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Fred C. Jaschob
Fred C. Jaschob

New York Times, Wednesday, October 19, 1955

9-Across : Plant louse.

Author:
Fred C. Jaschob
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Fred C. Jaschob has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,304
Across
1
Spectacular. : SHOW
5
Book of the Bible. : ACTS
9
Plant louse. : APHIS
14
First-class. : AONE
15
Heavy labor. : TOIL
16
Languish. : DROOP
17
Famous name in the theatre. : FREDSTONE
19
British island stronghold. : MALTA
20
Distant relative of 9 Down: Abbr. : ENS
21
He wrote "O Captain! My Captain!" : WALTWHITMAN
23
Month: Fr. : MOIS
24
Exist. : ARE
25
Main cabin of passenger ship. : SALOON
28
Wheys. : SERA
30
Climax. : CAP
33
15th word of the Preamble to the Constitution. : UNION
34
Wagons full. : CARTLOADS
36
Very long time. : AGES
37
Where Rayburn presides. : HOUSE
38
Song for Mimi. : ARIA
39
Squash, for instance. : VEGETABLE
41
Fisherman's basket. : CREEL
42
Prior to. : ERE
43
Dispossess. : OUST
44
"___ and substance." : THESUM
45
Spread. : RUN
46
Trinket. : GAUD
47
Four-time Pulitzer prize winner. : ROBERTFROST
52
Spoiled one's appetite. : ATE
55
Well-known Biblical name. : ADLAI
56
Untidy one. : LITTERBUG
58
Sulks. : POUTS
59
Ardent yearning. : ACHE
60
Napoleon's abode, 1814-15. : ELBA
61
Play the host. : TREAT
62
Last. : WEAR
63
Unexciting. : DEAD
Down
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Prudent. : SAFE
2
Cornucopia. : HORN
3
Singles. : ONES
4
Attach firmly. : WED
5
Reach. : ATTAIN
6
Moderates. : COOLS
7
Pastel shade. : TINT
8
Wet, marshy place. : SLEW
9
Felix E. Stump, for example. : ADMIRAL
10
Babble. : PRATE
11
Celeste of the stage. : HOLM
12
Greek letter. : IOTA
13
"When Adam delved and Eve ___ ... " : SPAN
18
Faint. : SWOON
22
Name of "Poker Flat" fame. : HARTE
23
Hunter's quarry. : MOOSE
25
Bland. : SUAVE
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Loss of one's temper. : ANGER
27
Belgian city. : LIEGE
28
A rapid in a river, in U. S. and Canada. : SAULT
29
Scotch. : ERSE
30
Is concerned. : CARES
31
Word of parting. : ADIEU
32
Sacred song. : PSALM
34
Short, thick-set horses. : COBS
35
Paddled. : OARED
37
Frequent. : HAUNT
40
Traveler. : TOURIST
41
Biographer Marchette. : CHUTE
44
Selector of teas. : TASTER
45
Spanish lasso. : REATA
46
German city, source of Almanach de ___. : GOTHA
47
Entranced. : RAPT
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Reputation. : ODOR
49
Down in the dumps. : BLUE
50
Imperfection. : FLAW
51
Starchy seeds. : RICE
52
Competent. : ABLE
53
Brass-wind instrument. : TUBA
54
Old oath. : EGAD
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Blushing. : RED

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

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