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Jules Arensberg
Jules Arensberg

New York Times, Friday, September 5, 1958

41-Across : Halloween apparition.

Author:
Jules Arensberg
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Jules Arensberg has 95 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,356
Across
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Jokesters. : WAGS
5
Gimlets. : AWLS
9
Renown. : ECLAT
14
"Like a bump on ___." : ALOG
15
Put to flight. : ROUT
16
Watered silk. : MOIRE
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A present, in a common proverb. : GIFTHORSE
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Not suitable. : UNFIT
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Echo: Span. : ECO
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Surpassed in batting. : OUTHIT
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Give up. : CEDE
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Member of a Moslem order. : DERVISH
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Wine beverage. : NEGUS
28
Summer: Fr. : ETE
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Intractable. : OBDURATE
32
Obscure. : MISTY
35
Coasters. : SLEDS
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Energy. : VIM
37
Concerning. : ASTO
38
Aromatic. : SPICY
39
Appear. : SEEM
40
Minute. : WEE
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Halloween apparition. : SPOOK
42
Tallowish. : LARDY
43
Coastal cities. : SEAPORTS
45
Virginia river into the Roanoke. : DAN
46
Physician. : MEDIC
47
Snuggled. : CUDDLED
51
Anapaests. : FEET
53
Bondsman. : THRALL
55
Trouble. : ADO
56
Extra. : ADDED
58
Sharp-sighted. : EAGLEEYED
60
Habituate. : INURE
61
Indian. : CREE
62
Part of a chair. : RUNG
63
Slight error. : LAPSE
64
Levers on a musical instrument. : KEYS
65
Part of a basilica. : APSE
Down
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Fought. : WAGED
2
Miss Toklas. : ALICE
3
Be attracted by: Slang. : GOFOR
4
Army man: Abbr. : SGT
5
Activate. : AROUSE
6
Merit. : WORTH
7
Lavish. : LUSH
8
American author. : STEINBECK
9
Rhea's cousin. : EMU
10
Be at one. : CONCUR
11
Member of a beach patrol. : LIFESAVER
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Unimaginative. : ARID
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Head: Fr. : TETE
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Half of a compound word meaning "flighty." : HOITY
22
Presidential nickname. : TEDDY
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I forbid: Lat. : VETO
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Outfielder Zernial. : GUS
29
Salmagundis. : OLIOS
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Bound. : TIED
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Oscar's relative. : EMMY
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Gullets. : MAWS
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Phrase to keep the conversation going. : ISEE
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Hot under the collar. : STEAMEDUP
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Make a ___ (test at random). : SPOTCHECK
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Spar. : SPRIT
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What "arena" means. : SAND
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Turf. : SOD
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Dipper. : LADLE
44
Dwindles (with "out"). : PETERS
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Head of C.I.A. : DULLES
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Wary: Slang. : CAGEY
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Basketball shot. : LAYUP
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Famous English family. : EDENS
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Artful device. : DODGE
51
Flunk. : FAIL
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Mrs. Boissevain. : EDNA
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Underdone. : RARE
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River past Balmoral Castle. : DEE
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Epoch. : ERA

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