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Sidney Lambert
New York Times, Monday, January 28, 1957
34-Across : Veteran troupers (with "old").
Author:
Sidney Lambert
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Sidney Lambert has 114 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 S | 2 P | 3 A | 4 T | 5 H | 6 E | 7 J | 8 A | 9 M | 10 B | 11 S | ||||
12 B | E | A | R | H | U | G | 13 S | 14 A | R | O | U | N | 15 D |
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16 R | E | P | R | I | S | A | L | 17 B | A | N | N | E | R |
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18 A | R | E | A | S | 19 L | I | 20 M | O | N | 21 G | E | E |
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22 V | E | R | Y | 23 P | I | C | O | T | 24 P | A | R | A |
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25 O | D | S | 26 S | I | T | K | A | 27 S | A | L | E | M |
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28 W | A | K | E | 29 T | 30 A | I | L | O | R | S |
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31 S | 32 H | A | K | E | 33 S | L | O | W | S | |||||
34 S | T | A | G | E | R | 35 S | 36 S | P | A | S | ||||
37 C | R | I | E | S | 38 E | 39 S | T | E | S | 40 B | 41 R | 42 A |
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43 H | O | R | S | 44 H | E | M | A | N | 45 S | E | E | S |
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46 I | L | L | 47 C | O | P | E | N | 48 F | U | R | R | Y |
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49 S | L | I | 50 G | H | T | 51 A | N | 52 A | L | O | G | U | E |
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53 M | E | N | I | A | L | 54 R | U | D | I | M | E | N | T |
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55 R | E | E | D | Y | 56 M | A | T | I | N | S |
© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,771
Across
1
Large leaflike part of a flower. : SPATHE
7
Sides of doorways. : JAMBS
12
Enthusiastic embraces: Colloq. : BEARHUGS
14
On every side. : AROUND
16
Retaliation. : REPRISAL
17
Old Glory. : BANNER
18
Surface extents. : AREAS
19
Costa Rican port. : LIMON
21
Letter. : GEE
22
In a high degree. : VERY
23
Ornamental loop. : PICOT
24
Type of India rubber from South America. : PARA
25
Army togs. : ODS
26
Alaskan naval base. : SITKA
27
City on the Willamette River. : SALEM
28
Historic atoll. : WAKE
29
Makes clothes. : TAILORS
31
Vibrate. : SHAKE
33
Slackens. : SLOWS
34
Veteran troupers (with "old"). : STAGERS
36
Health centers. : SPAS
37
Loud shouts. : CRIES
38
Election name. : ESTES
40
City in Italy. : BRA
43
___ de combat. : HORS
44
Any Western hero. : HEMAN
45
Understands. : SEES
46
Not in the pink. : ILL
47
Shade of blue: Colloq. : COPEN
48
Like some coats. : FURRY
49
Treat as unimportant. : SLIGHT
51
Corresponding factor. : ANALOGUE
53
Lackey. : MENIAL
54
First principle. : RUDIMENT
55
Thin and piping. : REEDY
56
Morning prayers. : MATINS
Down
1
Get angry: Colloq. : SEERED
2
Themes. : PAPERS
3
Marshal. : ARRAY
4
The thing mentioned. : THIS
5
Historic Czech reformer, Jan ___. : HUS
6
Liberté, ___, fraternité. : EGALITE
7
Ruffled lace trimming. : JABOT
8
Island off Ireland. : ARAN
9
Harry Lauder, for one. : MON
10
Resort abode. : BUNGALOW
11
Gibers. : SNEERERS
12
Cheer at the curtain call. : BRAVO
13
Glossy. : SLICK
15
Fond hopes. : DREAMS
20
Ditch. : MOAT
23
Tightwad. : PIKER
24
Columbus sailed from here. : PALOS
26
Oriental beverages. : SAKES
27
Companion of Paul. : SILAS
28
Pay. : WAGES
30
Colorado resort city. : ASPEN
31
Baby carriage. : STROLLER
32
Very slender margin. : HAIRLINE
34
Rift. : SCHISM
35
Percolate. : SEEP
36
Tin. : STANNUM
39
Blotch. : SMEAR
40
Miss Clinker's voice. : BERGEN
41
Most TV films. : RERUNS
42
Up to now. : ASYET
44
Violently. : HOTLY
45
Finland, to the Finns. : SUOMI
47
Lake in Africa. : CHAD
48
Flutter. : FLIT
50
Verb for Robert Burns. : GIE
52
Political group. : ADA
Answer summary:
7 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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