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A. H. Drummond Jr.
A. H. Drummond Jr.

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New York Times, Sunday, June 29, 1958

112-Across : Opera by Von Weber.

Author:
A. H. Drummond Jr.
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 144, Blocks: 62, Avg Word Len: 5.26, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 530 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 131, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14
A. H. Drummond Jr. has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,288
Across
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French scientist of 17th century. : PASCAL
7
Removes by violence. : TEARSUP
14
Organizes. : GETSUP
20
City near Hamburg. : ALTONA
21
Site of Dante's tomb. : RAVENNA
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Greek goddess. : ATHENA
23
Philosopher-emperor (121-180). : MARCUSAURELIUS
25
Achieves as a gain. : SCORES
26
Composer Satie. : ERIK
27
Hebrew letter. : SIN
28
Move nimbly. : NIP
29
Kitchen measure: Abbr. : TSP
31
Inlets: Span. : RIAS
32
Year Nero's reign started. : LIV
33
Without supply. : SOLDOUT
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Not so many. : FEWER
37
Ibsen character. : ASE
38
___ the hole. : ACEIN
40
French miss: Abbr. : MLLE
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Something for sale. : WARE
42
Canadian physician. : OSLER
44
Under control. : TOHEEL
46
Polished. : SHINEDUP
48
Not a prizewinner. : ALSORAN
51
Up and about. : ASTIR
53
Dealt with. : TREATED
57
Edge. : LIP
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Butter tubs. : KITS
60
Pipe on top of a chimney. : POT
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"Unto us ___ is given." : ASON
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Beverage. : ALE
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Thespian of sorts. : EMOTER
65
Iced wine drink. : CLARETCUP
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Writer Claude ___. : ANET
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Substance. : METAL
70
Musical embellishment. : GRACENOTE
71
Saying. : ADAGE
72
Army group: Abbr. : BATT
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Inflationary factor. : PRICERISE
74
Shoe. : BROGAN
75
Chemical suffix. : IDE
76
Dog's leash. : SLIP
77
Coin of Peru. : SOL
78
Sentence. : DOOM
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Noun ending. : ENT
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Waxed. : CERATED
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Pumps. : SHOES
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___ Rules of Order. : ROBERTS
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___, fire! : READYAIM
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Historic peak. : ARARAT
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Kind of vote. : STRAW
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Bridge ___. : LAMP
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Water ouzel. : PIET
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Objects often counted. : NOSES
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Letter. : CEE
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Emotional display. : SCENE
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Matched. : TALLIED
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Business abbreviation. : ENC
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Cause to be. : HAVE
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Inquire. : ASK
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Elders: Abbr. : SRS
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The Tabard. : INN
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Botanic wrinkle. : RUGA
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Opera by Von Weber. : OBERON
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French National Assembly, 1302-1789. : ESTATESGENERAL
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Tethering rope. : LARIAT
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Fitting environment. : ELEMENT
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Andalusian port. : MALAGA
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Moving forces. : AGENTS
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Commercial traveler's wares. : SAMPLES
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Of an earlier time: Poet. : YESTER
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Novel subtitled "Virtue Rewarded." : PAMELA
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Pillager of Rome, 410. : ALARIC
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Battle. : STRIVE
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Small pile of hay. : COCK
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Sky god of Babylonia. : ANU
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See 118 Across. : LASSO
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Kind of bed. : TRUNDLE
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Musical sense. : EAR
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Way. : AVENUE
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Fired again. : RELIT
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Bit. : SNIP
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Burmese statesman. : UNU
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Between fetlock and hoof. : PASTERN
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Peninsular part of Quebec. : GASPE
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Common abbreviation. : ETC
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Dweller in Asgard. : THOR
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Novel form. : SERIAL
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Disquiet. : UNEASE
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Cautious bridge player. : PASSER
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Minor disorder. : AILMENT
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Old song title. : SWEETSUE
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Device for submarines. : SNORKEL
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Jar. : OLLA
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Brussels attraction. : FAIR
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City on the Seine. : ROUEN
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Modernizer of Japan. : ITO
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600-mile African river. : WHITENILE
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Resort. : SPA
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Minute distance. : HAIR
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Buttery. : STOREROOM
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Dismiss. : DROP
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Distilling device. : ALEMBIC
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Cooling drink. : LIMEADE
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C. D. worker. : SPOTTER
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Transportation of a sort. : SPACESHIP
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Songbird. : TANAGER
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Fastidiously tasteful. : ELEGANT
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Catches. : DETENTS
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Fractional currency. : SCRIP
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Behaved. : ACTED
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Make lace. : TAT
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Fond du ___. : LAC
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Cough: Span. : TOS
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Fuss. : ADO
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Restaurant equipment. : GRIDDLES
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Brassard. : ARMBAND
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Entreaty. : PLEA
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Rude person. : BOOR
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Worries: Colloq. : STEWS
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Speechifying. : ORATING
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Heavenly altar. : ARA
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Unchanged. : SAME
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Spinnaker. : SAIL
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Ike's old command. : ETO
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Stengelmen. : YANKEES
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Catalogues anew. : RELISTS
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___ cantorum. : SCHOLA
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Raw material for a hot drink. : TEABAG
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Noted silversmith. : REVERE
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Art medium. : PASTEL
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Noted French painter, pointillist. : SEURAT
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Involve. : ENGAGE
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Mathematical quantity. : SCALAR
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Bevels. : CANTS
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Freight ship having no regular schedule. : TRAMP
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Foe. : ENEMY
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Innisfail. : ERIN
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Retard one's self, in skiing. : STEM
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Electrical units. : RELS
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Cereal grass. : OAT
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Moroccan port, suburb of Rabat. : SLA
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Compass point. : ENE
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Scotch negative. : NAE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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