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Herbert Ettenson
Herbert Ettenson

New York Times, Saturday, August 21, 1954

37-Down : Snack.

Author:
Herbert Ettenson
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Herbert Ettenson has 87 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,880
Across
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Mrs. Zaharias. : BABE
5
Spookish. : EERIE
10
Dr. Teller's specialty. : ATOM
14
Golliwog's relative. : OGRE
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Word on French air mail. : AVION
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___ avis. : RARA
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Not excited. : COOLASACUCUMBER
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Past. : AGO
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Anything serving to connect. : LINK
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Tristram's beloved. : ISEULT
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Namesakes of the "Shrew." : KATES
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Girl's nickname. : PRUE
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Shore vacationer. : BATHER
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Certain cubist paintings. : PICASSOS
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Bobble. : ERROR
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Factotum. : DOALL
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"Sticks float. They wood." : PUN
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Neighbor of Albany, N. Y. : TROY
36
Velvety fabric. : PANNE
37
Clavicle. : BONE
38
St. Anthony's cross. : TAU
39
___ Domingo. : SANTO
40
An enchantress. : CIRCE
41
Believers in art for art's sake. : ESTHETES
43
Sen. Ferguson's colleague. : POTTER
44
Blue flag. : IRIS
45
Erato and Clio. : MUSES
46
Hard money. : SPECIE
49
Expression. : TERM
50
Hasten. : HIE
53
Relief for city swelterers. : AIRCONDITIONING
56
Carte du jour. : MENU
57
Salts. : CURES
58
Therefore. : ERGO
59
Mainstay. : PROP
60
First German President. : EBERT
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Seasons in France. : ETES
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___ Raton. : BOCA
2
Showing eager interest. : AGOG
3
Angler's prize. : BROOKTROUT
4
Spitchcock. : EEL
5
More lenient. : EASIER
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Shakespearean actor. : EVANS
7
Haystack. : RICK
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Promissory note. : IOU
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Besiege. : ENCIRCLE
10
Men who fought for France. : ARMEES
11
Verboten. : TABU
12
Russian city. : OREL
13
Emporium. : MART
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Vary. : ALTER
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Run-of-the-mill. : USUAL
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Sailor's call. : AHOY
25
Liberace's has candles. : PIANO
26
Actress Davis. : BETTE
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Tapestry. : ARRAS
28
D'Avignon and others. : PONTS
29
Jaunty summer wear. : SPORTSHIRT
30
Three cents worth of mail. : OUNCE
31
Show scorn. : SNEER
33
Natives of Odense. : DANES
36
"Bunthorne's Bride." : PATIENCE
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Snack. : BITE
39
A type of actor. : SERIO
40
Mr. Topper. : COSMO
42
Spasmodic breathing-in sound. : HICCUP
43
Strict observer of precise usage. : PURIST
45
Taxi appurtenance. : METER
46
Coarse hominy. : SAMP
47
Jetty. : PIER
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Man's name. : ERNO
49
Recap. : TIRE
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Author of "Picnic." : INGE
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Personalities. : EGOS
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A clumsy golfer: Slang. : DUB
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Born. : NEE

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

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