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Harold T. Bers
Harold T. Bers

New York Times, Friday, March 9, 1951

Author:
Harold T. Bers
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.24, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15, Grid flow: 35.3
Harold T. Bers has 138 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 628
Across
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Bairn's lair. : CRIB
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Washington ___ here. : SLEPT
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Examine and endorse, as a passport. : VISA
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Unaspirated. : LENE
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Capital of Tonkin and of French Indo-China. : HANOI
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Les Etats ___. : UNIS
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It calls for liniment. : ACHE
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He plays in "Kim." : ERROL
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Small lizards. : EFTS
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Mad Hatter's affair. : TEA
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Indonesian name of Batavia. : JAKARTA
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Elmer Davis headed it. : OWI
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Popular songstress. : TILTON
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Radio actors acquire them for TV. : GESTURES
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Each and all. : EVERY
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___ capita. : PER
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Male relative: Fr. : ONCLE
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Stood up to aggression. : RESISTED
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Chorus of "The Green Pastures." : ANGELS
34
"Whistle ___." : STOP
35
Stead. : LIEU
36
French physicist whose name became electrical unit. : AMPERE
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Pervade. : PERMEATE
43
She turned Ulysses' men to swine. : CIRCE
44
The fair ___. : SEX
45
Mr. Gifford or Mr. Griffis. : ENVOY
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Bases of comparison. : CRITERIA
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All. : ENTIRE
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County, in Sweden. : LAN
50
The Swan's swan song, with "The." : TEMPEST
52
Tapuyan Indians. : GES
53
Minutes of a meeting. : ACTA
55
States of mind. : MOODS
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Nest of boxes. : INRO
57
Holly tree. : ILEX
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A subcontinent. : INDIA
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Portal. : DOOR
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"One man's ___ is another man's Persian." : MEDE
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Petulant. : TESTY
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Handle: French. : ANSE
Down
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"When out on the lawn there arose such a ___." : CLATTER
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Welcome. : RECEIVE
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Breathes in. : INHALES
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Neighborhood gathering. : BEE
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Diminutive half of famed vaudeville team. : SHEAN
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Merry adventure. : LARK
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Hot under the collar. : ENRAGED
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Brides accept this possible state. : POORER
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Jousts. : TILTS
10
Sight: French. : VUE
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Valid; operative: 2 wds. : INFORCE
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Edith, Osbert or Sacheverell. : SITWELL
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Geological zones. : ASSISES
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Beacon Hill best seller. : JOYSTREET
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Amends. : ATONEMENT
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Cut three ways. : TRISECT
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Ointment. : UNGUENT
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Fading featherweight. : PEP
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Moira Shearer's is talented. : TOE
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Finletter's field. : AIR
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___ Barker, alias Tarzan. : LEX
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Applaud. : ACCLAIM
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Controversial movie, with "The." : MIRACLE
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Practiced the art of typography. : PRINTED
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They proverbially contain indistinguishables. : PEAPODS
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"Sur le Pont d'___." : AVIGNON
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Bullfighters. : TOREROS
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Something unpleasant in the landscape. : EYESORE
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Mlle. Simon. : SIMONE
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Postpone. : REMIT
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The late Miss Repplier's specialty. : ESSAY
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Select, correct, arrange, etc. : EDIT
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The Tin Woodman's tool. : AXE
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Eddie Cantor's better half. : IDA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 13 debuted here and reused later.

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