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Jules Arensberg
Jules Arensberg

New York Times, Friday, January 4, 1957

16-Down : Less prolix.

Author:
Jules Arensberg
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { H J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Jules Arensberg has 95 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,747
Across
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Go away. : SCAT
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Palanquin. : SEDAN
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Cooper heroine. : CORA
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Composer of "Symphonie Espagnole." : LALO
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Place for celebration. : IVORYTOWER
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You love: Lat. : AMAS
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Trouble shooter's concern. : BOTTLENECK
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Sheeting. : PERCALE
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Arden and Sherwood. : FORESTS
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Certain Africans. : SOMALI
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Steel producer's concern. : TONS
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Cuts across. : INTERSECTS
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Sweater. : CARDIGAN
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Dewy. : RORIC
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Aroma. : ODOR
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Item in philately. : STAMP
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She gets what she wants. : LOLA
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American-born Japanese. : NISEI
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British West Indian island. : BARBADOS
44
Anodyne. : PAINKILLER
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Flat piece or side. : PANE
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What the Red Queen said to Alice. : FASTER
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Indomitable. : ADAMANT
57
Forerunner of swing. : RAGTIME
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More than 750 mph. : SUPERSONIC
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Of the ear. : OTIC
61
Singly. : ONEATATIME
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Path or avenue. : WALK
63
Bane. : PEST
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Flatfishes. : SOLES
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Curves of ship's planks. : SNYS
Down
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Thwacks. : SLAPS
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Article of jewelry. : CAMEO
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Wakener. : ALARM
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Maria Callas role. : TOSCA
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Brother and sister. : SIBLINGS
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Old Roman cry. : EVOE
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Period. : DOT
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"___ art's sake." : ARTFOR
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Hose. : NYLONS
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Strobile. : CONE
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Is indebted. : OWES
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Geometric figure: Abbr. : RECT
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Houseboats. : ARKS
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Less prolix. : TERSER
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Et ___. : ALII
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Defensible. : TENABLE
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Make lace. : TAT
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Nut tree. : COLA
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Trampled. : TROD
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Fodder pit. : SILO
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Against. : CON
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Take ___ (go swimming). : ADIP
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Singer Ponselle. : ROSA
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Three: Ger. : DREI
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En tout ___ (vanity case). : CAS
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Bad: Fr. : MAL
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Introductions. : PREFACES
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Not completely. : INPART
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Crow. : BRAG
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Where George Docking is Governor. : KANSAS
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Completely. : INTOTO
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Packs away. : STOWS
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Person of power. : TITAN
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Writer Kimbrough. : EMILY
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Takes heed of: Arch. : RECKS
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Dripping wet. : ASOP
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Sand formation. : DUNE
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Simians. : APES
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Viands. : MEAT
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Hoarfrost. : RIME
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Nothing. : NIL

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

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