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Bert Beaman
Bert Beaman

LETTER BOXES

New York Times, Sunday, November 3, 1968

86-Down : Sophocles, for one

Author:
Bert Beaman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 136, Blocks: 61, Avg Word Len: 5.59, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 560 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 136, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 18 Grid has duplicate clues.
Bert Beaman has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 7,022
Across
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Employe of a kind : LABORER
8
Important alliance : SEATO
13
Charges with gas : AERATES
20
Land : ACREAGE
21
First name in Eire : EAMON
22
Obtrusive : BLATANT
23
Having a history : STORIED
24
Chef's forte : CREPESSUZETTE
26
I ___ you! : ASK
27
Mexican highwaymen : LADRONES
29
Condition: Suffix : TUDE
30
Time : TEN
31
Fares : GOES
33
Time : NOON
34
Esteem : REVERE
36
Send flying : WING
37
___ the Visitation : NUNOF
39
Goes (about) : GADS
41
Cane : REED
42
Health: Fr. : SANTE
43
Full of emotion : ATHROB
45
See 19 Down : MANAGER
47
Belabor : CUDGEL
48
Like some stories : EERIE
50
Criterion : RULE
51
Colorful sparoid fish : BOCE
52
Bath : SPA
54
Tot's favorite : TEDDYBEAR
57
For a time : AWHILE
60
Omen : HARBINGER
62
Doc's brother : SNEEZY
64
Little ___ : NELL
66
Machines : AUTOS
67
Africans : IBOS
69
Wasting: Prefix : TABO
70
Intend: Scot. : ETTLE
71
Country place : GLEN
72
Having a handle : ANSATE
74
Forecast : PROGNOSIS
76
Footing (up) : ADDING
78
Game : DRAWPOKER
80
W. W. II group : OSS
81
Degrees : SSDS
82
Constellation : ARGO
83
Process of: Suffix : ATION
85
Polishing cloth : SHAMMY
88
Controversial : ERISTIC
91
Eye part : SCLERA
94
Namesakes of Conrad heroine : LENAS
95
Shake ___ : ALEG
96
Tuft-hunter : SNOB
98
Attacks : HASAT
99
Zest : ELAN
100
Frustrate : BLIGHT
102
Kind of stream: Abbr. : TRIB
104
Coat slit : VENT
105
Hard wood : ELM
106
Golf stroke : PUTT
107
Singers' forte : TREMOLOS
110
Size: Abbr. : LGE
111
Acts moderately : KEEPSTHEPEACE
114
Fabulous animal : GRIFFIN
116
In a set : ENSUITE
117
Not broadside : ENDON
118
Busied : ENGAGED
119
Kind of fisherman : DEEPSEA
120
Didn't usually : USENT
121
Antennas : SENSORS
Down
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Italian menu item : LASAGNA
2
Depicts : ACTSOUT
3
Very sad : BROKENHEARTED
4
Done: Poet. : OER
5
Corncrake : RAIL
6
Historic sea: Var. : EGEAN
7
Card game : REDDOG
8
Motorist's choice : SECONDARYROAD
9
Be worthy of : EARN
10
Arabian title : AMEER
11
Armed forces member : TOPSERGEANT
12
Pronoun : ONE
13
Unbelievable : ABSURD
14
Outmaneuver : ELUDE
15
Level : RAZE
16
Used (up) : ATE
17
Threadwork : TATTING
18
___ cordiale : ENTENTE
19
Baseball great : STENGEL
25
Tip of a kind : STEER
28
Drift : ROAM
32
Distressing : SORE
35
Letter : VEE
36
Get busy : WADEINTO
38
Aqua ___ (nitric acid) : FORTIS
40
Blunt : SNUB
42
Especially : SUCH
44
All right: Fr. : BIEN
46
Brews : ALES
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Tasting like fresh milk : COWY
49
Fringes : EDGINGS
51
Weapon : BAZOOKA
52
Dance step : SHAG
53
Girl's name : PAULA
55
Junior Leaguers : DEBS
56
Political prerogative : REAPPOINTMENT
58
Cuts loose : LETSONESELFGO
59
Havelock ___ : ELLIS
61
Guarantor : BONDSMAN
63
River to the Mediterranean : EBRO
65
Reduced : LESS
68
Makes correct : STRAIGHTENS
70
Improve : ENRICH
72
Presidential nickname : ANDY
73
Conchae : EARS
75
Becomes : GETS
77
Theories : ISMS
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Lbs. : WGTS
84
Norse name : OLAV
85
Polished : SLEEKED
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Sophocles, for one : HELLENE
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Asians: Var. : ANAMESE
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Choice : ELITE
89
Terr. : REG
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Choir: Sp. : CORO
92
More like some cattle : RANGIER
93
Looks after : ATTENDS
95
Lovelace's lady : ALTHEA
97
Ship parts : BILGES
100
Hill : BUTTE
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Vocation : TRADE
103
Supported : BORNE
106
Greek letters : PSIS
108
School subj. : ECON
109
No Exit : SIGN
112
Young seal : PUP
113
Little: Fr. : PEU
115
Notes : FAS

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

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