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Jules Arensberg
Jules Arensberg

BIRD IN THE HAND

New York Times, Sunday, July 25, 1954

7-Down : The "O" yard stripe.

Author:
Jules Arensberg
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 170, Blocks: 85, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 721 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 108, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 34
Jules Arensberg has 95 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Early litzer noted the following: Taken from NYT Magazine (2/16/1992) 50 Years of Crossword Puzzles. Described as an "inner clue" puzzle created by a postal worker and inveterate puzzle maker from the Bronx.

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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,853
Across
1
Considering. : SINCE
6
Predecessor of MVD. : OGPU
10
Neighbor of Yap. : TRUK
14
Arabians wear them. : ABAS
18
Ingredient of soap. : ACIDOIL
20
All's well (with "The"). : GOOSEHANGSHIGH
23
Color pictures. : CHROMOS
24
Situation eliminated by 20th Amendment. : LAMEDUCKSESSION
26
Enfield or Browning. : RIFLE
27
Actor Walter. : ABEL
29
Advanced in grade. : RISEN
30
Author di Donato. : PIETRO
31
Grège. : ECRU
32
Mother Gynt. : ASE
33
Roll. : LIST
35
Wagnerian character. : WOTAN
37
Welch or Jenkins: Abbr. : ATT
38
High Himalayan peak. : KAMET
40
Pachyderm's specialty. : SKIN
42
Part of a watch. : JEWEL
43
Noun suffix. : STER
44
Ball point. : PEN
45
Abiding. : RESTING
47
City in N. H. : KEENE
48
Dramatic event. : SCENE
49
Atahualpa. : INCAN
51
Game counter. : TILE
52
An instant. : WINK
53
Indochinese language. : THAI
55
Resident of Mayor Kennelly's city. : CHICAGOAN
57
Cordage fiber. : PITA
58
Be shrewish. : HENPECK
62
Determinant. : TEST
63
___-king. : ERL
64
Hilton's "Horizons." : LOST
65
Part of the grandstand. : TIER
67
Zoological suffix. : IDAE
68
Give allegiance to. : ADHERE
70
Doggies, collectively. : PUPPYDOM
72
Relative of wampum. : COWRY
73
Watchdog's retort. : GRR
74
Wireless man. : MARCONI
76
More felicitous. : HAPPIER
79
Blurbs. : ADS
80
Perfumes: Var. : ATARS
82
Oft-performed ballet. : SWANLAKE
84
Good-luck charm in Africa. : GRIGRI
86
Rustic name. : ZEKE
87
Kilns: Var. : OSTS
89
Talks back to the ump. : JAWS
90
Portuguese title: Abbr. : SNR
91
Miss Ferber. : EDNA
93
Soprano Patti. : ADELINA
95
Mark IV, for example. : TANK
96
It's outlawed in warfare. : POISONGAS
98
Conservative Briton. : EDEN
99
Hopalong Cassidy. : BOYD
100
Gum flavoring. : MINT
101
Actress Oberon. : MERLE
102
Obsequies. : OBITS
105
High chiefs of sports. : TSARS
107
Black hole. : DUNGEON
109
Eggs. : OVA
110
French commune. : SENS
111
Glances. : PEEKS
112
King Haakon's son. : OLAF
113
Haloes. : NIMBI
115
Speed a motor. : REV
116
Pièce par Villon. : POEME
117
Sprigtail. : SMEE
119
Oft-proposed conscription bill. : UMT
121
Affectations. : AIRS
123
Part of an O'Neill title. : ICEMAN
125
Upshot. : ISSUE
127
Conte. : TALE
129
Columbian vessel. : PINTA
130
Talented contemporary of Pepys. : CHRISTOPHERWREN
133
Silences. : SHUTSUP
135
In a direct line. : ASTHECROWFLIES
136
Stars of "Porgy and Bess." : NEGROES
137
"Simple Simon ___ pieman." : META
138
Winning cards. : TOPS
139
FDR's mother. : SARA
140
To eat: Ger. : ESSEN
Down
1
Commander of the "Golden Hind." : SIRFRANCISDRAKE
2
Fallacy, in logic. : IDOLUM
3
Alaskan city. : NOME
4
Reuther's outfit. : CIO
5
Lanchester and others. : ELSAS
6
Leer. : OGLE
7
The "O" yard stripe. : GOALLINE
8
Small dog. : POM
9
Consumers. : USERS
10
Sic. : THUS
11
Time for stakes and handicaps. : RACEWEEK
12
Inconnu. : UNKNOWN
13
Bbls. : KGS
14
Bret Harte's Chinaman. : AHSIN
15
Mistral. : BISE
16
Verb for a firebrand. : AGITATE
17
Abridge. : SHORTEN
18
Crusaders' port. : ACRE
19
Lily-livered. : CHICKENHEARTED
21
Do newspaper work. : EDIT
22
Flower leaf. : SEPAL
25
___ Dame. : NOTRE
28
Inhuman. : BESTIAL
32
Breakfasted. : ATE
34
Verb suffix. : ING
36
Cut molars. : TEETHE
39
Berger of the Met. : ERNA
41
Furnace. : KILN
42
Scene of Napoleonic victory. : JENA
43
Victor at Carthage. : SCIPIO
44
Ancient Briton. : PICT
46
Hoarder. : STORER
47
Headline place, Dec. 17, 1903. : KITTYHAWK
48
___ Juan. : SAN
50
Wonder drug. : ACTH
52
Mere handful. : WISP
54
Pronoun. : HER
56
German city. : GERA
57
Beau Brummells. : POPINJAYS
59
"Little Caesar." : EDWARDGROBINSON
60
Prudence or temperance. : CARDINALVIRTUE
61
Coral islets. : KEYS
64
Moon goddess. : LUNA
65
Soup-fin shark. : TOPE
66
Devilkin. : IMP
69
German river. : EMS
70
Captured soldiers. : POWS
71
Two states: Abbr. : DAKS
72
Le dernier ___. : CRI
73
Where Samson died. : GAZA
75
Chicago time: Abbr. : CST
77
Touch off. : IGNITE
78
Bobbles. : ERRS
81
Subleases. : RELETS
83
Settle. : LAND
85
Mr. Tunney. : GENE
87
Next to nothing. : ONE
88
Rival of Bannister. : SANTEE
90
Melodious. : SONGFUL
92
Cruising. : ASEA
94
Noun suffixes. : IDS
95
Crags. : TORS
96
Spanish cloth. : PINA
97
All: Comb. form. : OMNI
99
Pastry store. : BAKESHOP
100
Skinner. : MULETEER
102
Courtier in "Hamlet." : OSRIC
103
British conductor. : BEECHAM
104
Opposite. : INVERSE
106
Sandlotter. : SEMIPRO
107
Fictitious plaintiff. : DOE
108
Canadian province: Abbr. : ONT
111
___ Vecchio, Florentine bridge. : PONTE
114
___ d'hôtel. : MAITRE
116
Eastern title. : PASHA
117
___ duck. : SURF
118
Whines. : MEWLS
120
Middle: Law. : MESNE
122
Ninnies. : SAPS
124
Berra's equipment. : MITT
126
Embroiders. : SEWS
128
Handle. : ANSA
129
Small dogs. : PUGS
131
Month: Abbr. : OCT
132
Inlet. : RIA
134
Men. : HES

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 28 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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