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Arthur Schulman
Arthur Schulman

New York Times, Friday, May 7, 1954

24-Down : Pitchers use it.

Author:
Arthur Schulman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Arthur Schulman has 80 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,774
Across
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Moslem title. : AGHA
5
Honks. : TOOTS
10
Among. : AMID
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Cub. : BEAR
15
Manager of the Pirates. : HANEY
16
Sand ridge. : DUNE
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British sportsmen. : CRICKETERS
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Advantage: Colloq. : EDGE
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Horizontal timber. : STRINGER
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Bicycle built for two. : TANDEM
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Norse goddess of fate. : NORN
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Track event. : RELAY
25
Base hit. : SINGLE
28
Calculates. : COMPUTES
31
Silkworm. : ERI
32
Puts on cargo. : LADES
34
Syriac script. : SERTA
35
Jokers. : WAGS
37
Part of a uniform. : TUNIC
39
Cheers. : RAHS
40
Allen or Frome. : ETHAN
42
Cave ___ (beware of the dog). : CANEM
44
These: Fr. : CES
45
Disparages (with "from"). : DETRACTS
47
Very humbly. : MEEKLY
49
Nurse sharks. : GATAS
50
Harness. : GEAR
51
Housing for a rotor. : STATOR
53
Cry of the diamond. : BATTERUP
57
___ sapiens. : HOMO
58
Game usually played indoors. : VOLLEYBALL
60
Where Salem is: Abbr. : OREG
61
Eastern prince. : EMEER
62
Annapolis. : USNA
63
Greek mountain. : OSSA
64
Soft. : DOWNY
65
Light, open carriage. : SHAY
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Basic elements. : ABCS
2
Girl's nickname. : GERT
3
Braids. : HAIR
4
Forming a curve. : ARCING
5
Alexander or Gatsby. : THEGREAT
6
Made of a cereal grass. : OATEN
7
Sharp blow: Slang. : ONER
8
Thrice: Music. : TER
9
Order. : SYSTEM
10
V. I. P. in Bonn. : ADENAUER
11
Tough going for most thoroughbreds. : MUDDYTRACK
12
Pulitzer Prize playwright. : INGE
13
Consider. : DEEM
18
Hillock. : KNOLL
22
European heights. : ALPS
24
Pitchers use it. : ROSIN
25
Hemmed. : SEWED
26
Choleric. : IRATE
27
Popular sports events. : NIGHTGAMES
28
Roman repasts. : CENAS
29
Actress Waters. : ETHEL
30
Impudent. : SASSY
33
Conduits. : DUCTS
36
New York race course. : SARATOGA
38
Act III scene in "Our Town." : CEMETERY
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The Far East may adopt a similar pact. : NATO
43
Pithy. : MEATY
46
Sliced. : CARVED
48
Volcano in Antarctica. : EREBUS
50
Greek physician. : GALEN
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Chase away. : SHOO
52
Rocky hills. : TORS
53
Breathed hard. : BLEW
54
Too hasty. : RASH
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Companion of the radius. : ULNA
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___ the game. : PLAY
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Shoulder: Comb. form. : OMO

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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