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Arthur Schulman
Arthur Schulman

New York Times, Saturday, October 10, 1964

12-Down : Byzantine emperor.

Author:
Arthur Schulman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { F Q }, Scrabble score: 365 (avg 1.91)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
Arthur Schulman has 80 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,550
Across
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___ weed, poisonous plant. : JIMSON
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Took shape: Colloq. : JELLED
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Ancient city of Palestine. : JERICHO
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Traffic center of Paris. : ETOILE
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A lot of champagne. : JEROBOAM
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Well-known Hollywood producer. : WALLIS
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___ Stanley Range, in New Guinea. : OWEN
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Cost: Ger. : PREIS
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Manner of speaking. : LISP
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School: Abbr. : SEM
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Verily. : YEA
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"___ didn't say 'Yes,' ... " : SHE
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All the same, for short. : THO
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Influential groups. : ELITES
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Military man: Slang. : BRASSHAT
30
Shrimp. : PRAWN
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Symbol of warmth and security. : HEARTH
32
RLS character. : HYDE
33
Mixed drink. : JULEP
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Hero of the Trojan War. : AJAX
38
Lacking sensibility for right or wrong. : AMORAL
40
Endure with courage. : BRAVE
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In a pronounced way. : MARKEDLY
44
Emperor. : CAESAR
45
Sapphic creation. : ODE
46
Article. : THE
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Balkan land: Abbr. : ALB
48
Cowboy hero of yore. : MIX
49
Shopping center. : MART
51
Czech metropolis. : PRAHA
53
Velvety surface. : PILE
54
Great waterfalls of Brazil-Argentina: Sp. : IGUAZU
56
Film hero. : TOMJONES
58
Bard. : SINGER
59
Stirred. : AROUSED
60
Bryologist's concern. : MOSSES
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Shields: Archaic. : TARGES
Down
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Tale of woe. : JEREMIAD
2
Golf club. : IRON
3
Object marble: Dial. : MIB
4
Darrow client. : SCOPES
5
Name in "GWTW." : OHARA
6
Town on Seward Peninsula. : NOME
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Small lyre-shaped instrument. : JEWSHARP
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Airline abbreviation. : ETA
9
Laze. : LOLL
10
Adam's first wife, in legend. : LILITH
11
Hebrew prophet. : ELISHA
12
Byzantine emperor. : DESPOT
13
Baubles and bangles. : JEWELRY
15
Woman's cloak of 18th century. : JOSEPH
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Name given to Jacob. : ISRAEL
22
Foreign currency. : YEN
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Archaic verb ending. : EST
27
Pinch and pull. : TWEAK
28
Anchor for a mountain-climber's rope. : BELAY
29
Investment. : SHARE
31
Irish sportsman. : HURLER
33
Short riding boots. : JODHPURS
35
Matrimony vines. : JASMINES
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Was of use. : AVAILED
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Son of Darius the Great. : XERXES
39
Bing's house. : MET
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Name associated with W. S. Gilbert. : BAB
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Oversentimentalization of motherhood. : MOMISM
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Ballet duet. : ADAGIO
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Some old movies. : RERUNS
44
Loud outcry. : CLAMOR
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Now: Sp. : AHORA
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Garment loops. : TAGS
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Rat-___. : ATAT
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Affectation. : POSE
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Last letter. : ZEE
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Toby. : JUG

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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