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Ralph Anderson
Ralph Anderson

Figuratively Speaking

New York Times, Sunday, March 1, 1953

Author:
Ralph Anderson
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 144, Blocks: 65, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 539 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 128, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 17, Grid flow: 32.3
Ralph Anderson has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,351
Across
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Lay figure. : PUPPET
7
Vivid and concise sketch. : PROFILE
14
Indelible figure. : TATTOO
20
Awn. : ARISTA
21
Falls back. : RETIRES
22
City on the Somme. : AMIENS
23
Two-edged sword. : RAPIER
24
Pressing. : EXIGENT
25
Ambassador from France. : BONNET
26
Cuckoo. : ANI
27
___ pop. : SODA
29
Either of the Queens. : CUNARDER
31
Soul: French. : AME
32
Force. : DINT
34
"The merry friar." : TUCK
36
Make good. : REPAIR
37
Look closely or hastily. : SCAN
38
More than willing. : EAGER
40
Form figures. : SHAPE
42
British statesman. : EDE
43
Lavish. : SPEND
44
Month: Abbr. : SEPT
46
It goes with "a bottle of rum." : YOHO
48
Halting-place: French. : ETAPE
50
A figure by Bartholdi. : STATUE
53
Origins. : GENESES
55
Strait-___. : LACED
58
His figures are out of this world. : EINSTEIN
60
Inhabitant of an Italian island. : SARD
61
Kissed and told. : TATTLED
63
Meaningful date. : ERA
64
Sudden turn in a river. : ELBOW
66
He acted in "The Iceman Cometh." : DIGGES
68
Ancient people of Gaul. : REMI
69
Flavor. : SAPOR
71
Diving duck. : SMEW
73
Communist group. : CELL
74
Composer of "The Rosary." : NEVIN
75
Entrepot of S. Arabia. : ADEN
76
Garden tool. : WEEDER
78
Quotidian. : DAILY
80
Dog's ___. : AGE
81
Luke Short's forte. : WESTERN
83
Narrow valley. : GLEN
85
Mahonri Young, for instance. : SCULPTOR
87
Part of a cask. : STAVE
88
Blushes. : REDDENS
90
Spanish blade. : TOLEDO
91
French income. : RENTE
93
Oxford. : SHOE
94
Italian river. : RENO
95
Set about. : BEGIN
98
Chester Bowles once headed it. : OPA
100
Come afterward. : ENSUE
102
Violin: Colloq. : STRAD
106
Hodgepodge. : OLIO
107
A certain hit, in cricket. : FOURER
109
Vigor. : SNAP
111
Kalman operetta. : SARI
112
Hindu molasses. : GUR
113
Figurative stamp of good quality. : HALLMARK
115
Defect. : FLAW
117
Members of the G. O. P. : INS
118
Muddled. : ADDLED
120
Cloy. : SATIATE
122
Artist of the hourglass-figure days. : GIBSON
124
Kindle again. : RELUME
125
Toothless. : EDENTAL
126
Satin dress fabric: Fr. : ETOILE
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Nervous thrill. : TREMOR
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Muralist of the Boston Library. : SARGENT
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Beverage mixture. : SHANDY
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Easter pageantry. : PARADE
2
Her symbols, a globe and staff. : URANIA
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Decorative icing. : PIPING
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___ Upsilon. : PSI
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Nous sommes, vous ___. : ETES
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Fortune-teller's card. : TAROT
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Give earnest advice. : PREACH
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King. : REX
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Auditory. : OTIC
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What Nike of Samothrace appeared as. : FIGUREHEAD
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One of the Hours. : IRENE
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Delaware Indian : LENAPE
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Platforms. : ESTRADES
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One of N. Y.'s forty-three Congressmen. : TABER
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Artist's cupid. : AMOR
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Ingredient of solder. : TIN
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A-Q or K-J. : TENACE
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Kind of dog. : ONEMAN
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Belgian seaport. : OSTEND
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The earth. : DUST
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Recommended for some figures. : DIET
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Happenings on Monte Bella and Yucca Flat. : TESTS
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He stars with Jeanmaire. : KAYE
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Ghostly figure. : SPECTRE
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West Berlin political figure. : REUTER
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She sings Gilda. : PONS
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Squabble. : SPAT
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One of Queen Victoria's prime ministers. : PEEL
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Court fop in "Hamlet." : OSRIC
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Heigh-ho! : ALAS
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A crossruff. : SEESAW
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Angry speeches. : TIRADES
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Reverse of a dactyl. : ANAPEST
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Little old man. : GNOME
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Sharp. : EDGED
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Promote. : ELEVATE
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Hero. : DEMIGOD
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Famous figure in drama. : IBSEN
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Purposive. : TELIC
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Money in Mexico. : DINERO
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Piece of pie. : WEDGE
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Secy. of Treasury under Wilson. : GLASS
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Smallest of five. : ONTARIO
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Joins closely. : WELDS
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Symbol of luxury. : NYLONS
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Woman in the British navy. : WREN
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It diverts the attention. : REDHERRING
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Clay cement. : LUTE
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Quits. : EVEN
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Ramsay and Travers discovered it, 1898. : NEON
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Intrigues. : PLOTS
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Beats back. : REPULSES
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Cape. : NESS
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Make figures on leather. : TOOL
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Sincere. : REAL
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Skipper of the African Queen. : BOGART
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Escape artist. : ELUDER
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Streamliner of a figure. : GIRDLE
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Pride of Philip II. : ARMADA
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Not sensed. : UNFELT
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Bluish-red. : RAISIN
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Mr. President of radio. : ARNOLD
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Maker of animated figures. : DISNEY
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He will cover your bet. : FADER
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Trencherman. : EATER
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Trainbearers. : PAGES
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Blood: Comb. form. : HEMO
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Miss Hardcastle. : KATE
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Attended by. : WITH
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Abner's friend. : LUM
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Outdoor color. : TAN
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Kin of a tippet. : BOA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 15 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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