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Arthur Schulman
Arthur Schulman

New York Times, Tuesday, January 2, 1962

34-Down : Pro-Communist group in Laos.

Author:
Arthur Schulman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { B J K Q V X }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has duplicate clues.
Arthur Schulman has 80 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,554
Across
1
Geological formation. : MASSIF
7
Imperfect. : DAMAGED
14
Completely. : INTOTO
15
European VIP. : ADENAUER
17
15 or 18 Across. : LEADER
18
European VIP. : DEGAULLE
19
Bird. : OWL
20
1884 heroine. : RAMONA
22
"___ go!" : LETS
23
Adult insect. : IMAGO
25
Ear: Prefix. : OTO
27
Hair pad. : RAT
28
Lights. : IGNITES
30
Creditor's holdings. : IOUS
32
Dawdles. : LOITERS
33
River into the Black Sea. : DNIEPER
37
Bind with rope. : LASH
38
French composer. : LALO
39
Catches. : ENTRAPS
43
Essene, for example. : ASCETIC
46
Where Sikkim is. : ASIA
47
Women's hats. : CLOCHES
48
Building in N. Y. C. : RCA
51
Bluff King ___. : HAL
52
Viennese pastry. : TORTE
53
Character in Verdi opera. : IAGO
55
African VIP. : NASSER
57
Numerical prefix. : TRI
60
Argentine VIP. : FRONDIZI
62
Woodworking tool. : GIMLET
64
Asian. : FORMOSAN
65
Guiding principles. : IDEALS
66
Toscanini. : MAESTRO
67
City on Honshu. : NAGOYA
Down
1
Italian name for Aegean island. : MILO
2
Freshly. : ANEW
3
Persona non grata in Moscow. : STALINIST
4
Turf. : SOD
5
Repeat. : ITERATE
6
Hunter for food. : FORAGER
7
Part of a pedestal. : DADO
8
Tonsil's relative. : ADENOID
9
Large force. : MEGATON
10
Up: Prefix. : ANA
11
Old name for country of 18 Across. : GAUL
12
Swiss mathematician. : EULER
13
Greek letter. : DELTA
16
Shelter. : REST
21
Shade of green. : MOSS
24
Persian god. : MITHRA
26
Assent, for 18 Across. : OUI
28
"Winnie ___ Pu." : ILLE
29
Native of Pangim. : GOAN
31
Chosen. : SELECT
34
Pro-Communist group in Laos. : PATHETLAO
35
M. Faure. : ELIE
36
Fabulous birds. : ROCS
40
Wood for baseball bats. : ASH
41
Cliburn. : PIANIST
42
European dictator. : SALAZAR
43
Book of the New Testament. : ACTS
44
Sweet liqueur. : SLOEGIN
45
___ de toros (bullfight). : CORRIDA
48
Moroccan Berber. : RIFF
49
Billiard shot. : CAROM
50
Greek market place. : AGORA
54
"This one's ___." : ONME
56
___-Soviet bloc. : SINO
58
Count (on). : RELY
59
"___ boy!" : ITSA
61
Back: Fr. : DOS
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One of the "Little Women." : MEG

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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