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Arthur Schulman
Arthur Schulman

New York Times, Friday, November 17, 1967

40-Down : Phoenician capital.

Author:
Arthur Schulman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 316 (avg 1.67)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Arthur Schulman has 80 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,670
Across
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Bad-tempered one. : WASP
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Creator of Eugene Gant. : WOLFE
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Spanish city. : LEON
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Glee club member. : ALTO
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Confederate general. : EWELL
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Pinnacle. : ACME
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Bereft, as of love. : LORN
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Pallet. : BEDOFSTRAW
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Dissolved and washed away. : LEACHED
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Brings upon oneself. : INCURS
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Spin. : WHIR
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Hebrew prophet. : JONAH
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Relish. : SAVOR
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Light: Lat. : LUX
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Money, in Manila. : PESOS
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Turku, to the Swedes. : ABO
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Site of famous Buddhist caves. : AJANTA
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Normandy town. : STLO
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Intense. : HOT
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Frenzied ones. : MANIACS
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One of a colorful trio. : RED
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Currier's partner. : IVES
44
Elk. : WAPITI
45
Motorists' org. : AAA
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Flemish painter. : BOSCH
48
___ Aviv. : TEL
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Becomes light. : DAWNS
51
Less common. : RARER
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Rooster's crest. : COMB
54
Bird. : ORIOLE
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Most scrawny. : BONIEST
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Nonentity. : MANOFSTRAW
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Indian. : CREE
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Excited. : AGOG
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Console. : TABLE
66
River into the Caspian. : URAL
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Hawaiian goose. : NENE
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Noticed. : SPIED
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Ago: Scot. : SYNE
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Barrier. : WALL
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Lily plant. : ALOE
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Certain polls. : STRAWVOTES
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Type of raincoat. : PONCHO
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Operatic composer. : WEBER
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Was indebted. : OWED
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Went first. : LED
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Girl's nickname. : FLO
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Puckish. : ELFIN
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Shuts securely. : LATCHES
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Beige. : ECRU
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Eastern name. : OMAR
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Intelligence. : NEWS
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Cookie. : SNAP
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Man's name. : HIRAM
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Red cedar. : JUNIPER
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Soup ingredient. : OXTAIL
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Title in colonial India. : SAHIB
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From the outset: Lat. : ABOVO
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Woolly. : LANATE
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Plant of the rose family. : STRAWBERRY
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N. Y. city. : OLEAN
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Beverages. : SODAS
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Facial feature. : JAW
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Deed. : ACT
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Phoenician capital. : SIDON
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Dickens character. : SCROOGE
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Part of a football game. : HALF
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Friend: Lat. : AMICUS
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Silent intervals. : RESTS
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Intimidated. : COWED
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Arabian gulf. : OMAN
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Fury. : RAGE
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Barge ___. : INON
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Bundle. : BALE
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Connery. : SEAN
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Prefix with play or cast. : TELE
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Spigot. : TAP
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Baseball abbreviation. : RBI

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

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