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Morton B. Braun
Morton B. Braun

New York Times, Monday, August 22, 1955

69-Across : City in Illinois.

Author:
Morton B. Braun
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { J Q U X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Morton B. Braun has 13 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,246
Across
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Vertical. : ERECT
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Not near. : AFAR
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Degrees in Fine Arts. : MFAS
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Sister: Latin. : SOROR
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Proofreader's word. : DELE
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Department of France. : ORNE
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City in Italy. : PARMA
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"The ___ Hours." : DESPERATE
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Pronoun: Abbr. : YRS
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Summons. : WRIT
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Native of a Chinese port. : AMOYAN
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Scotsman's name. : ALEC
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Features of Connie and Diane. : EYES
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Stopped. : PREVENTED
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Mend. : RESEW
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Rumor. : REPORT
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Popular color. : NAVY
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Government agency: Abbr. : TVA
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Presently. : ANON
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Cottonwood tree. : ALAMO
41
Pot roast. : BEEF
42
Scatter grass, at haying time. : TED
43
Lath. : SLAT
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Ability. : TALENT
46
Pinch. : TWEAK
48
Terminals for rotary-wing aircraft. : HELIPORTS
50
Pioneer in the fashion world. : DIOR
52
Enough: Poet. : ENOW
53
Forfeiters. : LOSERS
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Grocery item. : EGGS
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To and ___. : FRO
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Recent Broadway hit. : ANASTASIA
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Former German coin. : TALER
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Begone! : SCAT
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Encircled. : GIRT
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Andean animal. : LLAMA
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Present. : HERE
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Sword. : EPEE
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City in Illinois. : ELGIN
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Discern. : ESPY
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Bellow. : ROAR
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Wanders. : ERRS
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Navy three-striper: Abbr. : COM
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Fishing vessel. : TRAWLER
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Puzzle fan, for instance. : ADDICT
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On one's ___, firmly established. : FEET
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Capp and others. : ALS
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Compensate. : REPAY
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Sullen. : MOROSE
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Noisy quarrel. : FRAY
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"Salute to France" group. : ANTA
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Experienced. : SEEN
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Corundum. : EMERY
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Leasehold charge. : RENTAL
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English river. : AVON
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Relative of Gouda. : EDAM
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Institute in Brooklyn. : PRATT
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Rehabilitate. : RENEW
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Poem. : EPODE
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Growing out. : ENATE
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Range animal. : STEER
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Part of a track meet. : EVENT
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Floats. : WAFTS
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Choosing. : VOTING
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Comedian Bert. : LAHR
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Blast or gale. : BLOW
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Part of a dirndl. : SKIRT
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Teacher of the Gospel. : APOSTLE
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Start of a Latin hymn. : ADESTE
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Envoy. : LEGATE
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Indian tribe. : OSAGE
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Eye winker. : LASH
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Not repeated. : ONCE
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European coal center. : SAAR
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Gaelic republic. : EIRE
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Signal. : FLAG
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Gallic tribe, allies of Caesar. : REMI
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Algerian port. : ORAN
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Taste. : SIP
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Apiece, on the court. : ALL

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

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