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Albert V. Blum
Albert V. Blum

New York Times, Friday, March 20, 1953

Author:
Albert Blum
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 28.1 Grid has duplicate clues.
Albert V. Blum has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Albert Blum is an alias for Albert V. Blum.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,370
Across
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Lofty mountain backdrop for North Africa. : ATLAS
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Minstrel. : BARD
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Mild oath. : GOSH
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Let fly, as an arrow. : LOOSE
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Oriental name. : ABOU
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Character of an ancient alphabet. : RUNE
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Tennis score. : DEUCE
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Come close. : NEAR
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513-year-old school. : ETON
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Usually a program standout. : ADDEDATTRACTION
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Tie or link. : NEXUS
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Admiral of World War II. : BLANDY
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Racine's masterpiece, played by Bernhardt. : PHEDRE
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___ de France. : ILE
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Product of Hibok Hibok. : LAVA
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Builder. : STONEMASON
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Relative of a fireless cooker. : OVEN
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Part of a circle. : ARC
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Age of many Hopalong fans. : NINE
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Historical novel of 1855. : WESTWARDHO
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Bad: Comb. form. : CACO
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Pronoun. : ITS
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They still deliver. : ICEMEN
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New High Commissioner to Germany. : CONANT
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Laboratory substances. : GASES
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Its capital is Bloemfontein. : ORANGEFREESTATE
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A factory or warehouse, in China. : HONG
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European coal region. : SAAR
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Name of eight Popes. : URBAN
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Common noun suffix. : ANCE
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Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. : TRIO
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Fanatical. : RABID
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Refrain of a carol. : NOEL
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Native ___. : SONS
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Actors Young and Baxter. : ALANS
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She starred at the Met, 1908–29. : ALDA
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Pigeon ___. : TOED
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Excessively striking to the eye. : LOUD
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Position of dominance. : ASCENDANT
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Farm implement. : SEEDER
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Kaffir. : BANTU
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Countenances. : ABETS
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Noise of traffic. : ROAR
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Lasting. : DURABLE
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Star from Stockholm. : GRETA
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Signs on front doors. : OUTIN
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Netlike hat. : SNOOD
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Actor Youngman. : HENNY
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Firemen's implements. : AXES
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Attlee's nickname. : CLEM
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Farm implement. : PLOW
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Enjoy or suffer. : HAVE
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Important times. : EVES
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Small amount of anything. : INCH
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Barnacle Bill and others. : TARS
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Artillery: Abbr. : ORD
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Pertaining to forebears. : ANCESTRAL
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Where the Menam River flows. : SIAM
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A single time. : ONCE
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Type of lighting. : NEON
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Army Air Force unit, 2,305 members. : WING
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Certifies. : ATTESTS
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Tributary of the Seine. : OISE
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Slight break or pause. : CESURA
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"Yankee Doodle Dandy." : COHAN
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Where the University of Maine is. : ORONO
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John Garner's middle name. : NANCE
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Kind of cake. : ANGEL
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The smallest possible amount of anything. : GRAIN
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Flying craft. : AEROS
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Card game with a fixed banker. : FARO
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Title meaning father. : ABBA
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Tinfoil for the back of mirrors. : TAIN
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Book ___. : ENDS

Answer summary:
9 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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