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Christine R. Valence
Christine R. Valence

New York Times, Wednesday, January 16, 1963

48-Across : Symbol of luxury.

Author:
Christine Valence
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 47, Avg Word Len: 4.94, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 303 (avg 1.70)
Open Squares: 50, Cheaters: 20, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Christine R. Valence has 15 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Christine Valence is an alias for Christine R. Valence.
David Steinberg notes:

Clue for 43-Down, WHIGS, was "Zachary Taylor." Changed it to "Zachary Taylor's party."

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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 4,928
Across
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Constellation, the Peacock. : PAVO
5
Humidity. : DAMP
9
Kind of collision. : HEADON
11
Lizard. : IGUANA
14
Indefinite person. : ANYONE
15
Skilled. : VERSED
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Type sizes. : PICAS
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Article in a certain platform. : PLANK
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Adjective suffix. : ARY
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Signal stages of history. : ERAS
22
Edna Ferber novel. : GIANT
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Wynken, Blynken and Nod, for example. : TRIO
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Navy man: Abbr. : ADM
25
Menu item, Harvard ___. : BEETS
26
Thickset. : BEEFY
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Unsurpassed. : TOPNOTCH
29
Book size. : QUARTO
30
Spell of shivering. : AGUE
31
Goes hunting. : GUNS
32
Sound akin to a cough. : HICCUP
35
Piece of jewelry. : BRACELET
39
Perfumes. : ODORS
40
Foolhardy. : BRASH
41
Put one's ___ in (interfere). : OAR
42
But. : SAVE
43
Incensed. : WROTH
44
Steadfast. : SURE
45
Novel of 1887. : SHE
46
Doorbell. : CHIME
47
Famous violinist. : BENNY
48
Symbol of luxury. : ORCHID
50
Food of a sort. : FORAGE
52
Cousin of a straight man. : STOOGE
53
In agreement. : UNITED
54
Playful kiss. : BUSS
55
Runs (with "it"). : LEGS
Down
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___ you go. : PAYAS
2
Fusses. : ADOS
3
Prefix in some names. : VON
4
Type of bathing suit. : ONEPIECE
5
Couches. : DIVANS
6
Active cause. : AGENT
7
Darkness. : MURK
8
French negative. : PAS
9
Milady's concern. : HAIRDO
10
Set up a temporary dwelling. : ENCAMP
12
Closer. : NEARER
13
Without anchor. : ADRIFT
16
Source of charcoal. : PEAT
18
Plaster support. : LATH
20
String toy. : YOYO
22
Partner of go. : GETUP
23
Comb (flax, wool, etc.). : TEASE
25
Spurious: Colloq. : BOGUS
26
Group of people. : BUNCH
28
Mother-of-pearl. : NACRE
29
Suppress. : QUASH
31
Appreciative. : GRATEFUL
32
Cowpoke's mount. : HOSS
33
Certain potatoes. : IDAHOS
34
Hiding place for game. : COVERT
35
Ichabod Crane's rival. : BROM
36
Sitting room. : LOUNGE
37
Merited. : EARNED
38
Card. : TREY
40
Certain veiled ladies. : BRIDES
43
Zachary Taylor's party. : WHIGS
44
Two on the aisle. : SEATS
46
Cabbage: Fr. : CHOU
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Sailing ship. : BRIG
49
Small horse. : COB
51
Any individual. : ONE

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