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Arthur Schulman
Arthur Schulman

New York Times, Friday, June 6, 1969

5-Down : Depot: Abbr.

Author:
Arthur Schulman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 94, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Arthur Schulman has 80 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,237
Across
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Blarney. : SOFTSOAP
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Composed. : SEDATE
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Being. : CREATURE
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Thin fabrics. : CREPES
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Military incursion. : ANABASIS
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Axilla. : ARMPIT
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Miss. : LASS
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Bars. : ESTOPS
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Brew. : ALE
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Siamese coin. : ATT
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Far: Prefix. : TELE
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___ bellum. : ANTE
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Hebrew letter. : RESH
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Leporid. : HARE
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Frighten. : ALARM
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Leaves out. : OMITS
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Highest point in orbit. : APOGEE
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Word. : PROMISE
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Cordial flavoring. : ANISEED
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Lapel. : REVERS
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Literary output. : PROSE
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___ which way. : EVERY
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Mend. : DARN
41
Optimistic. : ROSY
45
Indian weights. : SERS
46
Open-weave fabric. : LENO
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Call ___ day. : ITA
48
Distress. : AIL
49
Flighty. : VOLAGE
51
Bluster. : BLOW
52
Freeze, in France. : GLACER
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Condiment plant. : CARDAMON
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Quintessence. : ELIXIR
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Fodder. : ENSILAGE
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Altar seat. : SEDILE
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Reached. : ATTAINED
Down
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Arranged like a ladder. : SCALAR
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Highly adorned. : ORNATE
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Holy days. : FEASTS
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Appendages. : TABS
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Depot: Abbr. : STA
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Yorkshire river. : OUSE
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Having bristles. : ARISTATE
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Besets. : PESTERS
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Scenic view. : SCAPE
10
Blunders. : ERRS
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Political party: Abbr. : DEM
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Natural endowment. : APPANAGE
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Linden. : TEILTREE
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Looked up to. : ESTEEMED
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Arena cheer. : OLE
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For every winner ___. : ALOSER
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Baseball thrills. : HOMERS
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Greet the villain. : HISS
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Sacred bull. : APIS
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Mud-filled. : MIRY
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Shortly. : ANON
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Portends. : PRESAGES
34
Morning signal. : REVEILLE
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Coated. : OVERLAID
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Overbearing. : ARROGANT
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Cure-all. : PANACEA
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Eastern state: Abbr. : DEL
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Texas V.I.P. : OILMAN
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Foil. : STOOGE
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Stood agape. : YAWNED
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Actor Peter. : LORRE
49
Conceal. : VEIL
50
Formerly, old style. : ERST
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Indonesian island. : BALI
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111. : CXI
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Prefix for thermy and lect. : DIA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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