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Henry A. Wolfe
Henry A. Wolfe

New York Times, Saturday, March 12, 1955

51-Down : Toreador's opponents.

Author:
Henry Wolfe
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.43, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14 Grid has duplicate clues.
Henry A. Wolfe has 12 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Henry Wolfe is an alias for Henry A. Wolfe.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,083
Across
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Maple trees. : ACERS
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Works of a famous Spanish painter. : ELGRECOS
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Girl's name. : LOLITA
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Gov. Boggs' state. : DELAWARE
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Gov. Patterson's state. : OREGON
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Understood by only a chosen few. : ESOTERIC
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___ Angelico. : FRA
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To the ___ degree (to an extreme). : NTH
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Well-known Hollywood name. : WARNER
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Taut. : TENSE
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British poet in the U.S. : AUDEN
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Like: Suffix. : INE
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Business associates. : COPARTNERS
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And so forth. : ETC
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Calamitous. : TRAGICAL
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Suburb of Paris. : ISSY
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One of Jacob's wives. : LEAH
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Man's name. : IVAN
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Tree. : PINE
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Wraps. : ENVELOPS
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Pronoun. : ONE
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Confidential clerk, in France. : SECRETAIRE
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Electrical unit. : MHO
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Glacial ridge. : ESKAR
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Part of an athlete's shoe. : CLEAT
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Certain horses. : PACERS
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Title. : SIR
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Deuce. : TWO
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Submissive. : OBEDIENT
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Having length only. : LINEAR
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One of the Philippines. : MINDANAO
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Opera by Verdi. : OTELLO
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Theft. : STEALING
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Roars. : YELLS
Down
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Above. : ALOFT
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Emend. : CORRECT
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Mrs. Belmont. : ELEANOR
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Apparatus. : RIG
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Period of human culture. : STONEAGE
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Netherlands town. : EDE
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"___ Miserables." : LES
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Scowl. : GLOWER
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Stems for wicker work: Var. : RATANS
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Pitcher. : EWER
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Players in traveling shows: Slang. : CARNIES
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Adjusts to surroundings. : ORIENTS
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Concealment. : SECRECY
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Hill builder. : ANT
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Night club service. : HATCHECK
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Cross timber in shipbuilding. : SPALE
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Girl's name. : UNA
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Releases. : DELIVERS
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Inlet. : RIA
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How sardines are packed. : INOIL
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Experienced one. : VET
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Sprightliness. : ALACRITY
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Many-barreled anti-aircraft guns. : POMPOMS
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Occupy. : INHABIT
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Of a period of the earth's formation. : NEOCENE
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The Blue Eagle of 1933. : NRA
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Reveal beforehand. : PRETELL
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Levee. : SEAWALL
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Magazine feature. : SERIAL
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Ancient Hebraic ascetics: Var. : ESSENI
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Toreador's opponents. : TOROS
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Icelandic literature. : EDDA
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Labor group. : ILO
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Girl's nickname. : NAN
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Dress (with "out"). : TOG
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Born: Fr. : NEE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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