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Jules Arensberg
Jules Arensberg

New York Times, Saturday, July 6, 1957

56-Across : Hero of "Marmion."

Author:
Helen Bernard
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 306 (avg 1.64)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Jules Arensberg has 95 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Helen Bernard is an alias for Jules Arensberg.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,930
Across
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Prime. : BEST
5
Chief. : BOSS
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___ cry (long way). : AFAR
13
Broader. : WIDER
14
Melville novel. : OMOO
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500,000 sq. mi. of sand. : GOBI
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Dextrous. : AGILE
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Tour the rural areas, as actors. : BARNSTORM
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Respite during work. : COFFEEBREAK
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Draw. : TIE
22
Piggery. : STY
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Endeavor. : TRY
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Leads. : TIPS
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Take an unfair share of: Slang. : HOG
27
Atmospheric. : CLIMATIC
31
Teen-age music. : BEBOP
34
Moon goddess: Poet. : DIAN
35
Commotion: Colloq. : TODO
36
Israeli VIP. : EBAN
37
Opera by Bellini. : NORMA
38
Cross. : ROOD
39
In ___ (completely). : TOTO
40
Single time. : ONCE
41
Euphemistic exclamation. : GOLLY
42
No exit. : ENTRANCE
44
Weight. : TON
45
Telescopic piece. : LENS
46
Menagerie. : ZOO
47
Garden tool. : HOE
50
Presidential nickname. : ABE
52
Seesaw. : TEETERBOARD
56
Hero of "Marmion." : LOCHINVAR
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Apocopate. : ELIDE
59
Unalloyed. : PURE
60
Fodder pit. : SILO
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Assign (to). : REFER
62
Charon's river. : STYX
63
B. P. O. E. : ELKS
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Fly high. : SOAR
Down
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Narrow-minded one. : BIGOT
2
Teach. : EDIFY
3
Ego. : SELF
4
Bird's-eye view. : TREETOP
5
London cop. : BOBBY
6
Khayyám. : OMAR
7
Piqued: Colloq. : SORE
8
Musical piece. : SONATINA
9
Go-between: Abbr. : AGT
10
Hassock. : FOOTSTOOL
11
French dugout. : ABRI
12
Hoar. : RIME
13
Part of the Army. : WACS
18
___ milk. : SKIM
20
Work unit. : ERG
25
Customer. : PATRON
26
___ de Balzac. : HONORE
27
Siren. : CIRCE
28
Metallic fabric. : LAME
29
Fans' favorite. : IDOL
30
Buffalo Bill. : CODY
31
Beast: Fr. : BETE
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Black. : EBON
33
Shibboleth. : BATTLECRY
34
Therefore: Fr. : DONC
37
Balderdash. : NONSENSE
41
Peanuts. : GOOBERS
43
One opposed. : ANTI
44
Crag. : TOR
46
Goose eggs. : ZEROS
47
Port of Israel. : HAIFA
48
Courtroom command. : ORDER
49
German river. : EDER
50
Julian, Rhaetian, etc. : ALPS
51
Struggle. : BOUT
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Pernicious. : EVIL
54
Address. : TALK
55
Cooking fat. : OLEO
57
Jinx. : HEX

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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