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Edward J. Buckler
Edward J. Buckler

New York Times, Wednesday, March 18, 1953

43-Down : Lower in dignity.

Author:
Edward Buckler
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.43, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
Edward J. Buckler has 26 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Edward Buckler is an alias for Edward J. Buckler.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,368
Across
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Secretary of Agriculture. : BENSON
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Its rootstock is made into tapioca. : CASSAVA
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Disinclined. : AVERSE
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Indulged. : HUMORED
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Insurrection. : REVOLT
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Showing adjustment to environment. : ADAPTIVE
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"Go ___ diet." : ONA
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Large bird. : OSTRICH
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Word scorned by procrastinators. : NOW
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Edgar, Edmund and Edward. : NEDS
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In a frenzied manner. : AMOK
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Clare or Claire. : LUCE
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Hours of light. : DAYTIME
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Describable by a number. : SCALAR
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Workers in the garden. : RAKERS
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Encourages. : ABETS
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Decisive moments. : CRISES
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Absorptive. : POROSE
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Part of a football shoe. : CLEAT
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One concerned with direct handling of money. : TELLER
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Relied for support. : LEANED
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Between semesters. : MIDTERM
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Bows. : ARCS
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Mr. Scrooge, for short. : EBEN
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Indulge in wanderlust. : ROAM
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___ transit gloria mundi. : SIC
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Caused a stinging pain. : SMARTED
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Shout: French. : CRI
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Openings at the level of the deck for draining water overboard. : SCUPPERS
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Secretary of Labor. : DURKIN
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Pacify. : ASSUAGE
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He wrote "The Third Man." : GREENE
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Judge Hand. : LEARNED
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April day. : EASTER
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Member of the peerage. : BARON
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Equaled. : EVENED
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Its population is 160,083. : NEVADA
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Sign of a sellout. : SRO
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City 3,767 nautical miles from New York. : OSLO
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Gains as clear profit. : NETS
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Siren. : CHARMER
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Of sound waves in hearing range. : AUDIO
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Sailing vessels, sloop-rigged. : SMACKS
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College student: Colloq. : SOPH
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"Imitation of nature." : ART
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Smaller circulatory vessels. : VEINULES
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Backer or proponent. : ADVOCATE
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Wide-mouthed jugs. : EWERS
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Gentlest. : TAMEST
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People of Middle Eastern nation. : SYRIANS
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Worker. : LABORER
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"Every one to his ___." : TASTE
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Painter of Bobby Jones' portrait. : IKE
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Writer's mark for insertion. : CARET
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Thin strip of wood for weaving a basket, chair seat, etc. : SPLINT
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Relating to office work. : CLERICAL
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Point the finger at again. : REACCUSE
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Former. : OLD
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Grade. : CLASS
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Rising above a surface. : EMERSED
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Lower in dignity. : DEMEAN
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Projectile fired at White Sands, N. M. : ROCKET
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One of Lemuel Shepherd's men. : MARINE
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Houseboat, in England. : BARGE
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One of John L.'s men. : MINER
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Short branch of railway track. : SPUR
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Verge. : EDGE
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Membrane covering the brain. : DURA
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Book of the Old Testament: Abbr. : PSA
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___ gestae (achievements): Lat. : RES

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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