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Arthur Schulman
Arthur Schulman

GLOBAL GLEANINGS

New York Times, Sunday, September 19, 1954

50-Down : Former capital of Ethiopia.

Author:
Arthur Schulman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 160, Blocks: 81, Avg Word Len: 5.60, Missing: { J V X Z }, Scrabble score: 612 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 146, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 3, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 17
Arthur Schulman has 80 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 24-Across clue had "Shakesperean"; corrected it to "Shakespearean."

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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,909
Across
1
City on Cayuga Lake. : ITHACA
7
God of medicine. : APOLLO
13
Shrivel with heat. : PARCH
18
Laker. : STEAMER
19
Stock scene in a Western. : SALOON
20
Absconded. : ELOPED
22
Variety of pongee. : SHANTUNG
23
City on the Moldau. : PRAGUE
24
Shakespearean character. : TITANIA
26
Western campus: Colloq. : CAL
27
Baltic state. : ESTONIA
29
Cleaves. : ADHERES
31
Popular street name. : ELM
32
Royalist fugitive in 1789. : EMIGRE
34
Native of Rouen. : NORMAN
36
Baltusrol tournament. : OPEN
37
Same: Comb. form. : EQUI
38
Approaches. : NEARS
39
Exclusive right. : PATENT
40
City on the Oka. : OREL
41
Caesar's last word. : BRUTE
42
Miss Ferber. : EDNA
43
A grimace. : MOUE
44
Miss McElhone of TV. : ELOISE
46
Lurch. : CAREEN
47
Deep-blue color. : SMALT
49
Able to be utilized. : USABLE
50
Army rifles. : GARANDS
51
Asset for a track star. : STAMINA
54
Stylish fabrics. : PRINTS
55
Where to see ball games. : COURT
56
City south of Salem. : EUGENE
57
Deduction. : REBATE
58
___ League of medieval Germany. : HANSEATIC
62
Armadillo. : APARA
63
Size of type. : PICA
64
Scaled. : ASCENDED
66
Noun suffix. : INE
67
Counsel: Arch. : REDE
68
A voiced speech sound. : SONANT
70
Relative of a fire-eater. : TARTAR
71
Creator of Tonio Kröger. : MANN
72
151. : CLI
73
Winner of 36 Across. : SAMSNEAD
75
Social liability. : BOOR
76
Turkish coins. : PARAS
77
Lively dances. : HORNPIPES
79
Controversial French figure. : PETAIN
81
Scold. : BERATE
82
Brought forth young. : EANED
83
Author Molnar. : FERENC
84
Bright colors. : CERISES
85
Bartholdi's colossus. : LIBERTY
88
Coffee state of Brazil. : PARANA
89
Jewish holiday. : PURIM
90
Stage remarks. : ASIDES
91
___ bread. : RAISIN
92
Place for a dance. : BARN
93
Farm noises. : BAAS
97
Breakwaters. : MOLES
98
Flower shape. : BELL
99
"Rare and radiant maiden." : LENORE
101
Yellow-red fruit. : MANGO
102
In the same place: Abbr. : IBID
103
City in California. : LODI
104
Accede. : ASSENT
105
The Red Queen's command to Alice. : FASTER
106
Girl's nickname. : NAN
107
Diadem. : CORONAL
109
Griffith Stadium player. : SENATOR
111
Anglo: Abbr. : ANG
112
Sandy. : ARENOSE
114
Declaimed. : ORATED
116
Wallaby. : KANGAROO
118
Clipper ship. : SAILER
119
Peter's sin. : DENIAL
120
Patron of art or education. : ENDOWER
121
Fosters. : REARS
122
Early ascetic. : ESSENE
123
Fries quickly. : SAUTES
Down
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Einaudi, for instance. : ITALIAN
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Midmorning. : TEN
3
Bearers of ill will. : HATERS
4
Beguile. : AMUSE
5
Per ___. : CENT
6
Hercules was one. : ARGONAUT
7
Seek after. : ASPIRE
8
Illusion of remembering events experienced for the first time. : PARAMNESIA
9
Palm leaf. : OLA
10
Noted director and dramatist. : LOGAN
11
Too vivid. : LOUD
12
Second-rate: Colloq. : ONEHORSE
13
Sea bird. : PETREL
14
Extrinsic. : ALIEN
15
Decomposes. : ROTS
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Relative of a bookkeeper. : CPA
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Fiber for rope. : HENEQUEN
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Disgraced. : SHAMED
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Attenuated. : DILUTED
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Picture. : SCENE
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City in Picardy. : AMIENS
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Importance. : NOTE
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Dueling sword. : EPEE
33
Wordsworth's home. : GRASMERE
35
Scene in GWTW. : ATLANTA
37
Wrong font, missing line, etc. : ERRATA
39
Girl's name. : POLA
40
Museum pieces. : OILS
41
Not allowed. : BARRED
43
Long hair. : MANE
45
Call to witness. : OBTEST
46
To chat: Fr. : CAUSER
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Talking bird: Var. : MINA
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Suave. : URBANE
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Former capital of Ethiopia. : GONDAR
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Rummage. : SEARCH
52
Sour gum tree. : TUPELO
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Seaport in Morocco. : AGADIR
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Sundae topping. : PECANS
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Port in Red China. : CANTON
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Washed. : RINSED
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Illustrious. : HEROIC
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Frontlets. : TIARAS
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Not acquired. : INNATE
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Burns incense. : CENSES
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Caesar's son-in-law. : POMPEY
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Bathhouse. : CABANA
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Peter and Paul. : SAINTS
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Feeble lights. : TAPERS
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Relatives of the xylophone. : MARIMBAS
73
Bowling scores. : SPARES
74
Throws off the track. : DERAILS
76
Elfin being. : PERI
78
Lacked. : NEEDED
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Ray Jenkins, for instance. : TENNESSEAN
81
Jungfrau's canton. : BERN
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Disappoint. : FAIL
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Salt or smoke. : CURE
85
Thin flake. : LAMINA
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Lines on weather maps. : ISOBARS
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Bounded by two lines. : BILINEAR
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Recantation. : PALINODE
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Shares. : PARTAKES
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Make over. : REDO
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City on the Rhine. : BONN
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Star in Scorpio. : ANTARES
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Father of Cadmus. : AGENOR
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Fodder grass. : SORGO
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Insects. : BORERS
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Obelisk. : NEEDLE
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Name for a French girl. : MARGOT
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Team in the cellar. : LOSER
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Young and others. : ALANS
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Dish of melted cheese. : FONDU
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Nut tree. : COLA
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Son of Zeus. : ARES
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Lake near 50 Down. : TANA
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Never: German. : NIE
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Sleeper. : TIE
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Solemn wonder. : AWE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 14 debuted here and reused later, 12 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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