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Jules Arensberg
Jules Arensberg

New York Times, Thursday, September 26, 1957

27-Across : Proverbially, a crowd.

Author:
Jules Arensberg
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Jules Arensberg has 95 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 3,012
Across
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Parish priests. : PASTORS
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Dishonor. : SHAME
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Napoleon's sobriquet, Little ___. : CORPORAL
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Rhythmical. : CADENT
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Bosom friend. : ALTEREGO
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Florida bowl. : ORANGE
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Tree trunks. : BOLES
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Mankind. : WORLD
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Its symbol is Sn. : TIN
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Footless animal. : APOD
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Lukewarm. : TEPID
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Heirs. : SONS
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Month: Abbr. : NOV
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Alekhine's game. : CHESS
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Proverbially, a crowd. : THREE
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Kind of barometer. : ANEROID
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Repeat. : ECHO
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Kuwatly is one. : SYRIAN
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Wastelands. : HEATHS
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Invites. : ASKS
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Where to spend a schilling. : AUSTRIA
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Long-legged bird. : STILT
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Floor: Fr. : ETAGE
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Purpose. : END
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Army group. : WACS
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Disfigures. : MAIMS
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Commanded. : BADE
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English festival. : ALE
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American-born Japanese. : NISEI
51
Big name in baseball. : CASEY
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Made figure eights. : SKATED
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Something enjoyed. : PLEASURE
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Any journey for safety. : HEGIRA
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Kind of rays. : INFRARED
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The people. : DEMOS
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Snuggled. : NESTLED
Down
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Mount for Pete Bostwick. : POLOPONY
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Esthete. : ARTLOVER
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It's checked by radar. : SPEED
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Rugged rocks. : TORS
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Mine output. : ORE
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Allergy irritant. : RAGWEED
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Relatives of yachts. : SLOOPS
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Upbraid. : SCOLD
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Unyielding. : HARD
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Oklahoma city. : ADA
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Teacher. : MENTOR
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Locomotive. : ENGINE
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Bathhouses. : CABANAS
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Pluperfect, for one. : TENSE
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Become stronger. : RISE
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Sign on an office wall. : THINK
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Piglet. : SHOAT
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Seashore. : COAST
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"___ are the times ... " : THESE
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Money in Teheran. : RIALS
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Puffs along. : CHUGS
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Cherish. : TREASURE
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Obstructed. : HINDERED
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Having a doleful look. : SADEYED
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Coral and Black. : SEAS
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Signature of British writer, children's favorite. : AAMILNE
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Sound of splashing water. : SWASH
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Discoursed. : TALKED
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Period of geological time. : ICEAGE
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Man's jewelry. : TIEPIN
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Phrygian king. : MIDAS
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Fundamental. : BASAL
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Any tyrant. : NERO
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Carry in a vehicle. : CART
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Dickensian lad. : TIM
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Failing marks. : EFS

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4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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