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Bert Beaman
Bert Beaman

New York Times, Saturday, April 22, 1967

51-Down : Insecticides.

Author:
Bert Beaman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 6, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Bert Beaman has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,461
Across
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Small tastes. : SIPS
5
Sudden burst of energy. : SPASM
10
Constellation Lepus. : HARE
14
Share. : PART
15
Pony. : PINTO
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Important people in Turkey. : AGAS
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With 24, 35, 44, 53 Across, quote from E. Bulwer-Lytton. : AGOODHEART
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Tendency. : BENT
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Mountains. : ROCKIES
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Kind of movable joint. : HHINGE
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Sly look. : LEER
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See 17 Across. : ISBETTER
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Not in good voice. : HOARSE
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Gads. : ROAMS
29
Sponsorship. : EGIS
30
Attention-getting call. : HOLLA
31
Numerical prefix. : TRI
34
Gulliver's nickname. : LEM
35
See 17 Across. : THANALL
37
Like: Suffix. : OID
38
___ Moines. : DES
39
Bleaker. : RAWER
40
Chantilly. : LACE
41
More reliable. : SURER
42
Endures. : ABIDES
44
See 17 Across. : THEHEADS
47
Suffer: Scot. : DREE
48
Machine shop term. : REWORK
49
Modified. : CHANGED
52
Field: Lat. : AGER
53
See 17 Across. : INTHEWORLD
56
Prehistoric implement. : CELT
57
Fido's friend. : ROVER
58
Peace. : REST
59
Certain wings. : ELLS
60
Wroth. : IRATE
61
Spots. : SEES
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Beam. : SPAR
2
Shakespearean character. : IAGO
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Heralds. : PROCLAIMS
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Workers on some ships. : STOKERS
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Walk of life. : SPHERE
6
Desserts. : PIES
7
Upward: Prefix. : ANA
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Vessel: Abbr. : STR
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Camphor item. : MOTHBALL
10
Clothing. : HABITS
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Cause. : AGENT
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See 20 Across. : RANGE
13
Organic compound. : ESTER
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Stamping devices. : DIES
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Pertaining to blood. : HEMAL
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Laundry equipment. : IRONERS
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Kind of year. : SOLAR
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Contained. : HELD
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S-shaped molding. : OGEE
30
Groped for words. : HAWED
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Somewhat. : TOADEGREE
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Food. : RICE
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Fateful day, Roman style. : IDES
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More devoted. : TRUER
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Samurai tradition, before 1868. : HARAKIRI
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Chattel mortgage holders. : LIENORS
41
Garments. : SHORTS
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Stick. : ADHERE
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Handsome: Scot. : BRAW
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Outline. : TRACE
45
German philosopher. : HEGEL
46
Confederate general. : EWELL
49
Man's nickname. : CHET
50
Additionally. : ELSE
51
Insecticides. : DDTS
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Hide ___ hair. : NOR
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Wilson Dam outfit. : TVA

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

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