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Bert Beaman
Bert Beaman

New York Times, Friday, July 15, 1977

38-Across : "Japanese ___"

Author:
Bert Beaman
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { J Q U W X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Bert Beaman has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,198
Across
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Breastwork : PARAPET
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Kind of case : ATTACHE
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Set apart : ISOLATE
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French sculptor: 1861-1944 : MAILLOL
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Spots : NOTICES
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Perplexed : ATALOSS
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Treasure ___ : TROVE
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Louise of films : TINA
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Bone: Prefix : OSTE
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Guest or Masters : EDGAR
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Spout nonsense : RAVE
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___ Raton, Fla. : BOCA
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Latin-lesson word : AMAT
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Rocky outcrop : LEDGE
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Presently : ANON
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Horne : LENA
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Fire; fervency : ARDOR
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"Japanese ___" : SANDMAN
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Kind of bridge : PONTOON
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Important U.S. naval base : SITKA
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"___ There Eyes" : THEM
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Bricklayers' burdens : HODS
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Gold lace for upholstery : ORRIS
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Middling : SOSO
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Formerly formerly : ERST
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___ on (influences) : ACTS
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Small porch : STOOP
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Joint in a horse's hind leg : HOCK
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Layer : TIER
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Whip : FLAIL
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Craftsman : ARTISAN
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Spanish king's daughter : INFANTA
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Stage of human progress : IRONAGE
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Built : ERECTED
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Tries to relieve a sore throat : GARGLES
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Think probable : DARESAY
Down
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Pub order : PINT
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Zither's relative : ASOR
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Newspaper section, for short : ROTO
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Well or active : ALIVEANDKICKING
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Took measured steps : PACED
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After printemps : ETE
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Wills : TESTAMENTS
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To ___ (with no exceptions) : AMAN
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Soviet Asian : TATAR
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Aunt from Acapulco : TIA
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In complete disorder : ALLOVERTHEPLACE
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With press and public barred : CLOSEDDOOR
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Throng : HOST
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Over and above : ELSE
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Oil-rich land : IRAN
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Festive : GALA
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King or Bates : ALAN
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___ profundo : BASSO
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Walking ___ (elated) : ONAIR
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His work is constructive : CONTRACTOR
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Covered, as chairs or walls : TAPESTRIED
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Merchandise : GOODS
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Director Lubitsch : ERNST
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Boom, e.g. : MAST
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Melville opus : OMOO
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Fireman's concern : HOSE
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Kind of fright : STAGE
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Bid : OFFER
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Former Kissinger-Nixon aide : HAIG
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Unusual, in Glasgow : ORRA
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Suffixes with serpent and elephant : INES
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Workers and soldiers : ANTS
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Virginia willow : ITEA
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Bountiful or Luck : LADY
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Girl of song : SAL
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"Blue Eagle" initials : NRA

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

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