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Edward J. Buckler
Edward J. Buckler

New York Times, Monday, April 6, 1953

64-Across : Realized.

Author:
Edward Buckler
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.40, Missing: { J K X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
Edward J. Buckler has 26 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Edward Buckler is an alias for Edward J. Buckler.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,387
Across
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Our High Commissioner for Germany. : CONANT
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Furnish. : AFFORD
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Largest peninsula in the world. : ARABIA
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More asinine. : SILLIER
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Estimators. : RATERS
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Appear to favor both sides: Colloq. : STRADDLE
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Man's name. : ELI
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Eager. : ATHIRST
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Indistinct. : DIM
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Place for a coin. : SLOT
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Larry of the Yankees. : YOGI
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Ragout of game in wine. : SALMI
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Church council. : SYNOD
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Open. : UNDO
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Letters. : DEES
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Symbol of royalty. : TIARA
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Business councils. : BOARDS
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Baseball star now flying jets in Korea. : TEDWILLIAMS
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Serious exhortation. : SERMON
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Wicker basket used in game of pelota. : CESTA
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Water: Comb. form. : AQUI
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Portico. : STOA
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Powdered tobacco. : SNUFF
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Midday interlude. : LUNCH
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Whilom. : ERST
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Unerring. : TRUE
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Old ___, famous theatre in London. : VIC
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Accommodated. : ADAPTED
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City in Oklahoma, pop. 15,995. : ADA
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Facilitators. : ENABLERS
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They're worth about $2.80. : POUNDS
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Name again. : RETITLE
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Affront. : INSULT
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Realized. : SENSED
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Terpsichorean performances: French. : DANSES
Down
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Touch with affection. : CARESS
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By speech. : ORALLY
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Carry ___. : NATION
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The "Railsplitter." : ABE
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Agency under New Deal, ended Jan. 1, 1936. : NIRA
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Appetizing. : TASTY
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Late mother of Belgium's King Baudouin. : ASTRID
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Evergreens. : FIRS
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"We fix ___." : FLATS
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Long practiced. : OLD
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Propounders of enigmas. : RIDDLERS
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Freed from calcium oxide. : DELIMED
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Neglectful. : REMISS
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Branch of the Army celebrating its 90th anniversary. : SIGNALCORPS
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Nymph of the Mohammedan paradise. : HOURI
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Of primitive tribal symbols. : TOTEMIC
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Inflexible. : ADAMANT
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She was deserted by Aeneas. : DIDO
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Stiff silk sashes in Japan. : OBIS
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Bristles of beard in barley, wheat, etc. : AWNS
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What Samuel Johnson derided as food. : OATS
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Cut short. : TRUNCATE
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Slightest. : LEAST
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Tray. : SALVER
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Percherons and palominos. : EQUINES
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Wept. : TEARED
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It's 1,800,000,000 miles from the sun. : URANUS
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Confuse. : FUDDLE
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Anniversary days of joy. : FEASTS
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Holds up. : HALTS
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Slightly heated. : TEPID
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Take out. : DELE
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Spanish lady. : DONA
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Storage place. : BIN
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What Robert B. Anderson is Secretary of: Abbr. : USN

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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