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Arthur Schulman
New York Times, Saturday, June 1, 1963
42-Down : Lure into a trap.
Author:
Arthur Schulman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 343 (avg 1.81)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Arthur Schulman has 80 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
1 R | 2 O | 3 U | 4 T | 5 A | 6 C | 7 A | 8 T | 9 P | 10 A | 11 S | 12 H | 13 A |
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14 E | R | N | S | 15 F | L | E | A | 16 O | A | T | E | N |
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17 B | A | C | K | 18 T | R | A | C | K | 19 T | R | A | M | S |
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20 U | R | U | 21 W | I | N | 22 E | 23 S | T | O | N | I | A |
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24 S | E | T | 25 B | A | C | K | 26 S | P | E | N | D | |||
27 R | I | A | 28 T | B | A | R | 29 B | 30 O | 31 Y |
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32 G | 33 A | 34 B | O | N | 35 D | E | A | R | S | 36 A | B | E |
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37 A | M | A | S | 38 C | R | A | C | K | 39 S | C | O | W |
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40 T | I | C | 41 C | H | A | L | K | 42 D | U | K | E | S |
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43 E | S | K | 44 H | E | W | S | 45 Z | E | N | |||||
46 B | 47 L | U | R | B | 48 B | A | C | K | 49 B | 50 A | 51 Y |
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52 C | 53 R | O | A | T | I | A | 54 A | G | O | 55 E | C | U |
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56 R | U | N | I | N | 57 C | 58 A | R | R | Y | 59 B | A | C | K |
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60 I | S | E | R | E | 61 K | L | E | E | 62 A | C | R | O |
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63 B | E | S | S | Y | 64 S | E | R | B | 65 T | H | A | N |
© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,053
Across
1
Stampede. : ROUT
5
Skin ___. : ACAT
9
Turkish title. : PASHA
14
Sea birds. : ERNS
15
___ market. : FLEA
16
Of a cereal. : OATEN
17
Retreat. : BACKTRACK
19
Trolleys. : TRAMS
20
Brazil's neighbor: Abbr. : URU
21
Triumph. : WIN
22
Where Tallinn is. : ESTONIA
24
Recessed section, as in a wall. : SETBACK
26
Devote, as time. : SPEND
27
Narrow inlet. : RIA
28
Construction beam. : TBAR
29
Adolescent interjection. : BOY
32
African republic. : GABON
35
Loved ones. : DEARS
36
Presidential nickname. : ABE
37
Part of a Latin conjugation. : AMAS
38
First-rate: Colloq. : CRACK
39
Barge. : SCOW
40
Muscular spasm. : TIC
41
Artist's medium. : CHALK
42
Coronet wearers. : DUKES
43
River of Scotland. : ESK
44
Chops. : HEWS
45
Branch of Buddhism. : ZEN
46
A Gelett Burgess gift to the language. : BLURB
48
Area near Beacon Hill. : BACKBAY
52
Where 45 Down is. : CROATIA
54
Past. : AGO
55
Old French coin. : ECU
56
Quarrel: Colloq. : RUNIN
57
Famous racehorse. : CARRYBACK
60
Rhone tributary. : ISERE
61
Swiss painter. : KLEE
62
High: Prefix. : ACRO
63
Diminutive of a girl's name. : BESSY
64
Native of Belgrade. : SERB
65
Comparative word. : THAN
Down
1
Puzzle. : REBUS
2
To pray, in Italy. : ORARE
3
Designating some books. : UNCUT
4
Tongue-clucking sound. : TSK
5
Where Dahomey is. : AFRICA
6
Sound of chains. : CLANK
7
Federal commission: Abbr. : AEC
8
Retracts. : TAKESBACK
9
Ceramists. : POTTERS
10
Name in Exodus. : AARON
11
Firefighter's command. : STANDBACK
12
Half: Prefix. : HEMI
13
Handle: Lat. : ANSA
18
American humorist. : TWAIN
23
Woo, rustic style. : SPARK
25
Abbreviation in a business name. : BROS
28
Fresh-water ducks. : TEALS
30
Relative of the flute. : OBOE
31
Evergreens. : YEWS
32
Entrance. : GATE
33
French friends. : AMIS
34
Main supports. : BACKBONES
35
Shortcomings. : DRAWBACKS
38
Colette novel. : CHERI
39
Depressed. : SUNK
41
Indian condiment. : CHUTNEY
42
Lure into a trap. : DECOY
45
City in Yugoslavia. : ZAGREB
47
Burrows. : LAIRS
48
More austere. : BARER
49
Strand. : BEACH
50
Nkrumah's capital. : ACCRA
51
Where Whitehorse is. : YUKON
52
Storage place. : CRIB
53
Artifice. : RUSE
58
Wassail. : ALE
59
Small mammal. : BAT
Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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