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Kim Richman
Kim Richman

TIMELY TOPICS

New York Times, Sunday, June 2, 1963

143-Across : "East Lynne" heroine.

Author:
Kim Richman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 166, Blocks: 91, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 649 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 150, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 14, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14
Kim Richman has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,054
Across
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Whisper. : BREATH
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Spaniard. : CATALAN
14
Less upset. : CALMER
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Large grazing farm. : RANCHO
21
Namesakes of famed diva. : AMELITAS
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Military command. : ATEASE
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June trio. : LOVEHONORANDOBEY
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Needles. : SHARPS
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Soul: Fr. : AME
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Thirteen: Sp. : TRECE
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Charles ___ Gibson. : DANA
30
Dance. : REEL
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Knock. : RAP
33
Relatives. : KIN
34
Certain negatives. : NYETS
36
Type of coat: Colloq. : TAILS
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Storage structure. : SILO
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Namesakes of famed poet. : EDNAS
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Lords. : MASTERS
46
Youth. : LAD
47
French man's name. : ALAIN
48
Squill. : SEAONION
50
Office copy, for short. : STAT
51
Not betrothed. : UNENGAGED
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Gum akin to catechu. : KINO
54
Biblical name. : ABRAM
56
The cheering section. : ROOTERS
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Case in grammar: Abbr. : ABL
60
Dull colors. : DUNS
62
Man's name meaning white. : ALBIN
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State: Abbr. : OREG
64
___ girl. : FLOWER
66
Any whatever. : ALL
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One's own: Prefix. : IDIO
70
Santa ___. : ANA
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Wartime group. : OSS
74
Alter. : REVISE
75
Bantu nation. : LOLO
77
Adorn. : EMBOSS
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Gulf, inlet of Ionian Sea. : ARTA
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Concerning. : ANENT
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Specified. : GIVEN
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Asian title. : RAJAH
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Nose: Slang. : SNOOT
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Zoological suffix. : IDAE
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Inflorescence. : RACEME
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Proofreader's word. : STET
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Status in "for poorer" category. : PENURY
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Room. : DEN
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Bliss. : JOY
90
Birds. : DAWS
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Ordinal suffix. : ETH
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Expiator. : ATONER
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Squirrel's nest. : DRAY
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Eminent. : NOTED
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Crack. : SLIT
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Degree. : DDS
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Bridesmaid's song. : SOMEDAY
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To the point: Lat. : ADREM
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Little ___. : ONES
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Trips on film. : TRAVELOGS
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1st-century date. : LVII
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Western characters. : SHERIFFS
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Freshened. : AIRED
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Jardin ___ Plantes. : DES
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Adenauer. : DERALTE
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Long narrow area. : STRIP
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Big-league masterminds: Abbr. : MGRS
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William and others. : PENNS
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Companions of Jupiter. : MOONS
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Hero of "Exodus." : ARI
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11th-century date. : MII
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Certain songs. : SOLI
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Commercial term. : ASIS
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Namesakes of Greek queen. : OLGAS
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Believer in: Suffix. : IST
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Charm. : ENAMOR
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Dubin-Franklin song. : ANNIVERSARYWALTZ
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Furious. : RAGING
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Educated. : LITERATE
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"East Lynne" heroine. : ISABEL
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Weather word. : SLEETY
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Goblins: Var. : BOGYMEN
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___ public. : NOTARY
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Platitude. : BROMIDE
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Italian city. : RAVENNA
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Direction. : ENE
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Eight: Ger. : ACHT
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Spine. : THORN
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___ bridge. : HONEYMOON
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Proofreader's marks. : CARETS
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Medics' group. : AMA
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Cultivate. : TEND
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Former diva. : ALDA
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Simba. : LION
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Baseball term. : ATBAT
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Negative of a sort. : NAE
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Mason's concern. : CASES
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Sports: Abbr. : ATHL
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Meadow. : LEA
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Julie Newmar hit. : MARRIAGEGOROUND
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Trellis. : ESPALIER
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Answers. : RESPONDS
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Arab. : SYRIAN
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Great ___. : LAKES
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Site of the Mohole. : OCEAN
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Berry plant. : ELDER
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Aves. : STS
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Double sulfate. : ALUM
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Shade of blue. : SLATE
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Spaceman's term. : AOK
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Trickiest: Slang. : SNIDEST
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Latin abbreviation. : ETAL
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Performer of marriages. : RABBI
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Water bugs. : STRIDERS
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Athens place. : AGORA
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Habituate. : INURE
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Times. : NOONS
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Lively. : ANIMATED
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Anxious. : AFRAID
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Metallic sulfide. : BLENDE
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Cahn-Van Huesen song. : LOVEANDMARRIAGE
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___ law. : SALIC
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German: Fr. : ALLEMAND
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Chablis. : WINE
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"If I ___ you ... " : LOVED
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___ d'art. : OBJET
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Tree. : ASH
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Saved. : STORED
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Butterflies. : SATYRS
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Political ideal. : ONEWORLD
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Words of honor. : OATHS
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Part of A.D. : ANNO
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Bright. : GAY
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Gordon and Irish. : SETTERS
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Magnificent. : ROYAL
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Twain's biographer. : PAINE
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Wearied. : JADED
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Mr. Brodie. : STEVE
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Dreams: Fr. : REVES
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Eastern title. : EMIR
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Famous wedding-marcher. : LOHENGRIN
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Speech problems. : STAMMERS
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New. : ORIGINAL
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Mountain cry. : YODEL
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See 8 Down. : ASSN
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Remain inactive. : SIT
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Amiable. : GENIAL
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"___ in Love." : IAM
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Roman dress. : STOLA
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Weaker. : FRAILER
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In the beginning. : FIRSTLY
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Dog. : SPITZ
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Free. : LOOSEN
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Musical role. : PORGY
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___ Domingo. : SANTO
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Dictum. : SAYSO
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French verb form. : SONT
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Victory: Ger. : SIEG
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___-sur-Seine, Paris suburb. : IVRY
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Bed of coal. : SEAM
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Hit. : SWAT
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Italian pronoun. : MIE
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Point. : NIB
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Highway: Abbr. : RTE
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Arab robe. : ABA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 12 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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