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Albert V. Blum
Albert V. Blum

New York Times, Tuesday, August 18, 1953

50-Across : Usual alibi for not writing letters.

Author:
Albert Blum
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { G J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
Albert V. Blum has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Albert Blum is an alias for Albert V. Blum.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,521
Across
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Recess back of an altar. : APSE
5
Soup vegetable. : OCRA
9
Find out. : TRACE
14
Short news items. : BREVITIES
16
Fictional Uncle. : REMUS
17
Places. : LOCATIONS
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Embryo tree. : ACORN
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Emits through pores. : EXUDES
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Cause to vanish. : DISPERSE
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Angers. : IRES
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Bridge for a billiard cue. : REST
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Makes sure. : SEES
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Amo, ___, amat. : AMAS
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Exchanges in trade. : BARTERS
28
Article of clothing. : BIB
29
Farm crop. : OATS
30
Contenders. : VIERS
33
Gov. Talmadge's capital. : ATLANTA
35
Useful desk equipment. : PENSETS
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Sounds from the bleachers. : YELLS
38
Man's nickname. : HANK
39
Branch of the Tai race. : LAO
40
What poetry is full of. : SYMBOLS
42
Dietary elements. : FATS
43
Table-mountain formation in Africa. : AMBA
46
St. Valentine's henchman. : EROS
47
Part of a history lesson. : DATE
48
President in Mexico City. : CORTINES
50
Usual alibi for not writing letters. : NOTIME
52
Way up a mountain. : TRAIL
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Cat's prerogative. : NINELIVES
55
Ordinary. : USUAL
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Mischief. : DEVILMENT
57
A sum of money. : PENNY
58
Sea of Asia. : ARAL
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The Thin Man's dog. : ASTA
Down
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Showing talent. : ABLE
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Nearness. : PROXIMITY
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Capable of obtainment. : SECURABLE
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Gets around. : EVADES
5
Actor Skinner. : OTIS
6
National labor organization. : CIO
7
Translates. : RENDERS
8
Baseball play which helps to put a runner out. : ASSIST
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Device for tossing clay pigeons. : TRAP
10
Adjourns. : RECESSES
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Con ___ (tenderly): Music. : AMORE
12
Malediction. : CURSE
13
Gurth and Wamba, for instance. : ESNES
15
Noun suffixes. : ITES
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One of Eisenhower's advisers. : STEVENS
23
Pro ___. : RATA
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Sleeveless robe worn by Arabs. : ABA
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Wielders of the big stick. : BATSMEN
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Where the game of curling is played. : RINK
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No more than. : ONLY
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Members of the family. : RELATIVES
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Balance sheet. : STATEMENT
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Native of Europe. : ALSATIAN
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Buddies. : PALS
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Radio message. : SOS
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Native of Indianapolis. : HOOSIER
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Girl's name. : BRENDA
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Bluebeard's last wife. : FATIMA
43
Throw a tantrum. : ACTUP
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Independent Senator. : MORSE
45
Hitler's Eva. : BRAUN
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Toy shop specialty. : DOLL
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Faultily. : ILLY
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Man's name. : NEIL
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This: Spanish. : ESTA
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Theatrical organization. : NVA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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