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Charles C. Allen
Charles C. Allen

New York Times, Thursday, July 4, 1957

Author:
Charles Allen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { C J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12, Grid flow: 49.1
Charles C. Allen has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Charles Allen is an alias for Charles C. Allen.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,928
Across
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Stay: Poet. : ABIDE
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Barn compartment. : LOFT
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Kind of cake. : BABA
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Bookkeeper's entry. : DEBIT
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To me: Fr. : AMOI
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___, zwei, drei. : EINS
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Mountain crest. : ARETE
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Carnival day. : MARDIGRAS
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Lyricist Gershwin. : IRA
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Battleground of David and the Philistines. : REPHAIM
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Perch. : SIT
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Annual outdoor drama of old California. : RAMONAPAGEANT
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Bunch of flowers: Span. : RAMO
28
Sharpeners. : EDGERS
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Of least importance. : SMALLEST
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Actor Tom. : EWELL
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First name of 22 Down. : EMMA
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Fine groove. : STRIA
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Frenchman. : GAUL
41
Trims symmetrically. : EVENS
43
Well-posted. : INFORMED
45
Cree or Crow. : INDIAN
48
South American balsam. : TOLU
49
Site of Easter Sunrise Services. : HOLLYWOODBOWL
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Surprised exclamation. : OHO
56
Historic Southern city. : ATLANTA
57
Cartoonist Gardner. : REA
58
Phrase for disembark. : PUTASHORE
60
Defied. : DARED
62
Beverages. : ALES
63
___'acte. : ENTR
64
Organic compound. : AMIDE
65
Native of Northern Europe. : LAPP
66
Namesakes of a Biblical personage. : ASAS
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Painter Anna Mary Robertson. : MOSES
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Robin ___. : ADAIR
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Yogi. : BERRA
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Steel construction piece. : IBEAM
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On ___ (they say): Fr. : DIT
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Timeless. : ETERNAL
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Boulevard standard. : LAMPPOST
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Missouri River port. : OMAHA
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Seek provisions. : FORAGE
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Put to rights. : TIDIED
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Command to a dog. : BEG
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Atmospheric phenomenon. : AIRSTREAM
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___ B'rith, Jewish fraternity. : BNAI
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Helper: Abbr. : ASST
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Counterpart. : IMAGE
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Former diva. : EAMES
25
Florida resort city. : ORLANDO
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George Gissing's "___ Street." : NEWGRUB
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Swing around. : SLUE
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Make sure. : SEE
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A year in the future. : MMVI
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Ikhnaton. : AMENHOTEP
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Three: Prefix. : TRI
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Law degree. : LLD
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Utterers of chants. : INTONERS
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In progress. : AFOOT
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New Testament missionary. : SILAS
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Errant human nature: Colloq. : OLDADAM
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Wimbledon hopeful Gibson. : ALTHEA
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Hose. : NYLONS
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Polish tributary of the Oder. : WARTA
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Plant root base for powder. : ORRIS
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"Most Happy Fella" star. : WEEDE
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Bails. : LADES
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Variegated stone. : OPAL
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Waikiki dance. : HULA
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Snake. : ASP
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I love: Lat. : AMO

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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