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Albert V. Blum
Albert V. Blum

New York Times, Tuesday, March 6, 1956

22-Down : Marine duck.

Author:
Albert Blum
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7 Grid is asymmetric.
Albert V. Blum has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Albert Blum is an alias for Albert V. Blum.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,443
Across
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Controversial French figure. : LAVAL
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Shaft. : POLE
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Develop. : GROW
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Informed. : AWARE
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Vivacity. : ELAN
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Scarce. : RARE
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Rubber stamp on certain letters. : POSTAGEDUE
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Opera with Egyptian background. : AIDA
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Unexpected success. : SLEEPER
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Bureau. : DRESSER
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Convened. : MET
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Play doctors, for example. : REVISERS
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Become overcast. : CLOUD
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Display. : PARADE
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Centers of interest. : HUBS
30
Reel holder. : CAN
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Diminutive of a girl's name. : TESSIE
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French number. : UNE
36
Worker in a laundry. : MANGLER
38
Conjunction. : AND
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Attic. : GARRET
41
Goddess who loved Tithonus. : EOS
42
Await. : BIDE
43
Chemical compounds. : ESTERS
45
Panama seaport. : COLON
46
Vociferous jeers. : CATCALLS
49
Last word of "Whiffenpoof Song." : BAA
50
Asiatic body of water. : ARALSEA
51
Abandon. : FORSAKE
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Vocabulary of a talking doll. : MAMA
56
Tobacconist's commodity. : CIGARETTES
58
Victorian. : PRIM
59
Plant used as seasoning. : ANISE
60
Historical periods. : ERAS
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Auction. : SALE
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Leases. : RENTS
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Eat formally. : DINE
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Envelops. : LAPS
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M. P.'s concern. : AWOL
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Decorative vessel. : VASE
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___ Ward, American humorist. : ARTEMUS
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Bounded. : LEAPED
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Look closely. : PEER
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Former. : OLD
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Famous Scotch singer. : LAUDER
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Deprives of force. : ENERVATES
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Timothy and bluestem. : GRASSES
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Stir up. : RAISE
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Rank. : ORDER
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Lasts. : WEARS
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Reach. : GET
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Marine duck. : EIDER
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New York's hockey team. : RANGERS
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Explosive sound. : CHUG
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Moon goddess. : LUNA
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Higher: Ger. : OBER
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Cook in a shallow vessel. : PAN
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Freight train unit. : CATTLECAR
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Go by water. : SAIL
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___-China. : INDO
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British Prime Minister. : EDEN
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Western scenery. : MESAS
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Spanish article. : LOS
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A seeking for publicity. : RECLAME
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Exulted. : BOASTED
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Actress Stritch. : ELAINE
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Solicitude. : CARE
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Groups who support common causes. : CAMPS
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Parrot. : ARARA
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Native of India or Ceylon. : TAMIL
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Tiresome people. : BORES
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Speedy. : FAST
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Italian town. : ATRI
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Edmund ___, English tragedian. : KEAN
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Abstract being. : ESSE
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Card game: Colloq. : GIN

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

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