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Madeline Corse
Madeline Corse

New York Times, Monday, November 3, 1958

56-Across : Commercial enticements.

Author:
Madeline Corse
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { B F J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Madeline Corse has 39 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,415
Across
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Caliph's title. : IMAM
5
Ecclesiastical mantle. : COPE
9
Volume. : TOME
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Unpleasantly conspicuous. : STARY
14
Tolstoy hero. : IVAN
15
Natural resources. : ORES
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Hazard. : PERIL
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Hiding places. : DENS
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Resinous substances. : LACS
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Business executive. : PRESIDENT
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Shillings' companions. : PENCE
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Caballero. : SENOR
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Sternly disciplined. : SPARTAN
25
Crew. : MEN
27
Lady Hamilton. : EMMA
29
Period in history. : ERA
30
Arabian gulf. : ADEN
32
Navy missile. : SIDEWINDER
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Mosaic piece. : INSET
39
Old Testament book: Abbr. : LAM
40
___ Flow. : SCAPA
41
Fuel. : NATURALGAS
44
Put into circulation. : EMIT
45
"Arabian Nights" bird. : ROC
46
Wife of Geraint. : ENID
48
Single point. : ACE
49
Riders of pachyderms. : MAHOUTS
53
Wrong. : AMISS
55
Mature. : ADULT
56
Commercial enticements. : CUTPRICES
60
Major-___. : DOMO
61
Mrs., in Poland. : PANI
62
___ France. : ILEDE
63
British seamen's ration. : GROG
64
Look ___ (admire). : UPTO
65
Jinni. : GENIE
66
Young Aldrich, in cockneyese. : ENRY
67
Type of worker. : PEON
68
Farm animals. : OXEN
Down
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Path: Lat. : ITER
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Deceptively wonderful discovery. : MARESNEST
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Originate. : ARISE
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"What's ___?" : MYLINE
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Where windfall apples go. : CIDERMILL
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Hot room. : OVEN
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Jeans. : PANTS
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Abstract being. : ENS
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Basis of friendly relations. : TOLERANCE
10
Catacombs figure. : ORANT
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Destination of pilgrims. : MECCA
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To eat: Ger. : ESSEN
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Species: Abbr. : SPP
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Monks' titles. : DOMS
21
Prince of Greek legend. : PARIS
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Church seat. : PEW
25
Conduit. : MAIN
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Miss Millay. : EDNA
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An oft-repeated truth. : ADAGE
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A branch of medicine. : NEUROLOGY
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Ectoplasm. : EMANATION
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Syrian. : DAMASCENE
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Work in heroic verse. : EPIC
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Chide. : RATE
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Rainbow or brook. : TROUT
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Law. : ACT
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Foolish fellow: Slang. : SIMP
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State of Maine motto. : DIRIGO
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Girl's name. : MADGE
50
Beautify. : ADORN
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One's disposition or state of mind. : HUMOR
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Leafless flower stalk. : SCAPE
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Glass made of fused quartz. : SILEX
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Biblical preposition. : UNTO
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Midlothian capital city: Abbr. : EDIN
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Behold! : SEE
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Young animal. : PUP

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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