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Gene Kosic
Gene Kosic

New York Times, Friday, April 1, 1955

12-Down : Man's nickname.

Author:
Gene Kosic
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 310 (avg 1.64)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
Gene Kosic has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
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S
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S
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S
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S
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S
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Z
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Z
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Z
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M
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M
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M
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M
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M
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E
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O
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O
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R
R
R
R
R
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N
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N
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B
R
R
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R
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F
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N
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M
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A
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U
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A
L
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T
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S
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P
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A
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D
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E
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A
P
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C
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A
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K
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Z
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B
R
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L
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T
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L
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H
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G
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M
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R
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L
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B
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A
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P
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B
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A
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V
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O
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A
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G
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R
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N
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A
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A
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C
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O
B
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H
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S
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R
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S
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G
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P
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N
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,103
Across
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Sound of escaping steam. : SSSSS
6
Onomatopoeia for sleep. : ZZZ
9
Boy, that's good! : MMMMM
14
Sound of a shrill shriek. : EEEEE
15
Debt symbol. : IOU
16
Cry of a ghost. : OOOOO
17
Sound of a motor. : RRRRR
18
___ sequitur. : NON
19
Brother, it's cold! : BRRRR
20
Showing apprehension. : FEARING
22
Make a duplicate of. : IMITATE
24
Part of 47 Across. : AEIOU
26
Arabian name. : ALI
27
African fly. : TSETSE
30
Defense fence. : PALISADE
35
Church part. : APSE
36
Hogshead. : CASK
38
Animal. : ZEBRA
39
Share. : LOT
40
Woven fabric. : TEXTILE
42
Harridan. : HAG
43
Victor of Hollywood. : MOORE
45
Route. : LANE
46
What keglers do. : BOWL
47
___ soup. : ALPHABET
49
Unwilling. : AVERSE
51
Former Government agency. : OPA
52
Canvas stand. : EASEL
54
Arrange in ranks. : GRADATE
58
Occupants. : TENANTS
62
Norse sea god. : AEGIR
63
Wear the buskin. : ACT
65
Form of witchcraft. : OBEAH
66
Proboscis. : SNOUT
67
French king. : ROI
68
Cereal grass that yields syrup. : SORGO
69
Gnome. : PIGMY
70
Brooklyn and environs. : NYC
71
Irregular, as if gnawed away. : EROSE
Down
1
Thrall. : SERF
2
Like ancient papyrus. : SERE
3
Agglutinins. : SERA
4
Notched like a saw. : SERRATE
5
The Giants took it. : SERIES
6
Cartoonist's word for speed. : ZINGO
7
Children's favorite. : ZOO
8
New Mexican Indian. : ZUNI
9
Assemble and make ready for use. : MOBILIZE
10
Join securely, in carpentry. : MORTISE
11
Delay: legal term from Latin. : MORA
12
Man's nickname. : MORT
13
Encore! : MORE
21
Uncle's little girl. : NIECE
23
Bad: Comb. form. : MAL
25
Part of New York. : UPSTATE
27
A kind of cape or cloak. : TALMA
28
Bobbin. : SPOOL
29
Obstruct. : ESTOP
31
Allied by nature. : AKIN
32
Abominate. : ABHOR
33
Ties. : DRAWS
34
King of the air. : EAGLE
37
Wheel spindle. : AXLE
40
One of Alice's adventures. : TEAPARTY
41
Contract. : LEASE
44
Hard chemical element. : RHODIUM
46
Attack verbally. : BELABOR
48
Fledermaus. : BAT
50
Having veins, as a leaf. : VENOSE
53
Storage space. : ATTIC
54
Sound of surprise. : GASP
55
Italian painter. : RENI
56
Eagerly anticipating. : AGOG
57
Get as a consequence. : EARN
59
Detective Wolfe. : NERO
60
Follows closely: Colloq. : TAGS
61
Pump. : SHOE
64
Demure. : COY

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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