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A. H. Drummond, Jr.
A. H. Drummond, Jr.

New York Times, Tuesday, January 14, 1958

34-Down : Most bedaubed.

Author:
A. H. Drummond, Jr.
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F G J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
A. H. Drummond, Jr. has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 35-Across had no hyphen before "Magnon"; added it.

1
C
2
A
3
S
4
A
5
L
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S
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A
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N
9
A
10
R
11
C
12
H
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A
V
E
R
E
L
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L
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L
O
R
E
L
E
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I
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B
A
T
A
V
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A
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L
O
M
B
A
R
D
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S
L
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W
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E
N
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T
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R
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E
R
O
S
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A
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I
R
D
R
Y
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C
L
E
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T
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A
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C
K
S
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A
C
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C
U
S
T
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O
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M
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H
O
R
A
L
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S
M
A
R
T
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C
R
O
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E
R
I
N
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E
M
P
T
Y
38
C
U
R
S
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I
T
S
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O
L
E
O
S
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H
O
P
I
S
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R
A
S
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O
R
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A
L
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S
A
S
S
Y
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C
O
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R
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V
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E
T
S
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Y
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A
R
D
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S
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N
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S
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T
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S
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P
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S
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I
S
O
L
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A
T
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S
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E
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P
L
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P
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A
S
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T
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R
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A
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R
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D
© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,122
Across
1
Famed cellist and patriot. : CASALS
7
Foe of organized government. : ANARCH
13
Gubernatorial middle name. : AVERELL
15
Siren on the Rhine. : LORELEI
17
Former name of Jakarta. : BATAVIA
18
Inhabitant of the Po Valley. : LOMBARD
19
Vegetable dish. : SLAW
20
Join. : ENTER
22
Cupid. : EROS
23
Demoisturize in a certain way. : AIRDRY
25
Diminutive suffix. : CLE
26
Stitches. : TACKS
29
Habituate (to). : ACCUSTOM
33
Of a time period. : HORAL
34
Capable. : SMART
35
___-Magnon. : CRO
36
Cuchulainn's home. : ERIN
37
Without substance. : EMPTY
38
Foes of 7 Down. : CURS
39
Possessive. : ITS
40
Butterines. : OLEOS
41
Pueblo dwellers. : HOPIS
42
Scratching for food, as poultry. : RASORIAL
44
Impudent: Colloq. : SASSY
45
Bill's companion. : COO
46
Dog in a cartoon. : RIVETS
49
Play area. : YARD
51
Certain ratios. : SINES
52
Kitchen measures: Abbr. : TSPS
56
Set apart. : ISOLATE
58
Tower. : STEEPLE
60
Cadiz silver. : PESETAS
61
Lie of the land. : TERRAIN
62
Acquiescence. : ASSENT
63
Based (on). : RESTED
Down
1
Hansoms. : CABS
2
Of grandparents. : AVAL
3
Silk: Ital. : SETA
4
Of a South American Indian tribe. : ARAWAKAN
5
Biblical book: Abbr. : LEV
6
Foxier. : SLIER
7
Certain slumber disturbers. : ALLEYCATS
8
Winning horse of 1950. : NOOR
9
Branch. : ARM
10
Shows strong aversion. : REBELS
11
Iced wine drinks. : CLARETCUPS
12
Man of the hour. : HERO
14
Region. : LAND
16
Freudian terms. : IDS
21
Tumbler's net. : TRAMPOLIN
24
Icel. or Ire., for example. : ISL
25
Snub: Colloq. : CUT
26
Done by them. : THEIR
27
Artery. : AORTA
28
30
Appeal. : CRY
31
Iris plant. : ORRIS
32
Covered with bryophytes. : MOSSY
34
Most bedaubed. : SMEARIEST
37
Name meaning "high." : ELI
38
Small, round trays. : COASTERS
40
Gold in Cadiz. : ORO
41
Before D. D. E. : HST
43
Plenty: Slang. : OODLES
47
Garment. : VEST
48
Acid-alcohol compound. : ESTER
49
Sharp cry. : YIP
50
On the main. : ASEA
51
"The Man" of baseball. : STAN
53
Squabble. : SPAT
54
Fold: Fr. : PLIE
55
Cause to go. : SEND
57
Dined. : ATE
59
Before. : ERE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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