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Harold T. Bers
Harold T. Bers

FORESTRY

New York Times, Sunday, February 1, 1959

116-Down : Leaf cutter or mason.

Author:
Harold T. Bers
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 146, Blocks: 68, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 587 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 112, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 19
Harold T. Bers has 138 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,488
Across
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Wallace's men. : SCOTS
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Crewmen. : OARS
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Offbeat systems. : ISMS
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Shut up. : MEWED
19
Avenue, in Germany. : ALLEE
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Authentic. : TRUE
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Upolu port. : APIA
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Unattached. : ALONE
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Household storage space. : CEDARCHEST
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Character in "You Can't Take it With You." : MRSYCAMORE
27
Bowl sound. : RAH
28
Fiery English maestro. : BEECHAM
30
Others: Span. : OTROS
31
A DiMaggio. : DOM
32
Comedian Blore. : ERIC
34
Open cart. : DRAY
35
Charm. : AMULET
37
Crystallizes. : GELS
38
Invernesses. : CAPES
40
Jabber. : PRATE
41
Loch in Perthshire. : EARN
43
Gertrude Stein's alter ego. : TOKLAS
45
Wisconsin farm. : DAIRY
47
Having pendants. : TASSELED
51
Bikini, for one. : ATOLL
52
The movies. : HOLLYWOOD
54
Irritate: Colloq. : PEEVE
55
Molucca island. : CERAM
56
Gen. Wingate. : ORDE
57
Voodoo. : OBEAH
59
Figure of indeterminate sides. : NGON
60
Foster-brother of King Arthur. : KAY
61
Slugger Mathews. : EDDIE
63
Roman Helios. : SOL
64
Vitiates. : DEBASES
66
Rialto sign. : SRO
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Fleets. : ARMADAS
70
Musical syllables. : FAS
71
Former name of a Duchess. : SIMPSON
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Unruly tresses. : MOP
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Irascible. : TESTY
78
Mr. Mack. : TED
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Ancient. : HOAR
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A pair. : MATES
84
Good: Ital. : BENE
85
Métier. : TRADE
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Mountain range, in geology. : ALPID
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Popular golf resort. : PINEHURST
91
Lank. : RANGY
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Philadelphia thoroughfare sign. : WALNUTST
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Detached. : LOOSE
95
Marsh plants. : SEDGES
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"Rome of Hungary." : EGER
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Arthur Miller's salesman. : WILLY
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Smuggle. : STEAL
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Elmy campus. : YALE
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Nitrogenous compounds. : AZINES
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Ginkgo tree habitat. : ASIA
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Siesta. : REST
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Being: Suffix. : URE
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Small fish. : SMELT
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Shreds. : TATTERS
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"Sunny" song. : WHO
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The makings of jelly. : CRABAPPLES
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Historic symbol of colonial days. : CHARTEROAK
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Boulevard oases. : CAFES
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Study (over). : PORE
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Gardener. : HOER
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Mrs. Arrowsmith. : LEORA
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Nincompoops. : ASSES
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Admits. : OWNS
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She: Span. : ELLA
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Addicted to crazes. : FADDY
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___ Coeur. : SACRE
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Deforest. : CLEAR
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Andrew Jackson. : OLDHICKORY
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Darjeeling. : TEA
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Native of Nis. : SERB
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The rest. : OTHERS
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Source of betel nuts. : ARECA
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Abounding in cattails. : RUSHY
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Silk: Ital. : SETA
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"I think, therefore ___." : IAM
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Have buds. : SPROUT
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Symbol from Druid days. : MISTLETOE
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Author Joel ___. : SAYRE
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Dutch river. : MAAS
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New England trade-mark. : ELM
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Piratic appendages. : WOODENLEGS
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Sign up. : ENROL
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A Taylor. : DEEMS
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Transfers: Law. : CEDES
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Shelters. : COTES
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Shakespearean "indeed!" : MARRY
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Lily. : CALLA
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L. A. suburb. : MAYWOOD
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___ grass. : GREENAS
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Pilgrims. : PALMERS
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Good supply. : PILE
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Poplar: Poet. : ASP
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Nail. : TACK
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Great Barrier Island, N. Z. : OTEA
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Genoese admiral. : DORIA
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City functionaries. : ALDERMEN
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Storm god of Babylonia. : ADAD
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Bacchic cry. : EVOE
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Scout groups. : DENS
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Mason's trough. : HOD
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Makers of religious offerings. : OBLATERS
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Weight: Colloq. : HEFT
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Judgment. : DOOM
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Tree's life blood. : SAP
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Laurel. : BAYTREE
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Trap. : SPRINGE
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Metz' river. : MOSELLE
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Logic : SENSE
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Noted Fabian. : SHAW
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Kansas town. : IOLA
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Toronto in the NHL. : MAPLELEAFS
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Fabric surfaces. : NAPS
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Bridge term. : SET
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Summer mecca for music. : TANGLEWOOD
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Slight lead. : EDGE
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Algerian governors. : DEYS
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G & S refrain. : TITWILLOW
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Anchored float. : BUOY
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Invention of the 1930's. : RADAR
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Expected. : DUE
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English composer. : HOLST
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Type of steamer. : TRAMP
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Genesis. : START
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Hold in port. : INTERN
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Craggy ridge. : SIERRA
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The Joshua tree is one. : YUCCA
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Robespierre's home town. : ARRAS
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Fourth Marx brother. : ZEPPO
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City in Mass. : ATHOL
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Mme. de ___. : STAEL
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Sliver of pottery. : SHARD
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Wine. : TOKAY
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Be impudent. : SASS
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Symptom. : ACHE
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Individual. : SELF
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Leaf cutter or mason. : BEE
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French possessive. : SES
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Contemporary cartoonist. : REA

Answer summary:
9 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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