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New York Times, Wednesday, April 3, 1963

45-Down : Hemingway character.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J K Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 12, XRef: 0
David Steinberg notes:

Puzzles from the week of Apr 1 to Apr 5, 1963 were reprints from puzzles first published in 1962.

This crossword first appeared on Wed Dec 12, 1962.

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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 4,994
Across
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Winning of all tricks in piquet. : CAPOT
6
Stately bird. : SWAN
10
Snatch. : GRAB
14
Disconcert. : ABASH
15
Later: Prefix. : POST
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Solitary. : LONE
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Bad shape for a foot. : FALLENARCH
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"Charley's ___." : AUNT
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Artificial language. : ESPERANTO
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Millay and others. : EDNAS
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Apocalypse: Abbr. : REV
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Like a ninny. : STUPIDLY
25
Cover with grass. : SOD
28
King George ___. : III
30
Besmirch. : SMEAR
31
Eternal ___. : TRIANGLE
34
Western mountains. : TETONS
37
Pilots' outfit. : USAF
38
Reference book: Abbr. : ENC
40
Orchestral instrument. : OBOE
41
Lament. : BEMOAN
44
Crime syndicate. : DOPERING
47
Believe it ___. : ORNOT
49
Louis ___. : XIV
50
French possessive. : NOS
51
Building named for its shape. : PENTAGON
54
Meadow. : LEA
56
Bank check. : AUDIT
57
Facial feature. : ROMANNOSE
62
Fjord of Norway. : OSLO
63
Type of political program. : SQUAREDEAL
64
Short river of France. : LOIR
65
Puncheons. : TUNS
66
At rest. : STILL
67
"I am monarch of ___ survey ... " : ALLI
68
Outdo. : BEST
69
Lures: Dial. : TOLES
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___ society. : CAFE
2
Opposite of "vive!" : ABAS
3
Feeler. : PALP
4
Famous name at Johns Hopkins. : OSLER
5
Concerning that matter. : THEREIN
6
Nine inches. : SPAN
7
Joe-pye weeds. : WORTS
8
Ties. : ASCOTS
9
To the ___ degree. : NTH
10
Colosseum fighter. : GLADIATOR
11
Petition. : ROUNDROBIN
12
One year record. : ANNAL
13
"Sweet ___ from Pike." : BETSY
18
Course plotting: Abbr. : NAVIG
21
Sword. : EPEE
24
Army program: Abbr. : UMT
25
Pen point. : STUB
26
Cockney's steed. : ORSE
27
Forerunner of Lorelei Lee. : DIAMONDLIL
29
___ de la Cité. : ILE
32
All the more certainly: Lat. : AFORTIORI
33
Upshot. : END
35
Advice to Nanette. : NONO
36
Portions: Abbr. : SEGS
39
Member of the crew: Colloq. : COX
42
Med. sci. : ANAT
43
Rich drink. : NOG
45
Hemingway character. : PILAR
46
Most level. : EVENEST
48
Twisting force. : TORQUE
51
Town near Bryn Mawr. : PAOLA
52
Antiseptic solution. : EUSOL
53
Parts of speech. : NOUNS
55
"To have ___ hold." : ANDTO
58
Nutty food for pigs. : MAST
59
Eye: Fr. : OEIL
60
White ___. : SALE
61
Linear measures. : ELLS
63
Seminary degree. : STB

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