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A. H. Drummond, Jr.
A. H. Drummond, Jr.

New York Times, Friday, February 21, 1958

8-Down : Abyss.

Author:
A. H. Drummond, Jr.
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
A. H. Drummond, Jr. has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,160
Across
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Abound. : TEEM
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Fine. : MULCT
10
Aerial hazard. : FLAK
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Eatern title. : ABBA
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Island greeting. : ALOHA
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Places. : LOCI
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Dr. John P. Hagen's concern. : PROJECTVANGUARD
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___ and yet so far. : SONEAR
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Valued. : ESTEEMED
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Portico. : STOA
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Horace or Thomas. : MANN
25
Camping gear. : PUPTENTS
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Pretends: Colloq. : LETSON
33
Over. : AGAIN
34
Electricity into a machine, for example. : INPUT
36
Army address. : APO
37
Called "the Red." : ERIC
38
Part songs. : GLEES
39
Thalia's sister. : CLIO
40
Hubbub. : DIN
41
Glutted. : SATED
42
Excogitate. : THINK
43
Vast bodies of water. : OCEANS
45
Mad scrambles: Slang: : RATRACES
47
Army life. : CAMP
49
Large European dormouse. : LOIR
50
Leopard-like felines. : CHEETAHS
54
Bemoan. : LAMENT
58
Subject of Hayden Planetarium lectures. : EARTHSATELLITES
60
Noel Coward song. : NINA
61
Jack. : KNAVE
62
Suddenly bright star. : NOVA
63
Equal: Fr. : EGAL
64
Popeye's creator. : SEGAR
65
Snarl. : GNAR
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Last call. : TAPS
2
Spanish river. : EBRO
3
Raven. : EBON
4
August. : MAJESTIC
5
Straight mark over a vowel. : MACRON
6
Final: Abbr. : ULT
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Sweetheart. : LOVE
8
Abyss. : CHASM
9
Tormented king, in Greek legend. : TANTALUS
10
Voluble. : FLUENT
11
Fertile soil. : LOAM
12
Plot of ground. : ACRE
13
Scottish privateer. : KIDD
18
Consumed. : EATEN
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Citizen ___, French envoy to U. S. in Washington's time. : GENET
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Lopsided. : ATILT
25
Child: Comb. form. : PAEDO
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Language group of Europe. : UGRIC
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"Common sense" author. : PAINE
28
Unpleasant expression. : SNEER
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Frankish code of laws. : SALIC
31
Suppose. : OPINE
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Crannies. : NOOKS
35
Piano part. : PEDAL
38
Fireman's gear. : GASMASKS
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Famous Prince. : CHARMING
41
Scythe shaft. : SNATH
42
Hardship. : TRIAL
44
Volatile liquid from alcohol. : ACETAL
46
Bellringer. : TOLLER
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Resembling: Comb. form. : PHANE
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Recent: Comb. form. : CENE
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Famous British general. : HAIG
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German girl's name. : ERNA
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Deer. : STAG
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Jacket. : ETON
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Leningrad's river. : NEVA
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Old ruler. : TSAR
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Miss St. Clare. : EVA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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