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Arthur Schulman
Arthur Schulman

New York Times, Saturday, August 7, 1971

31-Down : Hoover and others

Author:
Arthur Schulman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.24, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Arthur Schulman has 80 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,029
Across
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Director of "Jules et Jim" : TRUFFAUT
9
Connecticut town : HADDAM
15
Atrocious : HORRIBLE
16
May of the theater : ELAINE
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Exacerbate : EMBITTER
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Argument : DEBATE
19
Studies : READS
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Riches' predecessor : RAGS
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Realty unit : LOT
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First name in Louvre : MONA
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Cinched : ONICE
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Knowledge : KEN
27
Certain Arab : YEMENI
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Nameplate on a shopfront : FACIA
31
Swim : DIP
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Handled rudely : PAWED
35
Winning : ONTOP
36
Over : ATANEND
38
Contemporary of Vivaldi : TARTINI
40
___ ball (19th century bullet) : MINIE
41
Throw out : EJECT
43
On the near side: Prefix : CIS
44
Undemocratic types : SNOBS
45
Facial features : LASHES
47
Hesitant sounds : ERS
48
Kind of oak or poplar : WHITE
49
Entree : CHOP
53
___ Angelico : FRA
54
Conceal : VEIL
55
Was outstanding : SHONE
56
Vampires : LAMIAS
58
Summaries : EPITOMES
61
Maroon : ENISLE
62
Fragrant : REDOLENT
63
Dürer, for one : ETCHER
64
Racetrack officials : STEWARDS
Down
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Unit of heat : THERM
2
Shakespearean hero : ROMEO
3
Kind of renewal : URBAN
4
End of a working sequence : FRIDAY
5
Companion of starts : FITS
6
Composer Vogler : ABT
7
Diminutive suffix : ULE
8
Earthenware dish : TERRINE
9
Reduce risk, as with a bet : HEDGE
10
Pub drinks : ALES
11
Small amount : DAB
12
Logical argumentation : DIALECTIC
13
Director of "L'Avventura" : ANTONIONI
14
Athletic event : MEET
21
Moment of truth : ACIDTEST
24
Where Muscat is : OMAN
25
Asian metropolis : NEWDELHI
26
Man of the categorical imperative : KANT
28
Fencing weapons : EPEES
29
Loud, in music : FORTE
30
Sacred bull : APIS
31
Hoover and others : DAMS
32
On the road : ITINERANT
33
Like a mountaintop view : PANORAMIC
37
Coffee beans : NIBS
39
Long for : ACHE
42
Custodians of a sort : JAILERS
46
Latin school : SCHOLA
48
German river : WESER
50
Greek poet : HOMER
51
Upright : ONEND
52
Mosquitoes, etc. : PESTS
53
Run away : FLEE
54
Kashmir sight : VALE
55
Tuck away : STOW
57
Sort of: Suffix : ISH
59
Favorite : PET
60
Chemical suffix : IDE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 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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