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Arthur Schulman
Arthur Schulman

New York Times, Saturday, June 8, 1963

22-Across : Kinds of switches.

Author:
Arthur Schulman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J Q }, Scrabble score: 323 (avg 1.71)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. Grid has duplicate clues.
Arthur Schulman has 80 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,060
Across
1
Appear. : LOOK
5
___ blue. : ALICE
10
Prehistoric ax head. : CELT
14
Ancient Egyptian symbol of life. : ANKH
15
The "man without a country." : NOLAN
16
Hodgepodge. : OLIO
17
Western campus. : UCLA
18
English river. : TRENT
19
Book of N. T. : LUKE
20
Letter opener. : DEARSIR
22
Kinds of switches. : TOGGLES
24
Ancient Cambodian. : KHMER
26
Extinct bird. : MOA
27
Dry gully. : ARROYO
30
Exacerbate. : EMBITTER
35
City on the Dneiper. : KIEV
36
City on the Mediterranean. : NICE
38
Coolness. : NERVE
39
Neighbor of 41 Down: Abbr. : KAN
40
Outdoor activity. : CYCLING
42
Charged atom. : ION
43
Perfume. : ATTAR
45
River in France. : EURE
46
Track left by a moving ship. : WAKE
47
Skulking cowards. : DASTARDS
49
Veiled ladies. : BRIDES
51
Nitrogen: Prefix. : AZO
52
Plumed bird. : EGRET
54
Metrical feet. : DACTYLS
58
Icelandic Nobel prize winner. : LAXNESS
62
Nanook's home. : IGLU
63
Takes pleasure in. : LOVES
65
Narcissus' maid. : ECHO
66
Fear: Fr. : PEUR
67
Eskimo craft. : UMIAK
68
Harbor sight. : SCOW
69
Pursue. : SEEK
70
Stendhal locale. : PARMA
71
Stitched. : SEWN
Down
1
Extol. : LAUD
2
Whenever. : ONCE
3
State: Abbr. : OKLA
4
City E of 35 Across. : KHARKOV
5
Its symbol is Sb. : ANTIMONY
6
Hollywood actor. : LORRE
7
French island. : ILE
8
Hypocrisy. : CANT
9
Bury. : ENTOMB
10
Eastern university. : COLGATE
11
Jewish month. : ELUL
12
Take pleasure in. : LIKE
13
Digits. : TOES
21
Diffident. : SHY
23
Auctioneer's cry. : GOING
25
Hermit. : RECLUSE
27
Part of ancient Babylonia. : AKKAD
28
Lariat. : RIATA
29
Overhead expenses. : RENTS
31
Israeli diplomat. : MEIR
32
Musical chord. : TRIAD
33
Call forth. : EVOKE
34
Descartes and others. : RENES
37
Glacé. : ICED
40
Bizarre. : CRAZY
41
Lincoln's state. : NEBRASKA
44
Mustafa Kemal ___. : ATATURK
46
See. : WITNESS
48
Amass. : ROLLUP
50
Stout. : REX
53
Reflected brightness. : GLEAM
54
Candles. : DIPS
55
Askew. : AGEE
56
Piece of evidence. : CLUE
57
Animal body. : SOMA
59
Behold: Lat. : ECCE
60
Appear. : SHOW
61
Planted. : SOWN
64
Man: Lat. : VIR

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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