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Arthur Schulman
Arthur Schulman

New York Times, Friday, May 1, 1959

2-Down : Hole ___.

Author:
Arthur Schulman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.14, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Arthur Schulman has 80 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,577
Across
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Overlook. : MISS
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Fortune-telling card. : TAROT
10
___ school. : PREP
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Ancient Egyptian symbol of life. : ANKH
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Evergreen tree. : OLIVE
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Daughter of Eurytus. : IOLE
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Rake. : ROUE
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Mail-order purchase, perhaps. : PIGINAPOKE
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Low-priced babysitters. : INLAWS
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Sure to be beaten: Colloq. : DONEFOR
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Category of the "How to" books. : SELFHELP
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Ruby. : RED
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Cake decorators. : ICERS
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Vestige. : TRACE
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Politico-economic group. : GRASSROOTS
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Vingt-___. : ETUN
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Ease the burden. : LIGHTEN
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Italian Riviera resort. : RAPALLO
42
Melville novel. : OMOO
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Deadlines. : TIMELIMITS
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Civil War Chief Justice. : TANEY
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Does housework. : DUSTS
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Emigré from Sodom. : LOT
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Italian operatic composer. : MASCAGNI
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Son of David. : ABSALOM
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Ushers' demesne. : AISLES
60
Female with a bite. : BLACKWIDOW
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Inlet. : COVE
64
Third power. : CUBE
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Chief god of early Hindu religion. : INDRA
66
Affirm. : AVER
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Understands. : SEES
68
Grumpy. : TESTY
69
Dumas ___. : PERE
Down
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French husbands. : MARIS
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Hole ___. : INONE
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Yorick in the churchyard. : SKULL
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Clutch of papers. : SHEAF
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Hush-hush. : TOPSECRET
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Son-in-law of Mohammed. : ALI
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Tackle. : RIG
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Roman poet. : OVID
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Carlo Bergonzi, for example. : TENOR
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Vain hope. : PIPEDREAM
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Shelter. : ROOF
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City in Nevada. : ELKO
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Viscount. : PEER
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Dillseed: Obs. : ANET
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Predecessor of bridge. : WHIST
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November meteor. : LEONID
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Golf mentor. : PRO
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Italian lake resort. : STRESA
30
Victim of Gudrun. : ATLI
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Great devotion to some idea. : CULT
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Slaughter of baseball. : ENOS
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Combining form meaning "knowledge of languages." : GLOT
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"Bird girl" in "Green Mansions." : RIMA
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Stravinsky opus. : AGON
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Loafers haven't any. : SHOELACES
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Stores or saves: Colloq. : SALTSAWAY
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Combining form meaning "fish." : PISCI
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Silent. : MUM
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Embryo's source of nourishment. : YOLK
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Namely. : TOWIT
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Association of workers in the arts. : ASCAP
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Fielder's requisite. : GLOVE
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By no chance. : NEVER
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River into the Rhone. : ISERE
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Rudiments. : ABCS
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Cobalt. : BLUE
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Quién ___? (who knows?): Span. : SABE
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Any great source of supply. : MINE
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Orthodontist's degree. : DDS
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Table scrap. : ORT

Answer summary:
7 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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