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Charles E. Gersch
Charles E. Gersch

New York Times, Thursday, August 25, 1955

52-Down : Component of our Reserve system: Abbr.

Author:
Charles E. Gersch
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
Charles E. Gersch has 31 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 17 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,249
Across
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TV comedian. : SIDCAESAR
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TV role. : LUCY
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TV emcee. : EDSULLIVAN
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Semitic language: Abbr. : ARAM
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Part of an initiation. : SECRETRITE
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The wise men. : MAGI
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Urgent message. : SOS
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Aug. and Sept. : MOS
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The Pequod, for instance. : WHALER
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Actor Duryea. : DAN
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More ignoble. : BASER
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Number suffix. : TEEN
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Alias Ed Norton. : ARTCARNEY
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Olympians. : GODS
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Incarnation of Vishnu. : AVATAR
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Palm leaf: Var. : OLA
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German man's nickname. : RUDI
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Objects of affection. : LOVES
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Commotion. : STIR
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"___ on parle Français." : ICI
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Most pleasant. : NICEST
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Mr. Ames, star of "Life With Father." : LEON
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"___ Song," popular Romberg opus. : THEDESERT
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A multitude. : HOST
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Shabby: Slang. : RATTY
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Favorite. : PET
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TV necessity. : CAMERA
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Emcee March, of the "$64,000 Question." : HAL
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Athlete's group : AAU
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Exclamations of surprise. : OHOS
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Conveyers of news. : INFORMANTS
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Parts omitted. : CUTS
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Movie and TV comic. : REDSKELTON
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Island in Taiwan Strait. : AMOY
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Sport on TV. : WRESTLING
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Meeting: Abbr. : SESS
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Thought: Comb. form. : IDEO
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Army medals. : DSCS
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Mongrel. : CUR
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Miguel of Mexico. : ALEMAN
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Salt lake near Stalingrad. : ELTON
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Dear ___. : SIRS
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Bird: Comb. form. : AVI
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Rodent. : RAT
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Actress born in Vienna. : LAMARR
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Eurasian mountain range. : URAL
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Hockey goal. : CAGE
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Giant of Norse myth. : YMIR
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Program by Ron Cochran. : NEWSCAST
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What "oyez" means. : HEAR
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First name of Cuban actor. : DESI
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Valorous spirit. : BRAVERY
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Bear witness to. : ATTEST
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Something slight of its kind. : TOUCH
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Bracken or Fisher. : EDDIE
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Wading bird. : AVOCET
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Aids to memory. : NOTES
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Thomas Stearns ___. : ELIOT
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Tall story. : YARN
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Pluck. : GRIT
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Emcee Cooke. : ALISTAIR
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Groove. : SLOT
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Narrow. : NEAR
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Stylish. : DRESSY
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Headgear. : HELMET
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Quizmaster Bert. : PARKS
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Singing comedienne. : COCA
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Buzzing. : AHUM
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Marquand's sleuth. : MOTO
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Certain wearables. : HOSE
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Against. : ANTI
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"Like ___ of bricks." : ATON
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Component of our Reserve system: Abbr. : USNG
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Fresh. : NEW
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Famous initials. : FDR
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___ but (nearly). : ALL

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later.

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