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George W. Frank
George W. Frank

New York Times, Friday, July 3, 1959

51-Down : Movie role for Bob Hope.

Author:
George W. Frank
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.63, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
George W. Frank has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,640
Across
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Humbug. : FLAM
5
Fit. : ADAPT
10
Princess in Frank L. Baum books. : OZMA
14
Sussex river. : OUSE
15
Article of virtu. : CURIO
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College course: Abbr. : BIOL
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Mother Earth of Greek myth. : GAIA
18
Composer Franck. : CESAR
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Handle: Fr. : ANSE
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Blustery. : GUSTY
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Softness. : LENIENCY
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Day: Hebrew. : YOM
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Seasonal song. : NOEL
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Kind of sailboat. : CAT
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Oasis. : WADI
32
Role for Rita Hayworth. : SALOME
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Coppermine town near Caracas. : AROA
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Detective Charles. : NICK
41
Roving. : NOMAD
42
TV perennials. : COWBOYS&INDIANS
45
Normal tension of a muscle. : TONUS
46
Stone of fine grit. : HONE
47
Korean VIP. : RHEE
48
Adorn with certain symbols. : INSTAR
50
Children's author. : LEAF
52
Ocean: Abbr. : ATL
53
Tribal head in North Africa. : KAID
55
Sindbad's airlift. : ROC
57
Throw together haphazardly. : SCRAMBLE
61
Parts of garments. : YOKES
65
One of Hercules' girls. : IOLE
66
Jewelry item. : BEADS
68
___ Beauty, variety of apple. : ROME
69
Air. : MIEN
70
Kind of braid. : LACET
71
Dust Bowl refugee. : OKIE
72
Goad. : PROD
73
Abrasive. : EMERY
74
Sandbox occupants. : TOTS
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"Around the World" traveler. : FOGG
2
Hawaiian feast. : LUAU
3
Without any changes. : ASIS
4
Substantial. : MEATY
5
Figure worker: Abbr. : ACC
6
Single combat. : DUEL
7
Mystery cum humor. : ARSENIC&OLDLACE
8
Soft, in music. : PIANO
9
Conservatives. : TORIES
10
Resort town in Scotland. : OBAN
11
Metallic element. : ZINC
12
Shuffle along: Var. : MOSY
13
Festival in England. : ALE
21
Slangy exclamation. : YOW
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Oxlike antelope. : ELAND
25
Numerous. : MANY
27
Saguaro, opuntia, etc. : CACTI
28
Darling, in Ireland. : AROON
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Home ___. : TOWNS
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Any particular food. : DISH
33
195-mile river in France. : LOIR
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Home of Creighton University. : OMAHA
35
Creator of Olympia. : MANET
36
Detroit cognomen. : EDSEL
38
Touch. : ABUT
40
The "lowing herd." : KINE
43
Port of Japan. : OSAKA
44
Within little. : NEAR
49
Walking trip. : RAMBLE
51
Movie role for Bob Hope. : FOY
54
Steel support. : IBEAM
56
Noted landscapist. : COROT
57
Evening in Paris. : SOIR
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Beautiful queen, for short. : CLEO
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Split apart. : REND
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River in Germany. : EDER
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G & S role. : KOKO
63
Send forth. : EMIT
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Experiences. : SEES
65
Queen Elizabeth's horse. : IMP
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Farm enclosure. : STY

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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