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Louis Baron
Louis Baron

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New York Times, Sunday, June 27, 1943

4-Down : Gains by strategy.

Author:
Louis Baron
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 170, Blocks: 82, Avg Word Len: 5.26, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 653 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 158, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 84
Louis Baron has 39 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1943, The New York TimesNo. 72
Across
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Prevents from free speech. : GAGS
5
British statesman (1853-1902). : RHODES
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Key port in Africa. : TUNIS
16
Animal guardian spirit. : TOTEM
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One. : UNIT
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Ancient and modern battleground. : EUROPE
23
Springless Asiatic oxcart. : ARABA
24
Tilled land. : ARADA
25
Oriental tamarisk. : ATLE
26
Makes a citizen of the U. S. A. : AMERICANIZES
28
Product of Tin Pan Alley. : SONGS
29
Jap-held island off New Guinea. : MADANG
31
Chinese nut. : LICHI
32
Prophetess sister of Moses and Aaron. : MIRIAM
34
Historic fuel. : GAS
35
Lixivia. : LYES
37
Stage remark. : ASIDE
39
Where Lieut. Gen. A. E. Percival surrendered. : SINGAPORE
41
Composer of "Manon" and "Thais" (1842-1912). : MASSENET
45
The square of three. : NINE
47
Hindu prayer rug. : ASANI
48
Leaving. : ORT
49
"Man is his own ___."—Fletcher. : STAR
50
Head of Office of Strategic Services. : DONOVAN
52
Vetch-seed crystalline compound. : VICINE
56
Nile thunderfish. : RAAD
58
"___ is the dress of thoughts."—Stanhope. : STYLE
60
West African harnessed antelope. : GUIB
61
Washington correspondent and radio commentator. : PEARSON
62
Poisonous licorice seed protein. : ABRIN
64
Axial portion of the body. : SOMA
66
Theatre where Shakespeare's plays were first produced. : GLOBE
68
Daughter of Tantalus. : NIOBE
69
Climbing perennial. : LIANA
70
Exaggerate. : STRETCH
72
Reuter's agent in South Africa, 1916 to 1940. : DUNN
74
Man's nickname. : CLEM
75
Fabric used in covering furniture. : SAYETTE
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Brain passage. : ITER
78
Faculties. : SENSES
80
Like a malt liquor. : ALY
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Australian macaws. : ARARAS
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Anoint: obs. : ENELE
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Strip. : DIVEST
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Indian weight varying from 8 oz. to 3 lbs. : SER
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Father of antiseptic surgery (1827-1912). : LISTER
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Native of Inonu's country. : TURK
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Gloss. : VARNISH
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Bombed Pacific island. : TRUK
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Bagpipes. : PIOB
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Edging of fabric. : SELVAGE
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Famous pioneer (1735-1820). : BOONE
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Emphasized syllable in prose. : ARSIS
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Italian explorer, discoverer of Labrador, 1497. : CABOT
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State in Northwest Venezuela. : LARA
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Hindu goldsmith. : SONAR
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American clergyman, author of "Adventurous Religion." : FOSDICK
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British Foreign Secretary. : EDEN
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Praises. : LAUDS
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Deep holes. : PITS
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Fascist conqueror of Spain. : FRANCO
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Speech. : ADDRESS
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Attempt. : SEEK
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That girl. : SHE
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Exposed to the open. : AIRED
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Antitoxins. : SERA
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Patronymics. : SURNAMES
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Glided in an airplane. : VOLPLANED
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Put bottoms on shoes. : SOLED
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"This dim ___ which men call earth."—Milton. : SPOT
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Pen name of Isabella Craig. : ISA
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More asinine. : INANER
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French Quisling. : LAVAL
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Moral philosophy. : ETHICS
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South American weasellike animal. : TAIRA
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Preparation of soldiers for warfare. : MOBILIZATION
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Of a historic period. : ERAL
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Rubber city. : AKRON
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Monsieur Zola. : EMILE
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Taken away, in law. : ADEMPT
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Epithet. : NAME
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Shoe forms. : LASTS
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At a future date. : LATER
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Places again. : RESETS
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Twist: Colloq. : SKEW
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Largest of the Marianas Islands, occupied by Japan. : GUAM
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Pilaster. : ANTA
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Embellish. : GILD
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Gains by strategy. : STEALS
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Reacting chemicals : REAGENTS
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An exclamation. : HUM
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City in Central Russia. : OREL
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Striped Indian muslin. : DORIA
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Heroic tales. : EPICS
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Italian sequin. : SECHINO
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Japanese measure. : TAN
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Jewel of Hebrew High Priest. : URIM
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Mad dogs of Europe. : NAZIS
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Ancient inhabitant of Spain. : IBERIAN
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Indian black bucks. : SASINS
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Native of Australian island-State. : TASMANIAN
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New Guinea bay, Allied bomber base. : ORO
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Old province of Honshu Island. : TANGO
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Middle name of FBI head. : EDGAR
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Perpendicular billiard shot. : MASSE
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Rendering assistance. : AIDING
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Pheasant broods. : NYES
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Century plant. : AGAVE
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Site. : SEAT
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"___ is equal to a feast."—Fielding. : ENOUGH
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Exceedingly bitter in taste. : PICRIC
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Conduct of life. : MORALS
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Country between Red Sea and Persian Gulf. : ARABIA
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North Russian battlefront. : STARAYARUSSA
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Secret meeting. : TRYST
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Disaster. : EVIL
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Greek goddess of fertility. : DEMETER
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Home. : ABODE
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Doctrine to be fought on home front. : ISOLATIONISM
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Alfred Bernhard ___ (1833-1896). : NOBEL
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"One ___ is too much."—Herbert. : ENEMY
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Railroad car. : DINER
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Small Asiatic lemur. : LORI
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Thoughtful. : PENSIVE
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Seaport capital of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. : NATAL
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Solar disk. : ATEN
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Fascist organization. : BUND
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Afflicted by mal-de-mer. : SEASICK
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Its capital is Canea. : CRETE
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Russian river from Lake Ladoga to Gulf of Finland. : NEVA
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Stumble. : TRIP
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Spotted African wildcats. : SERVALS
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Axis-oppressed Europeans. : SERBS
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Ancient Greek portico. : STOA
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Hush. : LULL
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Pry. : SNOOP
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Establishment of officers. : STAFF
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Writ of ___. : ERROR
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Receded. : EBBED
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Russian river flowing north from the Urals. : KARA
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Scythe handle. : SNATHE
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Ancient harrow-like battle arays. : HERSES
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Detain unlawfully. : KIDNAP
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Cubic meters. : STERES
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German mathematician (1777-1855). : GAUSS
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Southern Italians. : SICILIANS
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Vantage, handicap. : ODDS
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Mohammedan scripture: var. : CORAN
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Bitter-orange perfume. : NEROLI
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God: Latin. : DEUS
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Reptiles. : SERPENTS
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Tumor of a gland. : ADENOMA
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Premier of Portugal. : SALAZAR
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Entanglement. : KNOT
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Paint. : ENAMEL
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Capital of the land of evzones. : ATHENS
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Indispensable. : VITAL
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Bombed Jap city. : OSAKA
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Caves. : LAIRS
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That which is owing. : DEBIT
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Dodge. : EVADE
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Fruits. : DATES
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Irritate. : RILE
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Citrus fruit. : LIME
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Site of British oilfields. : IRAK
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Was present. : CAME
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Exterminated. : SLEW
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Deteriorate. : ROT
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Gaelic sea god. : LER
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Exercise an elective choice. : OPT

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 76 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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