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Thomas J. Varner
Thomas J. Varner

New York Times, Tuesday, January 11, 1955

16-Across : Comic character.

Author:
Thomas J. Varner
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14
Thomas J. Varner has 12 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,023
Across
1
Blemish. : FLAW
5
Isle ___, in the Irish Sea. : OFMAN
10
A single photograph. : SHOT
14
Unusually good. : RARE
15
Not a single person. : NOONE
16
Comic character. : POGO
17
Base. : EVIL
18
Battle area. : FRONTLINES
20
Distributed. : DEALTOUT
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River of northern India. : GANGES
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Destiny. : DOOM
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Yawn. : GAPE
25
Complete. : ALLOUT
28
Present instance. : THISTIME
32
Unclear. : FAINT
33
Excelled. : SHONE
34
Goddess of night. : NOX
35
Harrow tooth. : TINE
36
Estimate. : GUESS
37
Famous Roman consul. : CATO
38
Where Dover is: Abbr. : ENG
39
Coquet. : FLIRT
40
Imbibed too much. : TOPED
41
Steadfast. : RESOLUTE
43
Reptile. : TURTLE
44
Ordinance. : RITE
45
Poetic time. : MORN
46
Learned man. : SAVANT
49
Admiring whistle. : WOLFCALL
53
The voting public. : ELECTORATE
55
Variety of agate. : ONYX
56
Man's name. : NEIL
57
Well-known. : NOTED
58
Island in South Pacific. : BALI
59
Cross out. : DELE
60
Boxing match. : SETTO
61
River of the lower world. : STYX
Down
1
Portland's husband. : FRED
2
Wash. : LAVE
3
Vocal number. : ARIA
4
Words of commendation. : WELLDONE
5
Walking. : ONFOOT
6
Law court. : FORUM
7
Debatable. : MOOT
8
Actress Harding. : ANN
9
Profits. : NETGAINS
10
Small piano. : SPINET
11
Warehouse, in China. : HONG
12
S-shaped curve. : OGEE
13
Jerk upward. : TOSS
19
Fault. : LAPSE
21
Praise highly: Colloq. : TOUT
24
Write things for another's signature. : GHOST
25
Later than. : AFTER
26
Recording favorite, Frankie ___. : LAINE
27
European food-fishes. : LINGS
28
Thither. : THERE
29
Not suitable. : INAPT
30
Motorist's stopover. : MOTEL
31
A going out. : EXODE
33
Matched furniture. : SUITE
36
Heavy eaters. : GLUTTONS
37
Pipes. : CORNCOBS
39
City in Michigan. : FLINT
40
Sport of kings. : TURF
42
Decision of great authority. : ORACLE
43
City of 300,000 on the Maumee. : TOLEDO
45
Song. : MOTET
46
Impel. : SEND
47
On the quiet side. : ALEE
48
Screen. : VEIL
49
Scottish inventor. : WATT
50
Sculptor's study: Abbr. : ANAT
51
Dramatist of Shakespeare's time. : LYLY
52
69. : LXIX
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Small deer. : ROE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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