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Arnold Moss
Arnold Moss

CAPITAL ENTERTAINMENT

New York Times, Sunday, April 30, 1967

43-Down : Columbus's landfall.

Author:
Arnold Moss
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 166, Blocks: 84, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { J Q X Y }, Scrabble score: 633 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 171, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 15, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14
Arnold Moss has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,469
Across
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Sign at school crossing. : GOSLO
6
Ticks' partner. : TOCKS
11
Pronounce. : SPEAK
16
Sword. : SABER
21
Audibly. : ALOUD
22
After: Fr. : APRES
23
Of serious drama: Prefix. : TRAGI
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Commerce. : TRADE
25
Insecticides. : PARISGREENS
27
Certain novels. : ROMANSACLEF
29
Lizards. : EFTS
30
One-time source of plumes. : EGRET
31
By no chance. : NEVER
32
Drills. : TRAINS
33
___ preview. : SNEAK
34
Certain consonants. : LENES
35
Boxer Maxie. : BAER
36
Bordeaux seamen. : MATELOTS
40
Snails' cousins. : SLUGS
41
City named for U.S. President. : MONROVIA
45
Lady of Illyria. : OLIVIA
46
Aside. : APART
47
Spotlights. : ARCS
48
Party in power. : INS
49
Fallible. : HUMAN
50
Merman musical. : PANAMAHATTIE
54
Garden plots. : BEDS
55
Surrounded by. : AMONG
56
Starry. : ASTRAL
57
Front-page topics. : WARS
58
Aladdin's man Friday. : GENIE
59
Hostels. : INNS
60
___ out (have patience). : SITIT
61
"Do ___ others ... " : UNTO
62
Term in horseshoes. : LEANER
63
Dolores del ___. : RIO
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Type of shop. : DELICATESSEN
67
Certify. : ATTEST
68
Phonies. : FAKES
70
Ad ___. : HOC
71
Side facing advancing glacier. : STOSS
72
Loud-voiced one. : ROARER
74
King of Tin Pan Alley. : IRVINGBERLIN
80
New York time. : EST
83
Shades of brown. : OTTERS
84
Places in Paris. : RUES
85
Besides. : AGAIN
86
Bide ___. : AWEE
87
Different. : OTHER
88
Custom. : WONT
89
Vietnam base. : DANANG
91
Play. : DRAMA
92
Asiatic weight. : TAEL
93
Popular musical group. : KINGSTONTRIO
95
Characterizations. : ROLES
96
Acknowledge. : OWN
97
Grieve. : PINE
98
Dispute. : ARGUE
99
Vernon or Irene. : CASTLE
100
Secured. : FASTENED
102
Attempts. : TRIES
103
Acrobats' hangouts. : TRAPEZES
105
Brews. : ALES
106
Plot. : CABAL
107
Lion, in Firenze. : LEONE
108
Toast. : PROSIT
111
City in Panama. : COLON
112
"Old Paint." : PINTO
113
Equal to. : ABLE
117
Crooner of the thirties. : RUSSCOLOMBO
119
Cut of beef. : LONDONBROIL
121
Italian beach resort. : OSTIA
122
Early pulpits. : AMBOS
123
Down. : EIDER
124
Hindu fate. : KARMA
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Brightness. : SHEEN
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Theatrical name of fame. : BOOTH
127
Industrial bigwigs. : TSARS
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Old dagger. : SKEAN
Down
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Yawn. : GAPE
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Viking name. : OLAF
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Separate. : SORT
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San ___ Obispo, Calif. : LUIS
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Uniforms, for short. : ODS
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Goal. : TARGET
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"Regina" and others. : OPERAS
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Rivulet. : CREEK
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Lear's defier. : KENT
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Draft board outfit. : SSS
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Fortitude. : STRENGTH
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Demonstrates. : PROVES
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Emma of opera. : EAMES
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Culture medium. : AGAR
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Relatives. : KIN
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Gawkers. : STARERS
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Jockey Eddie. : ARCARO
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"___ Hai." : BALI
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Sir Anthony. : EDEN
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Men of the boxing ring. : REFS
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Paganini's birthplace. : GENOA
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Position. : STANCE
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Affecting the nerves. : NEURAL
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David's weapon. : SLING
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Andean transport. : LLAMA
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Opera role. : BORIS
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Kind of cloth. : MOHAIR
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Graduates. : ALUMNI
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Shakespearean hero. : TIMONOFATHENS
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Dame Edith. : EVANS
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Greek city-state. : SPARTA
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___ of honor. : MATRON
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Dance. : VIENNESEWALTZ
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Columbus's landfall. : INDIES
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Declare. : ASSERT
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Frolicsome. : ANTIC
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Dinner ___. : PAILS
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___ spumante. : ASTI
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Cereal spikelets. : AWNS
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London art gallery. : TATE
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Pounds. : BEATS
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___ with it (hurry). : GETON
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Prophets. : SEERS
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Seagoing initials. : USCG
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Madrileno. : LATIN
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Possible autograph of British star. : DKERR
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Pronoun. : THIS
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Age. : EON
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Staggering. : AREEL
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Irish county. : SLIGO
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___ all evil. : ROOTOF
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American Indian. : OTTAWA
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Mangled. : IRONED
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Ladder piece. : RUNG
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V.M.D.'s. : VETS
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Africans. : BANTUS
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Strayed, lost (as sheep): Fr. : EGARE
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Eastern title. : RANI
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Mother of Bacchus. : SEMELE
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Provokes. : TEASES
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Began. : AROSE
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Zinfandel and others. : WINES
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___ Gray. : DORIAN
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Play backer. : ANGEL
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Fold. : DRAPE
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Involving motion: Prefix. : KINETO
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Fez. : TARBOOSH
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Water bird. : PELICAN
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A round, in music. : CANON
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Scot's cup. : TASSIE
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Large white hound. : TALBOT
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Small boat. : TENDER
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Whirlybird lifters. : ROTORS
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See 93 Across. : COMBO
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Girl's name. : LINDA
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Old stagers. : PROS
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Busyness. : RUSH
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Bone: Prefix. : OSTE
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Lombardy city. : COMO
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Petits ___. : POIS
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Oriental liquor: Var. : ARAK
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Type of talker. : BORE
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Bean. : LIMA
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Verve. : ELAN
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Workshop, for short. : LAB
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Hindrance. : LET
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Vols. : BKS

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 11 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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