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Samuel H. Barkan
Samuel H. Barkan

New York Times, Monday, April 25, 1977

55-Across : Merry, in Metz

Author:
Samuel H. Barkan
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Samuel H. Barkan has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,117
Across
1
"Hamlet" has five : ACTS
5
Wolf sound : HOWL
9
Relative of an atoll : ISLET
14
Chimney part : FLUE
15
Eight, in Madrid : OCHO
16
Form : SHAPE
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Movie dog : RINTINTIN
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Judge's demand : ORDER
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Three from four : ONE
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Not messy or mussy : NEAT
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Resident (in Tarrytown?) : ABIDER
23
Line crossing two others : TRANSVERSAL
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Give out : METE
27
Kennedy tenant : AIRLINE
31
Device using light rays : LASER
34
Bridge-table calls : BIDS
35
16½ feet : ROD
36
Unlocked : OPEN
37
Nice Nellie : PRUDE
39
Indicative or imperative : MOOD
40
Bering, for one : SEA
41
Bit part : MAID
42
___-panky : HANKY
43
Quotation : EXTRACT
45
Bat a gnat : SWAT
47
Of certain manipulators : OSTEOPATHIC
51
Apportions : ALLOTS
54
Old-school method : ROTE
55
Merry, in Metz : GAI
57
Pan-fried : SAUTE
58
Gagmen : JOKESTERS
60
Between: Prefix : INTER
61
Humdinger : ONER
62
Pawnee's friend : OTOE
63
Forecasters : SEERS
64
The "old man" : BOSS
65
Cob or drake : MALE
Down
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Type of hairdo : AFRO
2
Actor Eastwood : CLINT
3
Spinet specialist : TUNER
4
Clique : SET
5
Truthful : HONEST
6
Musical interval : OCTAVE
7
"Whizzer" of the Supreme Court : WHITE
8
Actor Chaney : LON
9
Weather-map lines : ISOBARS
10
High-pitched : SHRILL
11
Actor Alan: 1913-64 : LADD
12
Fencing sword : EPEE
13
Alas. in 1958 : TERR
18
Kind of circle : INNER
22
Open secret onstage : ASIDE
24
Sobeit : AMEN
25
Commando action : RAID
28
Bridal-shower gift : IRON
29
Cranny's counterpart : NOOK
30
Whirlpool : EDDY
31
Be bested or worsted : LOSE
32
Top : APEX
33
Stock-exchange membership : SEAT
34
Rose-to-be : BUD
37
Treaties : PACTS
38
Baptism is one : RITE
39
School subj. : MATH
41
Golf tournament at Augusta : MASTERS
42
Dislikes intensely : HATES
44
Member of a cheering squad : ROOTER
45
Radii of wheels : SPOKES
46
Dilutes : WATERS
48
Site of U. of Maine : ORONO
49
"___ Kick Out of You" : IGETA
50
Song of praise : CAROL
51
In present condition : ASIS
52
Where many a strike occurs : LANE
53
Minstrel's companion : LUTE
56
Fortune-teller's words : ISEE
58
Task : JOB
59
Swift or Seaver : TOM

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