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Harold T. Bers
Harold T. Bers

New York Times, Friday, January 17, 1958

Author:
Harold T. Bers
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { F J Q }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 62.9
Harold T. Bers has 138 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Jim Horne notes:

37-Across: Singer Raines for ELLA seems to be an error. Ella Raines was a prominent American film and television actress, best known for her roles in 1940s films noirs and westerns (such as Phantom Lady, Brute Force, and Tall in the Saddle opposite John Wayne). She was never a professional singer.

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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,125
Across
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19th century Communist. : MARX
5
System of Allah. : ISLAM
10
Slavic ruler. : CZAR
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Inter ___. : ALIA
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Plant pore. : STOMA
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Impersonation. : ROLE
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River fish of eastern U. S. : STONETOTER
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Norway's new king. : OLAV
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Epithet for Michelangelo. : TITAN
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Rome vs. Carthage. : PUNICWARS
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Patriotic group. : DAR
25
Dan Beard follower. : SCOUT
26
Peace pipe. : CALUMET
30
Busy. : ONTHEGO
34
Poem. : ODE
35
Refugee. : EMIGRE
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Singer Raines. : ELLA
38
Passes. : COMPLIMENTARIES
41
Philharmonic instrument. : OBOE
42
Precepts. : TENETS
43
British award. : OBE
44
New York Indians. : SENECAS
46
Speaks in class. : RECITES
48
Assessment amount. : RATAL
50
"Dombey and ___." : SON
51
Symbol of care or tact. : KIDGLOVES
55
African lake. : TCHAD
59
Comply. : OBEY
60
"On the Beach" author. : NEVILSHUTE
62
Depict. : LIMN
63
More than a misdemeanor. : CRIME
64
Jar used in Latin America. : OLLA
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Mine entrance. : ADIT
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Serfs. : ESNES
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Capture: Colloq. : NAIL
Down
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Boat part. : MAST
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High: Prefix. : ALTI
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Blaze of color. : RIOT
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Kubla Khan's city. : XANADU
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Believer in: Suffix. : IST
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Red light. : STOP
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Tropical water lily. : LOTUS
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Part of a church. : AMENCORNER
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Friends of the Bairds. : MARIONETTES
10
Author of "The Lion's Share." : CROWTHER
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Figure in French letters. : ZOLA
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Winged. : ALAR
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Spinning motions: Abbr. : REVS
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Paint. : ENAMEL
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Film director's word. : CUT
24
Phrase in bill collector's repertoire. : REMITATONCE
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Island near Costa Rica. : COCOS
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Hacienda brick. : ADOBE
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Sherbet flavor. : LEMON
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Washing machines, frozen foods, etc. : TIMESAVERS
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Expatriate poet. : ELIOT
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Field: Poet. : GLEBE
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Green spots in a waste. : OASES
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Army man: Abbr. : GEN
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Ibsen play. : PEERGYNT
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Men's neckwear. : ASCOTS
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___ Tech. : CAL
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Korean port. : INCHON
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"Compulsion" author. : LEVIN
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Nut used for a beverage. : KOLA
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Footnote abbreviation. : IBID
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Half. : DEMI
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U. S. track star. : SIME
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Native dance. : HULA
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A king of the Huns. : ATLI
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Secret bargain: Colloq. : DEAL
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"___ Girls." : LES

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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