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Michael Dubin
Michael Dubin

New York Times, Tuesday, January 23, 1962

12-Down : Break.

Author:
Michael Dubin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 311 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Michael Dubin has 15 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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H
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U
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S
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H
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R
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O
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S
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T
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R
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A
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B
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E
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S
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A
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H
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A
R
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T
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M
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S
S
I
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H
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S
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L
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H
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A
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P
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H
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D
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L
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T
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D
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S
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R
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T
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C
R
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S
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T
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C
H
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L
I
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H
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N
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H
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M
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C
H
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D
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L
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R
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C
H
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T
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R
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O
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K
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W
H
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K
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E
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R
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H
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Y
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B
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M
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R
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B
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R
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O
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N
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R
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H
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P
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,575
Across
1
Silence. : HUSH
5
Pulpits. : ROSTRA
11
Hits hard: Slang. : BASHES
13
In one's deepest emotions. : ATHEART
15
Liberator. : MESSIAH
16
Slyness. : STEALTH
17
Diplomat: Abbr. : AMB
18
Dashed or spattered. : PLASHED
20
Rest. : LIE
21
Bound. : TIED
23
Direct. : STEER
24
Muscle twitchings. : TICS
25
Indians. : CREES
27
Road surface. : TAR
28
Claw: Prefix. : CHELI
29
Followers of a kind. : HENCHMEN
31
Rebukes. : CHIDES
32
Haunt. : LAIR
33
Charlie ___. : CHAN
34
Russian U. N. principle. : TROIKA
37
Hirsute adornments. : WHISKERS
41
Callous and tough. : HORNY
42
Insect. : BEE
43
Deserve. : MERIT
44
Boorish. : RUDE
45
Prickly seedcases. : BURRS
47
Biblical term of reproach. : RACA
48
Full of: Suffix. : OSE
49
Piers. : JETTIES
51
Diffident. : SHY
52
Paradise. : NIRVANA
54
Floors. : STORIES
56
Animate. : ENLIVEN
57
People. : HUMANS
58
Spin. : GYRATE
59
Throe. : PANG
Down
1
Candidate for a comeback. : HASBEEN
2
Part of Congress: Abbr. : USS
3
Yankee clipper. : SHIP
4
Restores. : HEALS
5
Slice of bacon. : RASHER
6
Water carnivore. : OTTER
7
Molt. : SHED
8
Collation. : TEA
9
Exchanged several strokes, in tennis. : RALLIED
10
Magazine piece. : ARTICLE
11
Bog down. : BEMIRE
12
Break. : SHATTER
14
Composition. : THESIS
15
Contest. : MATCH
19
Mr. O'Casey. : SEAN
22
Wane. : DECLINE
24
Philosopher. : THINKER
26
Not reliable. : SHAKY
28
Crevasse. : CHASM
30
My: It. : MIA
31
Greek letter. : CHI
33
Prize. : CHERISH
34
Seat of kings. : THRONE
35
Awakening. : ROUSING
36
Law-abiding. : ORDERLY
37
Poetic verb. : WERT
38
Removing. : ERASING
39
Nabob's forte. : RICHES
40
Old-time corsets. : STAYS
42
Hydrocarbon. : BUTANE
45
American poet. : BENET
46
Arrange. : SETUP
49
Kind of coffee. : JAVA
50
Body: Biol. : SOMA
53
Man: Lat. : VIR
55
Sped. : RAN

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

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