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Bert Beaman
Bert Beaman

New York Times, Tuesday, June 8, 1976

44-Down : Ivory sources

Author:
Bert Beaman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.46, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { J Q V X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Bert Beaman has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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G
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G
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A
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L
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T
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F
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E
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H
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P
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R
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T
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S
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P
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R
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I
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K
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R
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M
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R
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D
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I
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N
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S
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D
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M
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S
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M
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P
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R
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A
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T
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L
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P
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R
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T
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H
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N
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T
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N
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M
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K
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N
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A
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D
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,796
Across
1
Jobs for musicians : GIGS
5
Steep slope, in Hawaii : PALI
9
Spat : TIFF
13
Smell ___ : ARAT
14
Care for : ADORE
16
Nathan : HALE
17
Poker holding : PAIR
18
Military search, for short : RECON
19
Muscat's land : OMAN
20
Have second thoughts : ENTERTAINDOUBTS
23
Kind of spin : TAIL
24
Uses a certain machine : SEWS
25
Goads : PRICKS
28
Pistols and swords, e.g. : SIDEARMS
32
Like Mr. Skelton : REDHEADED
34
Upstage : SNOOT
35
Answer to "Understand?" : ISEE
36
Suffixes for threads : NEMES
38
"The king can ___ wrong" : DONO
39
Honey drinks : MEADS
41
New Yrok and New Jresey, e.g. : MISPRINTS
43
Mythical island : ATLANTIS
45
Tax deductions : LOSSES
46
Sulk : POUT
47
African weight : ROTL
48
Joins the political ring : THROWSONESHATIN
55
Hawaiian island : MAUI
56
Yiddish deli offering : KNISH
57
Grace or sour : NOTE
58
Final word : AMEN
59
Footpath, in Paris : SENTE
60
Lacking brightness : DRAB
61
Aerie : NEST
62
Lip : SASS
63
Concert number : SOLO
Down
1
Stare at : GAPE
2
Oil land : IRAN
3
Pace : GAIT
4
Gave in a bit : STRETCHEDAPOINT
5
Supporter : PARTISAN
6
"Let's make ___" : ADEAL
7
Places : LOCI
8
Old ___ : IRONSIDES
9
Source of a salad dressing : THOUSANDISLANDS
10
Metrical foot : IAMB
11
Off key : FLAT
12
Swamps : FENS
15
Through : ENDED
21
Libertine : RAKE
22
Is obliged for : OWES
25
___ facie : PRIMA
26
Adjusted the clock : RESET
27
Perfect : IDEAL
28
Trucks : SEMIS
29
Irish darlings : ROONS
30
___ Carlo : MONTE
31
Geology term : STOSS
33
Half steps, in music : DEMITONES
37
Plays in the water : SPLOSHES
40
Kind of job : SNOW
42
U.S. author Philip : ROTH
44
Ivory sources : TUSKS
47
Musical signs : RESTS
48
Govt. employee : TMAN
49
Harness part : HAME
50
Regrets : RUES
51
Historic vessel : NINA
52
Corrida headliner : TORO
53
Kind of type: Abbr. : ITAL
54
Biblical mount : NEBO

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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