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Helen H. Kamerling
Helen H. Kamerling

New York Times, Saturday, April 21, 1962

9-Down : Salt of an acid.

Author:
Helen H. Kamerling
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.24, Missing: { B J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 256 (avg 1.32)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Helen H. Kamerling has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,663
Across
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Century 21 Exposition site. : SEATTLE
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Arizona city. : NOGALES
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Site of first Oregon settlement. : ASTORIA
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Polished. : ELEGANT
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Thrashes: Colloq. : LARRUPS
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Raiment. : VESTURE
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Clubs and spades. : SUITS
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Dutch ___. : TREAT
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Caviar. : ROE
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Cabinet man. : STEWARTUDALL
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One of a well-known trio. : TOM
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Go smoothly. : SWIM
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Sooner than. : ERE
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He loves: Lat. : AMAT
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Faithful wife, in Tennyson. : ENID
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Levels. : EVENS
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Nautical rope. : LANYARD
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Greek letter. : EPSILON
43
Kind of puzzle, for short. : CRYPT
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___-the-Redwoods League. : SAVE
46
Yakutsk's river. : LENA
47
See 41 Across. : ETA
49
Shape. : FORM
51
Nickname for a princess. : MEG
52
Subject of J. F. K. message. : CONSERVATION
57
Hematite. : ORE
58
Measure of volume. : STERE
59
Deer. : HARTS
63
Relatives of the guinea pig. : AGOUTIS
65
Genus of insect-eating plants. : DROSERA
67
Having the most sunburn. : TANNEST
68
Father of Ajax. : TELAMON
69
Gussets. : INSERTS
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Cats. : OCELOTS
Down
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East Indian trees. : SALS
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Biblical twin. : ESAU
3
Italian cathedral town. : ATRI
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Civil wrongs. : TORTS
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Sherman Act target. : TRUSTS
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Edge of a bell. : LIP
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Navigators' concern. : EASTWINDS
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"And ___ brought to mind?" : NEVER
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Salt of an acid. : OLEATE
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Expressive actions. : GESTURES
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Deputy: Abbr. : AGT
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Petrarch praised her. : LAURA
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Enter. : ENROL
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Shade of gray. : STEEL
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Branches, in biology. : RAMI
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Pitcher. : EWER
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Printer's ___ (apprentice). : DEVIL
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Soft mineral. : TALC
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Caliph's name. : OMAR
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A large number. : MANY
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Roman and Bodoni. : TYPES
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Fond of. : DEVOTEDTO
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Kind of school: Abbr. : ELEM
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"And then there were ___." : NONE
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Nylon flaw. : SNAG
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Witness. : ATTESTER
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Elfin being. : PERI
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From a distance. : AFAR
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Stuart or Remington. : ARTIST
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Deepest drilling project. : MOHOLE
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Raccoon-like animal. : COATI
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Musical instrument. : ORGAN
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Store signs. : NEONS
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Popular garments. : VESTS
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Speech sound. : NASAL
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Riviera's San ___. : REMO
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Jog. : TROT
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___ souci. : SANS
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One: Fr. : UNE
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Cookbook item: Abbr. : REC

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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