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Mel Taub
Mel Taub

New York Times, Saturday, April 7, 1956

45-Down : Jeer at.

Author:
Mel Taub
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Mel Taub has 44 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 10 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,475
Across
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Factory owners: Abbr. : MFRS
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Drudges. : HACKS
10
Handle of a kettle. : BAIL
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One of the Waughs. : ALEC
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Estuary. : INLET
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Likewise. : ALSO
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Bargain of 1626. : MANHATTANISLAND
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Magnitude. : EXTENT
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Powerful stuff. : DYNAMITE
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German pronoun. : MEIN
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Monetary exchange premium. : AGIO
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Truant, for one. : ABSENTEE
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Grain stalks. : STRAWS
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Bowl sound. : RAH
34
Eye drops. : TEARS
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Torment. : HARRY
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Kitchen V. I. P. : CHEF
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Band. : STRAP
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Author Feuchtwanger. : LION
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Needed an M. D. : AILED
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Laconian drudge. : HELOT
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W. W. II theatre. : ETO
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Caravan on a hunt. : SAFARI
49
Off the track. : DERAILED
51
Impel. : SEND
53
Stupefy. : STUN
54
Furrowed. : STRIATED
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Cut into. : INCISE
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Full text of an Ogden Nash poem. : THEBRONXNOTHONX
64
Inland sea of Asia. : ARAL
65
Thespian David ___. : NIVEN
66
Red man of Oklahoma. : OTOE
67
Mark off. : RULE
68
Exudes. : EMITS
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Takes into custody: Colloq. : NABS
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"Auntie ___." : MAME
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Source of linseed oil. : FLAX
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Fee for use. : RENT
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Machination. : SCHEME
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Author Ceram's subject. : HITTITES
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Busy colonist. : ANT
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Invested. : CLAD
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"Something of Value" setting. : KENYA
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Sharp pains. : STINGS
10
Historical Scottish castle. : BALMORAL
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Jai ___. : ALAI
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"___ This Romantic?" : ISNT
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Comstock's discovery, 1859. : LODE
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Concerning. : ANENT
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Declares: Archaic. : SAITH
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Poetic contraction. : NEATH
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Alms boxes. : ARCAS
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Brazilian state. : BAHIA
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Cabinet section. : SHELF
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Was at fault. : ERRED
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Role in "The Tempest." : ARIEL
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___ off (canceled). : WROTE
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Religious assembly. : SYNOD
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Stock-clearing events. : SALES
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Practicable. : FEASIBLE
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Quotas. : PORTIONS
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Poetically doleful. : DREAR
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Jeer at. : TAUNT
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Recite monotonously. : INTONE
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City of Korean war fame. : INCHON
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Cloth similar to dungaree. : DENIM
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Chief attraction. : STAR
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By means of: Var. : THRU
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Existent. : REAL
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516. : DXVI
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Greek letter. : IOTA
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Social climber's cousin. : SNOB
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Letters. : EXES
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Reticulation. : NET

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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