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Edward Canstein
Edward Canstein

New York Times, Monday, February 16, 1959

6-Down : "New ___ for old."

Author:
Edward Canstein
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Edward Canstein has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,503
Across
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"Double, double ___ and trouble." : TOIL
5
Peal of thunder. : CLAP
9
___ Culp Hobby. : OVETA
14
Go forward with difficulty. : WADE
15
Part of a refrain. : LALA
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Juliet's betrothed. : PARIS
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Great Barrier Reef of N. Z. : OTEA
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The tentmaker. : OMAR
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Preliminary rounds of races. : HEATS
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Sir John Gielgud's specialty. : SHAKESPEARE
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Gunny cloth. : TAT
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Tennis points. : ACES
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Woolen cloths for overcoats. : MELTONS
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Vivacious. : BRIGHT
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Calumniate. : BELIE
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Son of Montague. : ROMEO
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Member of the fashionable set. : SOCIALITE
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The "pretty worm of Nilus." : ASP
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One not easily excited. : STOIC
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Trouble. : AIL
39
Daughter to Brabantio. : DESDEMONA
42
Bakery product. : BAGEL
44
City NE of Venice. : UDINE
45
"The Comedy of ___." : ERRORS
46
Easily broken. : FRAGILE
49
Religious teacher of Islam. : ALIM
50
Prefix in aviation terms. : AER
51
Perplexing. : BEWILDERING
56
Altogether. : INALL
58
General's helper. : AIDE
59
Tropical tree. : EBOE
60
Dip in color again. : REDYE
61
"The fiend that ___ like truth." : LIES
62
"___ teeth ... " : SANS
63
Brings forth young, as lambs. : YEANS
64
Ravelings. : LINT
65
Gait. : TROT
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Numbers. : TWOS
2
"A good mouth-filling ___." : OATH
3
Fancy. : IDEA
4
An escaping. : LEAKAGE
5
Storage place for family skeletons. : CLOSET
6
"New ___ for old." : LAMPS
7
Wings: Anat. : ALAE
8
One-celled animals. : PARAMECIA
9
A victim of Hamlet. : OPHELIA
10
___ victis (woe to the conquered): Lat. : VAE
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Muse. : ERATO
12
Giant deity. : TITAN
13
Helpers: Abbr. : ASSTS
21
"I would applaud thee to the very ___ ... " : ECHO
22
Object of historic interest. : RELIC
26
___ Aviv. : TEL
27
Small nail. : BRAD
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A "___ by any other name ... " : ROSE
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Urchins. : IMPS
30
Kentucky name. : BOONE
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Sobriquet of a General. : STONEWALL
33
Emilia's spouse. : IAGO
34
Rank of seats. : TIER
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Old cloth measures. : ELLS
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Look with favor. : SMILE
40
Excavated. : DUG
41
Food. : EDIBLES
42
Cheese. : BRIE
43
Support on a chair. : ARMREST
45
Goneril's status. : ELDEST
46
Cobweb or Peaseblossom. : FAIRY
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French girl's name. : RENEE
48
Plowed land: Span. : ARADA
49
Priscilla Mullens' married name. : ALDEN
52
Four. : IIII
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Shaped steel beam. : IBAR
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Double negative. : NONO
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Exploit. : GEST
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Waterfall: Scot. : LYN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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