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Harold T. Bers
Harold T. Bers

New York Times, Friday, January 17, 1958

49-Down : "Compulsion" author.

Author:
Harold T. Bers
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { F J Q }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Harold T. Bers has 138 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,125
Across
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19th century Communist. : MARX
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System of Allah. : ISLAM
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Slavic ruler. : CZAR
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Inter ___. : ALIA
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Plant pore. : STOMA
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Impersonation. : ROLE
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River fish of eastern U. S. : STONETOTER
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Norway's new king. : OLAV
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Epithet for Michelangelo. : TITAN
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Rome vs. Carthage. : PUNICWARS
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Patriotic group. : DAR
25
Dan Beard follower. : SCOUT
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Peace pipe. : CALUMET
30
Busy. : ONTHEGO
34
Poem. : ODE
35
Refugee. : EMIGRE
37
Singer Raines. : ELLA
38
Passes. : COMPLIMENTARIES
41
Philharmonic instrument. : OBOE
42
Precepts. : TENETS
43
British award. : OBE
44
New York Indians. : SENECAS
46
Speaks in class. : RECITES
48
Assessment amount. : RATAL
50
"Dombey and ___." : SON
51
Symbol of care or tact. : KIDGLOVES
55
African lake. : TCHAD
59
Comply. : OBEY
60
"On the Beach" author. : NEVILSHUTE
62
Depict. : LIMN
63
More than a misdemeanor. : CRIME
64
Jar used in Latin America. : OLLA
65
Mine entrance. : ADIT
66
Serfs. : ESNES
67
Capture: Colloq. : NAIL
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Boat part. : MAST
2
High: Prefix. : ALTI
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Blaze of color. : RIOT
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Kubla Khan's city. : XANADU
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Believer in: Suffix. : IST
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Red light. : STOP
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Tropical water lily. : LOTUS
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Part of a church. : AMENCORNER
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Friends of the Bairds. : MARIONETTES
10
Author of "The Lion's Share." : CROWTHER
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Figure in French letters. : ZOLA
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Winged. : ALAR
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Spinning motions: Abbr. : REVS
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Paint. : ENAMEL
22
Film director's word. : CUT
24
Phrase in bill collector's repertoire. : REMITATONCE
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Island near Costa Rica. : COCOS
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Hacienda brick. : ADOBE
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Sherbet flavor. : LEMON
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Washing machines, frozen foods, etc. : TIMESAVERS
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Expatriate poet. : ELIOT
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Field: Poet. : GLEBE
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Green spots in a waste. : OASES
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Army man: Abbr. : GEN
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Ibsen play. : PEERGYNT
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Men's neckwear. : ASCOTS
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___ Tech. : CAL
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Korean port. : INCHON
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"Compulsion" author. : LEVIN
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Nut used for a beverage. : KOLA
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Footnote abbreviation. : IBID
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Half. : DEMI
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U. S. track star. : SIME
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Native dance. : HULA
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A king of the Huns. : ATLI
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Secret bargain: Colloq. : DEAL
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"___ Girls." : LES

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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