bers has 138 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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P
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L
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U
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N
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K
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A
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J
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R
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A
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W
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D
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P
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R
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A
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M
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U
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S
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N
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M
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M
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E
L
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M
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T
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O
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U
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V
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S
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C
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M
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A
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P
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W
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S
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S
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B
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Y
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C
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R
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R
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W
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S
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B
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D
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B
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O
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P
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K
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H
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M
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A
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L
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B
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G
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A
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M
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A
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Y
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D
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B
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D
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R
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B
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L
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E
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O
S
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R
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C
R
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I
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S
U
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T
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R
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C
K
E
T
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T
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H
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M
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L
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C
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B
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S
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S
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H
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S
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N
S
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,713
Across
1
Guitar's twang. : PLUNK
6
Partly open. : AJAR
10
Cowed. : AWED
14
Borough near Paterson, N. J. : PARAMUS
21
French author. : RENAN
22
Knot. : NODE
23
Peggy Wood. : MAMA
24
Uranium, for instance. : ELEMENT
25
Mary Martin starred in it. : ONETOUCHOFVENUS
28
Neapolitan gang. : CAMORRA
29
___ mater, brain membrane. : PIA
30
Old-time cart. : WAIN
31
Enables to go. : SENDS
32
Shad is very. : BONY
33
Convertible. : CAR
34
Slip. : ERR
36
Cysts. : WENS
38
___ de veau. : RIS
39
Virginia Senator. : BYRD
40
Target. : BUTT
41
Riding high. : ONTOP
43
Lake in Africa. : NYASSA
45
Spanish belle. : MAJA
46
___ Capek, who wrote "R.U.R." : KAREL
47
Tunnel noises. : ECHOES
49
Dog's fur. : COAT
50
Indian actor. : SABU
51
Fictional alter ego. : MRHYDE
52
Buffet. : RESTAURANT
54
Shoulder ___. : STRAP
55
"I ___ Got Nobody." : AINT
56
Any sudden success. : STRIKE
57
Spanish painter. : DALI
58
Child actress, ___ Mann. : IRIS
60
Luck: Archaic. : HAP
63
Man's nickname. : GUS
66
Deal out. : METE
67
Exploded. : DETONATED
69
Note. : MEMO
70
"Johnny ___," by Rodgers. : ONENOTE
72
River much in the news. : YALU
73
Tip. : APEX
74
Dancer's maneuvers. : LEAPS
75
Cook in fat. : BRAISE
76
Car part. : GENERATOR
78
A pivot pin. : PINTLE
79
Has "S" trouble. : LISPS
80
Natterjack. : TOAD
81
Require. : NEED
82
Siren. : ALLURER
83
Series of important events. : EPOS
84
Sandpiper, for instance. : SHOREBIRD
86
Weaver's tool. : SLEY
87
Sounds of doubt. : ERS
88
Midmorning. : TEN
89
Copied. : APED
90
Typesetting machine: Colloq. : LINO
91
Lights in eyes. : GLEAMS
93
Wight or Man. : ISLE
95
Farouk's status. : EXILE
97
Carried on business. : TRANSACTED
101
Set of nine. : ENNEAD
103
Frenzied. : AMOK
104
Trot or canter. : GAIT
105
___ of mercy. : ERRAND
106
Rhythmic structure. : METRE
107
Port opposite Cartagena. : ORAN
108
Drawing card. : MAGNET
110
Make clear. : SOLVE
111
Hebrew measure. : EPHA
112
Colleague of crafts. : ARTS
113
One of "Three Little Words." : YOU
114
Uninteresting. : DRAB
116
551. : DLI
117
Route: Abbr. : RTE
118
Washed out: Slang. : BLAH
119
Thrust. : LUNGE
121
Eskers. : OSAR
123
Le dernier ___. : CRI
125
Encourage. : SUSTAIN
127
Odets play. : ROCKETTOTHEMOON
130
Coming into use. : ENURING
131
Prominent publisher. : LUCE
132
See 52 Across. : CAFE
133
Carried. : BORNE
134
Legislatures. : SENATES
135
Delay. : STAY
136
Cow pony: Slang. : HOSS
137
Intelligence. : SENSE
Down
1
Stage lamp or love letter. : PROP
2
Clemency. : LENIENCE
3
Digs up. : UNEARTHS
4
Man's nickname. : NAT
5
Distinguish. : KNOW
6
___ régime. : ANCIEN
7
Corn bread. : JOHNNYCAKE
8
Fuss. : ADO
9
Arbiters: Abbr. : REFS
10
Village N. of Pawling, N. Y. : AMENIA
11
Divining rods. : WANDS
12
Big birds. : EMUS
13
Law officials: Abbr. : DAS
14
Deer genus. : PECORA
15
Finnish islands. : ALAND
16
___ de Gourmont, French critic. : REMY
17
I love: Lat. : AMO
18
Orson Welles' old company. : MERCURYTHEATRE
19
Not in Dun & Bradstreet. : UNRATED
20
Scare. : STARTLE
26
Big union in Michigan. : UAW
27
Russian measure, 2/3 mile. : VERST
32
Ray Bolger starred in it. : BYJUPITER
35
Cores. : ROOTS
37
French river. : SAONE
39
French cake. : BABA
40
Road: Ger. : BAHN
41
Poetic contraction. : OER
42
It helps keep your garden green. : PEATMOSS
44
Held court. : SAT
45
Steeped in brine. : MARINATED
46
Mr. Kringle. : KRIS
48
La ___, French police. : SURETE
50
Normandy town. : STLO
51
Scarce helper. : MAID
53
Liturgy. : RITE
54
Gloomy. : SATURNINE
57
Strike out. : DELE
59
Actor Harrison. : REX
61
Fuller. : AMPLER
62
Conundrums. : POSERS
63
Piece of stemware. : GOBLET
64
Green. : UNRIPE
65
Wolcott Gibbs' hit. : SEASONINTHESUN
67
Flower. : DANDELION
68
Footless. : APOD
69
Cookbook supplement. : MENU
71
Checks growth of. : NIPS
72
Length of a sabbatical. : YEAR
74
Heroine of Tarkington novel. : LILYMARS
76
Muni and Rainer starred in it. : GOODEARTH
77
Old word for a plane. : AERO
78
Content. : PLEASE
80
Article. : THE
82
Danish measure. : ALEN
84
Hastened. : SPED
85
Defraud. : BILK
86
They provide durable shelter. : SLATEROOFS
89
Wings. : ALAE
91
Serious student. : GRIND
92
Fish dish. : SCROD
94
Antitoxins. : SERA
96
Calendar high spot. : XMAS
97
Last words of a song. : TAG
98
Iowa's pride. : TALLCORN
99
Suburbs. : ENVIRONS
100
Monogram for the Chief. : DDE
101
Comes out of water. : EMERSES
102
Large planet. : NEPTUNE
104
Measure. : GAUGE
107
Apes. : ORANGS
108
Marmoset. : MONKEY
109
Sips. : TASTES
112
Actress MacMahon. : ALINE
113
Lily plant. : YUCCA
115
Pooh! : BAH
118
Flies. : BAIT
119
Boor. : LOUT
120
What engravers do. : ETCH
122
Wearers of the Gray. : REBS
124
Arrow poison. : INEE
126
Musical syllable. : TRA
127
Mr. Stevenson. : RLS
128
Truth in Chinese philosophy. : TAO
129
Man's nickname. : MOE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 19 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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