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Henry A. Wolfe
Henry A. Wolfe

COMMENCEMENT

New York Times, Sunday, January 2, 1949

55-Down : Partly destroyed by an A bomb.

Author:
Henry A. Wolfe
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 154, Blocks: 81, Avg Word Len: 5.82, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 614 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 190, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 20, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 67
Henry A. Wolfe has 12 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

In order to match its clue, the fourth letter of 59-Down should be an "O" rather than an "A."

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C
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A
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N
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O
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V
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A
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P
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A
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S
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S
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A
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B
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L
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E
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M
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I
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G
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O
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O
R
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A
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L
L
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N
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T
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D
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A
G
R
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E
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T
R
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C
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L
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O
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T
A
G
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R
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H
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N
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S
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E
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E
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A
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S
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O
W
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S
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T
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L
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T
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T
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A
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T
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R
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O
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L
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G
Y
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S
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D
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N
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M
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V
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M
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G
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Y
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L
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O
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M
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T
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L
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A
R
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P
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L
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S
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C
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R
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S
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M
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O
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N
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G
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R
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R
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U
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F
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R
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P
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A
P
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T
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L
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D
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O
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S
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A
P
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C
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E
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F
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N
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S
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A
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S
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C
T
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N
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E
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A
M
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B
A
L
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I
N
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E
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D
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C
O
U
R
S
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D
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A
C
O
N
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L
E
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D
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E
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T
A
M
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I
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A
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H
A
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O
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A
© 1949, The New York TimesNo. 360
Across
1
Judy ___, hillbilly actress. : CANOVA
7
Mediocre. : PASSABLE
15
Our Latin-American friends. : AMIGOS
21
Ecclesiastical veils. : ORALES
22
As opposed to respondent: Law. : APPELLANT
24
"Little ___." : DORRIT
25
Assents. : AGREES
26
Controllable. : TRACTABLE
27
Well-known Irish name. : OTOOLE
28
Bengali poet. : TAGORE
29
Chroniclers. : HISTORIANS
31
___ nous. : ENTRE
32
College in Connecticut. : ELI
33
Laggard. : SNAIL
35
Aquatic mammals. : SEACOWS
37
Cymbals. : TAL
38
Sediment. : SILT
40
Goddess of Silence. : TACITA
43
Science dealing with monstrosities. : TERATOLOGY
46
Farm implement. : SEEDER
48
Segment of animal bodies: Zool. : SOMITE
51
"Schoolboy ___," of Connie Mack's Athletics. : ROWE
52
Capital of ancient Phoenicia. : SIDON
54
Level. : RASE
55
College in Indiana. : NOTREDAME
60
Fortress: Ger. : FESTE
63
___ Chamberlain. : NEVILLE
65
Twinges. : ACHES
66
"Fleurs du ___"—Stendhal. : MAL
67
Fly. : AVIATE
69
One of the Ladrones. : TINIAN
70
Highly flavored. : GAMY
71
Theatre stall. : LOGE
72
Name of five popes: Ital. : MARTINO
74
Having clayey soil. : LOAMY
75
I nourish: Latin. : ALO
76
"___ Doone." : LORNA
77
Subject of Blake's "Songs." : INNOCENCE
79
Native of Cagliari. : SARDINIAN
81
Whose daughter was Regan? : LEARS
82
Over there. : YON
83
Conspirator in "Julius Caesar." : CASCA
87
Spanish name. : ERNESTO
88
Doctrines. : ISMS
89
Spindle. : AXLE
90
Suction. : INTAKE
92
"___ thoughts."—Victor Herbert. : YESTER
93
Point in handball. : ACE
94
Violin bows: Ital. : ARCOS
95
Autocracy. : TSARISM
97
An indentation or nick: Port. : MOSSA
98
William S. ___, Civil War general. : ROSECRANS
100
Port Arthur victor, 1904. : TOGO
101
College in West Virginia. : SALEM
103
"Eugene ___."—Bulwer-Lytton. : ARAM
104
Juries. : PANELS
106
Rattan workers. : CANERS
109
Former kingdom, now part of Yugoslavia. : MONTENEGRO
114
Replace sod. : RETURF
116
Harvest. : REAP
118
Yank, in an O'Neill play. : APE
119
Fine tempered blades. : TOLEDOS
122
Swift. : APACE
124
Thread: Fr. : FIL
125
Ancient name for Nish, Serbia. : NISSA
128
Discrimination. : SELECTNESS
131
City in Punjab, N. of Delhi. : AMBALA
133
Part of title of John Gunther's books. : INSIDE
135
Art of conversation. : DISCOURSE
136
Church officer. : DEACON
137
Feudal vassals. : LEUDES
138
Small cafe. : ESTAMINET
139
Extra leaves in a book. : INSERT
140
"___ Lupin." : ARSENE
141
The ___, summer resort on Long Island. : HAMPTONS
142
Seaport of the Ukraine. : ODESSA
Down
1
Sir Eric ___, composer of the London Suite, etc. : COATES
2
Wild sheep with large horns. : ARGALIS
3
Hubble-bubble. : NARGILE
4
Substitute for a common food. : OLEO
5
Shifts. : VEERS
6
Concurred. : ASSENTED
7
Passive; suffering. : PATHIC
8
Month of thirty days: Latin. : APRILIS
9
Resorts. : SPAS
10
Faction. : SECT
11
Violas. : ALTOS
12
Proclaim loudly. : BLARE
13
Lipped. : LABIATE
14
Entangle. : ENLACE
15
Stir. : ADO
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Speck. : MOTE
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___ Cross. : IRON
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Zola wrote of one in Lourdes. : GROTTO
19
Dust or grease wiper. : OILRAG
20
Hard. : STEELY
23
Procedure. : TENOR
30
College in Pennsylvania. : SWARTHMORE
34
Given name of an early Vice President. : AARON
36
Floor. : STOREY
39
Makers of wills. : TESTATORS
41
Capital city of Piedmont. : TORINO
42
Anna ___ of Saxe-Wiemar, patron of Goethe, Schiller, et al. : AMALIA
44
Is under obligation. : OWES
45
Escorted. : LED
47
Science dealing with nutrition: Rare. : DIETICS
49
Moslem world. : ISLAM
50
Very small. : TEENY
53
Clear. : NET
55
Partly destroyed by an A bomb. : NAGASAKI
56
City in Florida. : OCALA
57
Devotees of Eros. : AMORISTS
58
Rich or powerful industrialists. : MAGNATES
59
Give name of Italy's famous actress. : ELEANORA
60
Companion. : FAMILIAR
61
I vanish: Latin. : EVANESCO
62
Agnomens: Var. : SIRNAMES
64
Sin. : VILENESS
68
Chemical suffix. : ENE
71
More desolate. : LONESOMER
73
Carved reliefs of chalcedony. : ONYXCAMEOS
76
Football players. : LINEMEN
78
Port in Panama. : COLON
80
Thirsty. : DRY
83
City: Ital. : CITTA
84
___ Phelps Stokes. : ANSON
85
Person of long experience (with old). : STAGER
86
___ Lombard. : CAROLE
89
Out-and-out. : ARRANT
91
Curve. : ESS
94
City in Palestine. : ACRE
96
Ancient river in Italy. : MACRA
99
Corrode. : EAT
102
___ Hearn. : LAFCADIO
104
Italian mayor. : PODESTA
105
President of a Pennsylvania University. : STASSEN
107
Freshens up the surface again. : REFACES
108
The cast in "Mr. Roberts." : SAILORS
109
Important naval base. : MANILA
110
Thinker. : OPINER
111
Centaur shot with a poisoned arrow by Hercules. : NESSUS
112
European kite. : GLEDE
113
Condiment. : RELISH
115
Sure-things gone wrong. : UPSETS
117
Sole of the foot. : PLANTA
120
William of ___, English philosopher of 14th century. : OCCAM
121
A modern dance. : STOMP
123
Correct. : EMEND
126
Lateral. : SIDE
127
Seaport in Arabia. : ADEN
129
Night, in Paris. : NUIT
130
___ Rapee, orchestra leader. : ERNO
132
Ignoble. : BASE
134
Native: Suffix. : ESE

Answer summary:
14 unique to this puzzle, 53 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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