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Jules Arensberg
Jules Arensberg

New York Times, Friday, February 13, 1953

40-Down : Lovett's successor.

Author:
Jules Arensberg
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 17
Jules Arensberg has 95 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,335
Across
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An instant: Slang. : SHAKE
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Dinner check. : TAB
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Units of electric current: Abbr. : AMPS
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Everything will be all right! : THERETHERE
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Girl's name meaning weary. : LEAH
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A barker's come-on. : HURRYHURRY
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He wrote "Come Back, Little Sheba." : INGE
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Miss Kett and others. : ETTAS
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Nettie Rosenstein creation. : DRESS
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Goddess of dawn. : EOS
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Day of the week: Abbr. : TUES
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Work over copy. : EDIT
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Army life. : CAMP
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Calendar abbreviation. : APR
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Sons. : MALES
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Former Congressman from Kentucky. : ONEAL
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Relative of Fido. : ROVER
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Protecting rim or collar. : FLANGE
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Anti-knock elements in motor fuel. : OCTANES
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An actor named Walter. : PIDGEON
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Miss Faye and others. : ALICES
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Girls: Slang. : JANES
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The heavyweight champ. : ROCKY
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"I didn't know you ___." : CARED
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Existed. : WAS
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Model. : POSE
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"Amo, ___, I loved a lass ... " : AMAS
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Nonskid item. : TIRE
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Half of "South Pacific." : ACT
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Zealanders and Lollanders. : DANES
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He wrote "The Green Hat." : ARLEN
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Nickname for a thin man. : SLIM
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Novel by Howard Spring. : MYSONMYSON
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Somewhat: Ital. : POCO
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Refrain from a college song. : BOOLABOOLA
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A small quantity, in Britain. : SPOT
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Roadhouse. : INN
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French maid. : BONNE
Down
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Stop talking: Colloq. : SHUTUP
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New Governor in Boston. : HERTER
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French city of tapestry fame. : ARRAS
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Word in a Cronin title. : KEYS
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Biblical word ending. : ETH
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Fala was one. : TERRIER
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French decrees. : ARRETS
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Tunisian rulers. : BEYS
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Scheherazade hero. : ALI
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What Daniel saw on the wall. : MENEMENE
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Sadie Thompson's paradise. : PAGOPAGO
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The beginning of "Little Annie Rooney." : SHES
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Greek letter. : THETA
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Gridiron conferences. : HUDDLES
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Chided sharply. : SCOLDED
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Rim of a roof. : EAVES
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Word games: Colloq. : ANAGS
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Wealthy. : MONEYED
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Man's nickname. : LEN
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Triangles used in pool. : RACKS
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Penalties for breaking the law. : FINES
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What a thole is for. : OAR
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Sound of hoof-beats. : CLOPCLOP
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Carmen Miranda sings it. : TICOTICO
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Sunstroke prevention. : PARASOL
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Leader of a famous raid in South Africa. : JAMESON
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Phenomenon of the Colorado River. : CANYON
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Lovett's successor. : WILSON
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Small space. : AREOLE
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Plant used medicinally. : SENNA
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Revolutionary fort, now N. Y. C. park. : TRYON
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Adders. : ASPS
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Both: Comb. form. : AMBI
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Church lectern. : AMBO
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Witty remark. : MOT
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Capture. : NAB

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 14 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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