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George Laczko
George Laczko

New York Times, Tuesday, October 1, 1963

3-Down : Shorten: Abbr.

Author:
George Laczko
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
George Laczko has 37 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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B
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E
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A
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R
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D
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S
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A
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C
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R
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D
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L
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B
O
O
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K
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E
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T
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R
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D
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P
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P
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S
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O
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P
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S
P
O
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L
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A
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F
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H
O
L
L
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Y
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S
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B
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S
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S
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M
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C
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F
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I
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S
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R
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C
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U
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P
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P
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A
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L
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O
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F
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O
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B
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M
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P
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D
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,175
Across
1
Vandyke or imperial. : BEARD
6
Hallowed. : SACRED
12
Record. : LOGBOOK
14
Shoulder appurtenance. : EPAULET
16
Practice an art. : ENGRAVE
17
Pacify. : APPEASE
18
On the ___. : AIR
19
Firmly established. : DEEPSET
21
School group. : PTA
22
Plug up. : STOP
24
Cylinder of a sort. : SPOOL
25
As though. : ASIF
26
Decorative plant. : HOLLY
28
Absalom, for example. : SON
29
Tennis champion Maria. : BUENO
30
Makes a faux pas. : SLIPSUP
32
Dye plant. : MADDER
33
Yield. : CROP
34
Thread: Prefix. : FILI
35
Levantine land. : ISRAEL
38
TV script direction. : CLOSEUP
41
Satisfies. : SUITS
42
Bluegrass genus. : POA
43
Cancel. : ANNUL
45
Sioux. : OTOE
46
Iron: Pefix. : FERRO
48
Occasion. : TIME
49
However. : BUT
50
Gulls. : SEAMEWS
52
Famous columnist's initials. : FPA
53
Language of the Disciples. : ARAMAIC
55
Subject to testing. : UNTRIED
57
Lean back. : RECLINE
58
Young birds. : PEEPERS
59
Wading birds. : STILTS
60
Rubbish. : DROSS
Down
1
Food fish. : BONITOS
2
Chinese dish. : EGGROLL
3
Shorten: Abbr. : ABR
4
Pike. : ROAD
5
Symbols of peace. : DOVES
6
Spring. : SEASON
7
Fencer's warning foottap: Fr. : APPEL
8
Army man: Abbr. : CAPT
9
Street in Montmartre. : RUE
10
Passed. : ELAPSED
11
Predetermine. : DESTINE
12
Canine item. : LEASH
13
Maintains. : KEEPSUP
15
"___ two ... " : TEAFOR
20
Ship's deck. : POOP
23
Pleated. : PLICATE
25
Listening. : AUDIENT
27
Town in northwest Belgium. : YPRES
29
Wood. : BALSA
31
Note of the diatonic scale. : SOL
32
Mine: Sp. : MIO
34
Sudden outburst. : FLAREUP
35
Meteorologist's concern. : ISOBAR
36
Stitches. : SUTURES
37
Read the ___. : RIOTACT
38
Crocus bulb. : CORM
39
Consolidates. : UNIFIES
40
Fire trucks. : PUMPERS
42
Pacts to end hostilities. : PEACES
44
Stars getting top billing. : LEADS
46
False show. : FEINT
47
Acknowledged. : OWNED
50
Mizzen. : SAIL
51
Suffix with team and gang. : STER
54
Eleventh century date. : MLI
56
Where mail sorters work: Abbr. : RPO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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