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Bert Beaman
Bert Beaman

New York Times, Friday, July 15, 1977

52-Down : Bid

Author:
Bert Beaman
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { J Q U W X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Bert Beaman has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,198
Across
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Breastwork : PARAPET
8
Kind of case : ATTACHE
15
Set apart : ISOLATE
16
French sculptor: 1861-1944 : MAILLOL
17
Spots : NOTICES
18
Perplexed : ATALOSS
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Treasure ___ : TROVE
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Louise of films : TINA
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Bone: Prefix : OSTE
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Guest or Masters : EDGAR
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Spout nonsense : RAVE
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___ Raton, Fla. : BOCA
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Latin-lesson word : AMAT
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Rocky outcrop : LEDGE
35
Presently : ANON
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Horne : LENA
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Fire; fervency : ARDOR
38
"Japanese ___" : SANDMAN
40
Kind of bridge : PONTOON
42
Important U.S. naval base : SITKA
43
"___ There Eyes" : THEM
45
Bricklayers' burdens : HODS
46
Gold lace for upholstery : ORRIS
47
Middling : SOSO
48
Formerly formerly : ERST
49
___ on (influences) : ACTS
51
Small porch : STOOP
53
Joint in a horse's hind leg : HOCK
55
Layer : TIER
57
Whip : FLAIL
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Craftsman : ARTISAN
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Spanish king's daughter : INFANTA
65
Stage of human progress : IRONAGE
66
Built : ERECTED
67
Tries to relieve a sore throat : GARGLES
68
Think probable : DARESAY
Down
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Pub order : PINT
2
Zither's relative : ASOR
3
Newspaper section, for short : ROTO
4
Well or active : ALIVEANDKICKING
5
Took measured steps : PACED
6
After printemps : ETE
7
Wills : TESTAMENTS
8
To ___ (with no exceptions) : AMAN
9
Soviet Asian : TATAR
10
Aunt from Acapulco : TIA
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In complete disorder : ALLOVERTHEPLACE
12
With press and public barred : CLOSEDDOOR
13
Throng : HOST
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Over and above : ELSE
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Oil-rich land : IRAN
24
Festive : GALA
26
King or Bates : ALAN
27
___ profundo : BASSO
28
Walking ___ (elated) : ONAIR
29
His work is constructive : CONTRACTOR
31
Covered, as chairs or walls : TAPESTRIED
33
Merchandise : GOODS
34
Director Lubitsch : ERNST
39
Boom, e.g. : MAST
41
Melville opus : OMOO
44
Fireman's concern : HOSE
50
Kind of fright : STAGE
52
Bid : OFFER
53
Former Kissinger-Nixon aide : HAIG
54
Unusual, in Glasgow : ORRA
56
Suffixes with serpent and elephant : INES
58
Workers and soldiers : ANTS
59
Virginia willow : ITEA
60
Bountiful or Luck : LADY
62
Girl of song : SAL
64
"Blue Eagle" initials : NRA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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