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Michael Dubin
Michael Dubin

New York Times, Wednesday, October 16, 1963

9-Down : Accordion ___.

Author:
Michael Dubin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
Michael Dubin has 15 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,190
Across
1
Aloof. : COOL
5
Excited: Slang. : HETUP
10
Spring phenomenon. : THAW
14
Oriental title. : ABBA
15
Ring ___. : ABELL
16
City in Latium. : ROMA
17
Heath. : MOOR
18
Way. : ROUTE
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"See ___ ... " : APIN
20
Attractive. : PLEASANT
22
Like. : ADMIRE
24
Numerous. : MANY
25
Originate. : STEM
26
Carrying: Colloq. : TOTING
29
Menu items. : DESSERTS
33
Out of the ordinary. : IRREGULAR
35
Relative of a belaying pin. : CLEAT
36
Farmyard sound. : BAA
37
Type of movie. : FEATURE
39
___ Juana. : TIA
40
Rice. : ELMER
42
Exacting. : DEMANDING
44
Censured. : REPROVED
46
Imagine. : IDEATE
47
Nothing: Fr. : RIEN
48
McCarthy. : CLEM
49
Foodstuffs. : BREADS
52
Least fashionable. : DOWDIEST
56
Bombast. : RANT
57
American bandmaster. : SOUSA
59
Den. : LAIR
60
"The Moon ___." : ANDI
61
Worthless. : EMPTY
62
Clair de ___. : LUNE
63
State: Abbr. : WISC
64
Fertile soil. : LOESS
65
Letters. : EXES
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Army life. : CAMP
2
Agora coin. : OBOL
3
Reed instrument. : OBOE
4
City in Wyoming. : LARAMIE
5
Declaim. : HARANGUE
6
Wood. : EBONY
7
German: Abbr. : TEUT
8
In the last (month): Abbr. : ULT
9
Accordion ___. : PLEATS
10
Fishing net of three layers. : TRAMMEL
11
Indian. : HOPI
12
Kabul title. : AMIR
13
Diminish. : WANE
21
Composure. : SANGFROID
23
Fell. : DESCENDED
25
Laboratory liquid. : SERUM
26
River of 16 Across. : TIBER
27
Papal veil. : ORALE
28
Hike. : TRAMP
29
Old-fashioned. : DATED
30
Networks in anatomy. : RETIA
31
Spoil. : TAINT
32
Phase. : STAGE
34
Burdened. : LADEN
38
Transportation systems. : RAILWAYS
41
See 33 Across. : ERRATIC
43
Famous name in movies. : DEMILLE
45
Ship. : VESSEL
48
Overhead items. : COSTS
49
Excellent: Scot. : BRAW
50
Oriental title. : RANI
51
Objects. : ENDS
52
Exact copy, in printer's slang. : DUPE
53
Vichy and others: Fr. : EAUX
54
Without: Lat. : SINE
55
___ beaucoup. : TRES
58
Shoulder: Prefix. : OMO

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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