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Jules Arensberg
Jules Arensberg

LET FREEDOM RING

New York Times, Sunday, July 5, 1959

48-Across : Arabic consonant.

Author:
Jules Arensberg
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 150, Blocks: 76, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { Q }, Scrabble score: 619 (avg 1.70)
Open Squares: 99, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 10, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 21
Jules Arensberg has 95 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,642
Across
1
Co-winner of first Nobel Peace Prize. : PASSY
6
Sudden trial: Colloq. : STAB
10
Take ___ view of (view skeptically). : ADIM
14
Use a straw. : SIP
17
Legendary fighter for freedom. : WILLIAMTELL
19
Oriental champion of liberty. : SUNYATSEN
22
Revolutionary, à la Rousseau. : ROBESPIERRE
23
Fighter for freedom in America and Europe. : KOSCIUSKO
24
Athirst. : AVID
25
X-15. : PLANE
26
One of the Argonauts. : NESTOR
27
Poetic contraction. : EER
28
Footlike part. : PES
29
Rostrum. : BEAK
30
A small number. : AFEW
32
Mimicry. : APISM
34
Admonish. : WARN
35
Historic time of 1944. : DDAY
36
Region of Mongolia. : BARGA
39
Liberator ___ Kossuth. : LAJOS
42
Certain votes. : NAYS
43
Outstanding apostle of democracy. : JEFFERSON
47
Unisonally. : ASONE
48
Arabic consonant. : WAW
49
American historian. : BEARD
50
Alliance of democracies. : NATO
51
Spray. : MIST
52
Document of democracy. : MAGNACARTA
55
Slowly: Mus. : LENTO
56
Peer's mother. : ASE
57
Graceful. : AIRY
58
Soldiers, generally. : RANKS
59
Quinnat and blueback. : SALMON
60
Enter into close union. : MARRY
62
Melts partly. : FRITS
63
Sebastian's twin. : VIOLA
64
___ mare. : SHANKS
66
Patriotic pamphleteer. : PAINE
67
Supersonic craft. : JETS
68
Boxing official, for short. : REF
71
Pastries. : TARTS
72
Haitian hero of 1801. : LOUVERTURE
74
Symbol in Cuba's flag. : STAR
75
League of Nations member, 1921: Abbr. : LITH
76
Sierra ___. : LEONE
77
Pourquoi. : WHY
78
Musical piece. : SUITE
79
Syngman Rhee and U Nu. : ORIENTALS
81
Where 18 Down is. : OHIO
83
Overwrought. : TENSE
84
Mummers' wear. : MASKS
85
Branch of literature: Abbr. : BIOG
86
In the house of: Fr. : CHEZ
88
Surmise. : GUESS
91
Fort ___, Okla. : SILL
92
Closed. : SHUT
93
60 sec. : MIN
96
Macaw. : ARA
97
Persian wine. : SHIRAZ
101
Faineant. : IDLER
103
Daffy. : LOCO
104
Fighter against the Huks, 1950-54. : MAGSAYSAY
106
Prime founder of the Little Entente. : EDUARDBENES
108
Polish Premier and President. : PILSUDSKI
109
French "Fourth." : BASTILLEDAY
110
Major General Wallace. : LEW
111
Viewed. : EYED
112
Bridge bids. : BYES
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County on the Thames. : ESSEX
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It is raining: Ital. : PIOVE
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Mountain range in Zurich. : ALBIS
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Coaster. : SLED
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Girl: Colloq. : SIS
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Noisy dog. : YAPPER
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Tenderloin. : STEAK
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Noddy. : TERN
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Previously. : ALREADY
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Adjectival suffix. : BLE
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To one side. : ASKEW
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Music for two. : DUOS
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This month: Abbr. : INST
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Fungus: Comb. form. : MYCO
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Sen. Symington, familiarly. : STU
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A Japanese in the U. S. : ISSEI
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Small dogs. : PEKES
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Envelop. : WRAP
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Village birthplace of T. A. Edison. : MILAN
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The present era. : AIRAGE
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Pattern. : NORM
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Fighter at Waterloo. : NEY
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Headquarters. : BASE
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Divine law of the Romans. : FAS
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Hibernian hero. : PARNELL
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Usage. : WONT
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Time of early light. : DAWN
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Keeps time. : BEATS
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Early union of radio performers: Abbr. : AFRA
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A postal service. : RFD
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Grand ___. : LAMA
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Business term. : ASIS
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Poet and patriot of Cuba, 1853-95. : JOSEMARTI
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Hungarian hero of 1956. : NAGY
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Sudden tugs. : JERKS
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Liberator of Chile. : SANMARTIN
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Von Bismarck. : OTTO
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Highest point. : NOON
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On the alert. : WARY
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Raillery. : BANTER
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___ Bay, China Sea inlet near Hong Kong. : MIRS
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Reach stardom. : ARRIVE
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Fictional ship. : CAINE
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Indo-Chinese region. : LAOS
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Old-time coffers. : ARKS
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Locale. : SITE
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Patriotic songs. : ANTHEMS
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Woodland deities. : FAUNS
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Exceedingly. : VERY
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Normandy town. : STLO
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Extremely small margin. : HAIR
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Combines. : POOLS
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___ Paasikivi, former Finnish President. : JUHO
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Diner sign. : EATS
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High note of "Star-Spangled Banner." : FREE
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Security breach. : LEAK
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Shoot. : TWIG
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100-mile waterway. : SUEZ
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Army men: Abbr. : LTS
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Printer's term. : STET
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City on New Providence Island. : NASSAU
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Shale ___. : OIL
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Fourth of July. : HOLIDAY
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Show ___. : BIZ
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Dear: Fr. : CHERI
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Vault. : HURDLE
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Mrs. Prig's crony. : GAMP
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Horseshoe-shaped bar. : URAIL
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National emblem. : EAGLE
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Moslem title of honor. : SAYID
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Wood strips. : SLATS
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Society: Fr. : MONDE
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Arctic equipment. : ICEAX
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Adjective for a quidnunc. : NOSY
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Name in R. L. S. title. : HYDE
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Suburb of Paris. : ISSY
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Haying tool. : RAKE
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Signora Checchi. : DUSE
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Famous Virginians. : LEES
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Compass point. : SSW
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Recede. : EBB
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Containers: Abbr. : BLS

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

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