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Jules Arensberg
Jules Arensberg

New York Times, Saturday, July 27, 1957

28-Down : By word of mouth.

Author:
Jules Arensberg
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.42, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 303 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 85, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Jules Arensberg has 95 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,951
Across
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Province in Italy. : ROMA
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Colloquially, Ireland's patron. : STPAT
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Educational groups. : PTAS
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Highly excited: Colloq. : UPINTHEAIR
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Tributary of the Mississippi. : OHIO
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Severe critic: Colloq. : DUTCHUNCLE
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Force. : DINT
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Art lovers. : ESTHETES
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Sidetracks. : SHUNTS
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Skip. : OMIT
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Mimicking. : APING
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Chief of a noted nine. : WARREN
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Highway hazards. : CRACKUPS
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French girl friends. : AMIES
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Conjecture. : GUESS
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Cartogram. : MAP
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Fuzz. : LINT
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Alexander ___, famous fictional salesman. : BOTTS
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Air raid shelter in Paris. : ABRI
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Breakfast dish. : EGG
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Speechify. : ORATE
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Shepherd's staff. : CROOK
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A person. : SOMEBODY
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Talk pointlessly (with "on"). : RAMBLE
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States positively. : AVOWS
43
Part of a ranee's wardrobe. : SARI
44
Hidden. : UNSEEN
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Large round rooms. : ROTUNDAS
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North African weight. : ROTL
51
Peppery garnish. : CHILISAUCE
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Famous author of westerns. : GREY
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Not working. : OUTOFORDER
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Work for. : EARN
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Hot dog. : WEENY
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Tableland. : MESA
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Roughhewn. : RUDE
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Musical work. : OPUS
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Campy uses one. : MITT
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Hermit. : ANCHORET
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Invalid. : SHUTIN
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Belief. : TENET
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Moccasins. : PACS
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Have discomfort. : AIL
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Poach. : TRESPASS
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Imaginary small town. : PODUNK
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Jigamaree. : THINGUMBOB
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Grammarian's horror. : AINT
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Tipplers. : SOTS
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Melodic subjects. : THEMES
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Sound effect of a spasmodic ailment. : HICS
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Geographical formation. : ARETE
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Where Llwchwr is. : WALES
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Pal in Valencia. : AMIGO
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Circus VIP. : RINGMASTER
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Short-stemmed tobacco pipe. : CUTTY
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By word of mouth. : PAROL
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A musical Jones. : SPIKE
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Incites. : GOADS
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"How now, ___!" : BROWNCOW
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One way to walk. : ARMINARM
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Wood wind. : OBOE
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Famed tenor. : CARUSO
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Masculine or feminine name. : EVELYN
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Sanction. : RATIFY
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Lawgiver. : SOLON
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Entreat earnestly. : URGE
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Thin Man's wife. : NORA
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Observance. : RITE
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Popinjay. : DUDE
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Goodman and Jane. : ACES
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Items in immunology. : SERA
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Capital of Annam. : HUE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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