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Roberta H. Morse
Roberta H. Morse

New York Times, Wednesday, May 6, 1959

53-Across : Boring periods: Colloq.

Author:
Roberta Morse
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J W X }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Roberta H. Morse has 64 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Roberta Morse is an alias for Roberta H. Morse.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,582
Across
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Mandolin's predecessor. : LUTE
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Festivals. : GALAS
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Sea color. : AQUA
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Candid. : OPEN
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Anne ___ McCormick. : OHARE
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Obligatory item. : MUST
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Crested bird. : KINGFISHER
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Utmost. : BEST
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Mrs. Indira Gandhi, for example. : INDIAN
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Roses. : RAMBLERS
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Girl in a Spanish song. : NITA
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Actress from Naples. : LOREN
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Rulers. : EMPERORS
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Members of A. N. C. : NURSES
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Peels. : PARES
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Nautical crane. : DAVIT
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Rent. : LET
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Turkish dignitary. : EMIR
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Cylindrical and tapering. : CONIC
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Cooperative for American Remittances to Everywhere. : CARE
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One: Ger. : EIN
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Danish "Katherine." : KAREN
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Excessive enthusiasm. : MANIA
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Man in a ring. : SECOND
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Sent back. : REMANDED
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Notions: Fr. : IDEES
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Kind. : SORT
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Wisdom. : SAPIENCE
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Boring periods: Colloq. : SIEGES
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Hawaiian seaport. : HILO
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Neutralize. : COUNTERACT
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Big bird. : EMEU
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Sign up. : ENROL
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Contemporary of Nehemiah. : EZRA
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Hodgepodge. : MESS
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Frayed. : SEEDY
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Finger paint effort. : DAUB
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Norse god of strife. : LOKI
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___ arms. : UPIN
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Conduce. : TEND
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Manage. : ENGINEER
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Take up as a study. : GOINTO
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Exclamations. : AHS
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Actor Bert. : LAHR
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Of a surface. : AREAL
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Like a talk from the pulpit. : SERMONIC
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English writer of mysteries. : AMBLER
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Part of Australia. : QUEENSLAND
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Hammer and sickle land. : USSR
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Counselors: Abbr. : ATTS
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Brussels spectacle and others. : FAIRS
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Dry, as wine. : BRUT
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Eagerness. : ARDOR
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Fencing equipment. : EPEES
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Washington hostess. : MAMIE
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Ethics. : PRINCIPLES
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More level-headed. : SANER
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Eldritch. : EERIE
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Place. : STEAD
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Morning-glories. : VINES
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Rhythms. : CADENCES
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Rode at an easy gallop. : CANTERED
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Anatomical part. : KNEE
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Former Rumanian queen. : MARIE
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Hateful. : ODIOUS
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In the main. : MOSTLY
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Tea-time treat. : SCONE
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Ham's brother. : SHEM
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Bien-___. : AIME
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Tributary to the Seine. : EURE
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Part of the Sinai peninsula. : GAZA
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Beige. : ECRU
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Pink. : STAB
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Land of ___. : NOD

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

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