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John M. Holmes, Jr.
John M. Holmes, Jr.

New York Times, Tuesday, September 6, 1955

5-Across : Furry flyer.

Author:
John M. Holmes, Jr.
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9 Grid has duplicate clues.
John M. Holmes, Jr. has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,261
Across
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Men of medicine: Slang. : DOCS
5
Furry flyer. : BAT
8
Outward aspects. : GUISES
14
Where Zion National Park is. : UTAH
15
A state: Abbr. : IDA
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Convince. : ASSURE
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Good place for a loaf. : BREADBOX
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Throughout: Mus. : SEMPRE
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Slipper. : SANDAL
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Shaped piece of metal. : IBAR
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Energy: Slang. : PEP
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Guiding signal. : BEACON
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Where flowers grow. : BEDS
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Goats of Asia. : TAHRS
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Sailing hazard. : SANDBAR
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Inter ___. : ALIA
34
Watch holder. : FOB
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Pygmy antelope. : ORIBI
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More spiteful. : CATTIER
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April flowers. : VIOLETS
41
Steps over a wall. : STILE
42
Region of Europe: Abbr. : SIL
43
Verve. : ELAN
44
Ballplayer who wants a better contract. : HOLDOUT
46
Food preparation. : JELLY
47
Olympian god. : ARES
49
Crescent-shaped. : LUNATE
51
Tablet. : PAD
52
Dodo. : BIRD
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Porter. : REDCAP
58
Seller of a certain food. : PIEMAN
60
Cooked too much. : OVERDONE
62
Bis. : ENCORE
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Attain. : WIN
64
Canadian province: Abbr. : ALTA
65
Ships out of Duluth. : LAKERS
66
One of the Leagues: Abbr. : NAT
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MCMLV. : YEAR
Down
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Duffers. : DUBS
2
Another: Span. : OTRA
3
French city. : CAEN
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Fish. : SHAD
5
Nevada Senator. : BIBLE
6
Pother. : ADO
7
Hack. : TAXICAB
8
Welcome sign to a stranded motorist. : GASANDOIL
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Employer. : USER
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Doctrine. : ISM
11
"Come and get it" signal. : SUPPERBELL
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Slipped. : ERRED
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Oozes. : SEEPS
18
Flatfish. : DABS
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___ ami. : BON
25
Hebrew lyre. : ASOR
26
Receiver of property: Law. : BAILEE
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Gen. Weyland's air command. : TAC
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Exclamation for "poor Yorick." : ALAS
29
Vincent Youmans musical of the 1920's. : HITTHEDECK
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Proportions. : RATIOS
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Member of the family: Abbr. : BRO
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Heavy wires supplying electricity. : FEEDLINES
36
European country: Abbr. : ITAL
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A state: Abbr. : ILL
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Brief biographical sketch. : VITA
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Ship's plank. : SNY
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Time of day. : SUNDOWN
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Belonging to us. : OUR
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Taunt. : JEER
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Tap with the foot, in fencing. : APPEL
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Girl in "Arms and the Man." : RAINA
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River in England. : TRENT
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George ___ McCutcheon of Graustark fame. : BARR
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Omaha Beach rendezvous. : DDAY
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Cabbage. : COLE
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Pillar or pier. : ANTA
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Fruit. : PEAR
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Man's nickname. : MOE
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By way of. : VIA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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