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Harold T. Bers
Harold T. Bers

New York Times, Tuesday, January 9, 1951

48-Down : Blouses.

Author:
Harold T. Bers
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15
Harold T. Bers has 138 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 569
Across
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The Attorney General. : MCGRATH
8
Europe's newest king. : GUSTAF
14
The earth's great land area. : EURASIA
15
Bernhard is her consort. : JULIANA
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Recent visitor to Washington. : CLEMENT
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Subsidiary buildings. : ANNEXES
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Important factor. : COG
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Part of the rooftop forest. : ANTENNA
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Unvarying behavior. : RUT
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Dr. Oppenheimer's sphere. : ATOM
24
Safe-cracker. : YEGG
25
Steely look. : STARE
27
Metal loop for subway standee. : STRAP
29
Strike out. : DELE
31
Chemical suffix. : ETIN
32
Watching. : EYING
34
Regulated courses of diet, exercise, etc. : REGIMENS
36
Gleam: Scot. : LEAM
38
Frolic. : ROMP
39
Islands 650 miles from N. Y. : BERMUDAS
43
Strip of wood in a chair back. : SPLAT
46
On the sheltered side. : ALEE
47
Skier's delight. : SNOW
49
Stogie. : SEGAR
51
Prophetic French writer of science fiction. : VERNE
53
Arabian garments. : ABAS
55
___-Japanese War. : SINO
56
Miss Norring, Hungarian screen star. : AVA
57
Strait off the toe of Italy. : MESSINA
60
Children's game. : TAG
61
Sells in small quantities. : RETAILS
63
Save, as a soul or a ship. : SALVAGE
65
Do-nothing-ness. : INERTIA
66
Footer of the bill. : TREATER
67
Fix a value. : ASSESS
68
Areas. : SECTORS
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Places of pilgrimage. : MECCAS
2
Breeches worn by lady bicyclist. : CULOTTE
3
Mr. Peck of the movies. : GREGORY
4
Mascot of Fordham. : RAM
5
On the deep. : ASEA
6
Not resonant. : TINNY
7
Wearing a Homburg. : HATTED
8
Character in "Treasure Island." : GUNN
9
Arm bones. : ULNAS
10
She: German. : SIE
11
Home-owner's financial concern. : TAXRATE
12
"Nye" Bevan. : ANEURIN
13
Tightens. : FASTENS
15
Bell that makes a discordant sound. : JANGLER
20
Bohemian river. : EGER
23
Secretary Donaldson's cohorts. : MAILMEN
26
Places of worship. : TEMPLES
28
Automobile tire: French. : PNEU
30
Selves. : EGOS
33
Wanders. : GADS
35
Pesky little people. : IMPS
37
Jack Dempsey, "The ___ Mauler." : MANASSA
39
Where Munich is. : BAVARIA
40
Turned out by Lou Little, Frank Leahy, etc. : ELEVENS
41
Re-evaluates. : RERATES
42
Precursors of tears. : SOBS
44
Hurried: Music. : AGITATO
45
Scarlet bird. : TANAGER
48
Blouses. : WAISTS
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Singing movie cowboy. : ROGERS
52
Gives off. : EMITS
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Consort of "a delusion." : SNARE
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Yale men. : ELIS
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One of the Waugh brothers. : ALEC
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Exist. : ARE
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Large barrel. : VAT

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 13 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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