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Aida Cromwell
Aida Cromwell

New York Times, Saturday, February 17, 1962

4-Down : Electrical units.

Author:
Aida Cromwell
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { J K W X Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Aida Cromwell has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,600
Across
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Living in water. : AQUATIC
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Dips into lightly. : DABBLES
15
Done without delay. : SUMMARY
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Signor Vespucci. : AMERIGO
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More successful. : HAPPIER
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Explosive force measure. : MEGATON
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Heroine of "Born Free." : ELSA
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"Oh would I were ___ again ... " : ABOY
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Namesakes of operatic prince. : IGORS
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Nein and nyet. : NEGATIVES
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Have a ___ for news. : NOSE
30
Rushed violently. : TORE
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Senators or Angels. : NINE
32
Heraldic bands. : FESSES
34
Seize without right. : ARROGATE
37
"Do ___ say ... " : ASI
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Ammunition wagon. : CAISSON
40
German "the." : DER
41
Night scene. : NOCTURNE
43
Make accordant. : ATTUNE
45
Bulrush. : TULE
46
Study for exams. : CRAM
48
Vaudeville turns. : ACTS
49
Most unyielding. : STEELIEST
52
Stakes. : ANTES
53
Pool. : TARN
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Spare. : LEAN
56
Lead ores. : GALENAS
59
Farm land. : ACREAGE
63
Disrupted the diet. : OVERATE
64
Raged. : STORMED
65
Ox-eyes. : DAISIES
66
Pediatrician's concern. : TONSILS
Down
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Residue. : ASH
2
Sine ___ non. : QUA
3
Diamond man. : UMP
4
Electrical units. : AMPERES
5
Kind of coat: Colloq. : TAILS
6
Makes angry. : IRES
7
Roxane's adorer. : CYRANO
8
Agents of destruction. : DAMAGERS
9
Microorganism. : AMEBA
10
Produced. : BEGOT
11
Uttering harsh cries. : BRAYING
12
Kindled. : LIT
13
Self. : EGO
14
Junior. : SON
21
Minors: Law. : INFANTS
22
Becomes passé. : GOESOUT
23
Small bone. : OSSICLE
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Aids to the erring. : ERASERS
26
Railroad bridge. : VIADUCT
27
Understanding. : ENTENTE
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Cassandra, for instance. : SEERESS
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Ivan or Nicholas. : TSAR
33
Old French coin. : ECU
35
Wander. : ROAM
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Part of Canada: Abbr. : ONT
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Pleasing scents. : INCENSES
42
Wobbles. : TEETERS
44
Sixpences. : TANNERS
47
Finally. : ATLAST
50
Verandah, Hawaiian style. : LANAI
51
Wrathful. : IRATE
52
Composer Copland. : AARON
55
External: Prefix. : ECTO
56
Ancient of Days. : GOD
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Of all: Scot. : AVA
58
Necklace of flowers. : LEI
60
"___ Blue?" : AMI
61
Semisolid substance. : GEL
62
Newspaper men: Abbr. : EDS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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