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Albert V. Blum
Albert V. Blum

New York Times, Monday, June 15, 1959

44-Across : Man's nickname.

Author:
Albert V. Blum
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Albert V. Blum has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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P
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A
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D
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R
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E
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B
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A
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S
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K
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J
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A
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B
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S
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O
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N
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I
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C
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M
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D
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I
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N
E
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L
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K
I
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O
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O
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C
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N
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U
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M
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G
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N
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O
R
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H
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T
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T
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P
R
S
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A
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L
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S
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G
R
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A
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T
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L
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V
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E
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F
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A
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H
E
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R
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S
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A
N
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W
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A
L
O
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S
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N
A
O
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S
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S
L
A
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P
D
A
S
H
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B
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T
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Y
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A
R
S
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B
A
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S
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S
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A
P
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A
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U
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T
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A
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U
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H
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I
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N
D
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C
A
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T
O
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O
M
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N
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N
O
G
O
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N
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G
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L
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G
W
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D
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,622
Across
1
Man of the cloth. : PADRE
6
Take the sun. : BASK
10
Relatives of hooks. : JABS
14
Constellation. : ORION
15
Port Dover's lakefront. : ERIE
16
Country of Asia. : IRAN
17
Kind of entertainer. : COMEDIENNE
19
Norse god. : LOKI
20
Be under obligation. : OWE
21
At any time. : ONCE
22
Connecticut's state nickname. : NUTMEG
24
Compass point. : NORTH
26
High explosive. : TNT
27
Socks, shoes, etc.: Abbr. : PRS
28
King in "The Tempest." : ALONSO
30
Much above average. : GREAT
32
Quay. : LEVEE
33
Signal lights of a certain kind. : FLASHERS
36
Over again. : ANEW
37
At ___ (uncertain). : ALOSS
38
Ancient temple. : NAOS
40
Hasty, careless, etc. : SLAPDASH
42
Constructed. : BUILT
43
Long, long time. : YEARS
44
Man's nickname. : BARNEY
45
Beast of burden. : ASS
48
Barbary ___. : APE
49
City on Rhone delta. : ARLES
50
Storm and fury. : TUMULT
52
"Deliver us from ___." : EVIL
53
Greek letter. : TAU
56
Tools for weeding. : HOES
57
Pointers. : INDICATORS
60
Arabian country. : OMAN
61
Not possible: Colloq. : NOGO
62
Norway to Norwegians. : NORGE
63
Turkish coin. : LIRA
64
English actress of Charles II's day. : GWYN
65
Major-___. : DOMOS
Down
1
A little: Ital. : POCO
2
In a line. : AROW
3
Lurid literary effort. : DIMENOVEL
4
Fish diet. : ROE
5
Approve. : ENDORSE
6
Type of wood. : BEECH
7
English composer (1710-78). : ARNE
8
Sloth, for one. : SIN
9
Sharp edge. : KEENNESS
10
Abandon one's beau. : JILT
11
Win in ___ (win with ease). : AROMP
12
Celebrated squirrel monkey. : BAKER
13
Old term for eels. : SNIGS
18
Come ___ (join). : INTO
23
Site of Bryce Canyon. : UTAH
25
Fifth Avenue's fate? : ONEWAY
26
Description of 3 Down. : TRASH
28
According to. : ALA
29
Bifocal. : LENS
30
Sheen. : GLOSS
31
Right of holding. : TENURE
33
Signal light. : FLARE
34
Weather phenomenon. : RAINSTORM
35
Shoe part. : SOLE
37
Making suitable. : ADAPTING
39
Pen. : STY
41
Chime. : PEAL
42
___ chain (one's wife): Slang. : BALLAND
44
___-a-brac. : BRIC
45
Massachusetts town. : ATHOL
46
Finland to the Finns. : SUOMI
47
Defame. : SMEAR
49
Word on Air Letters. : AVION
51
Annapolis. : USNA
52
Sharp. : EDGY
54
Jason's ship. : ARGO
55
Habits. : USES
58
Forthwith. : NOW
59
Likewise. : TOO

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

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