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Sidney Lambert
Sidney Lambert

New York Times, Friday, November 9, 1956

45-Across : Obliterators.

Author:
Sidney Lambert
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 313 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Sidney Lambert has 114 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,691
Across
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Hardy character. : JUDE
5
Blisters. : BLEBS
10
Poplars: Poet. : ASPS
14
Girl's name. : ALIX
15
Member of the falcon family. : EAGLE
16
Large food fish. : CERO
17
Suitable for rough use. : KNOCKABOUT
19
"Three acres and ___." : ACOW
20
Facilitating. : EASING
21
Puts in writing. : SETSDOWN
23
Soft mineral. : TALC
25
Destroyed. : SLAIN
26
Talks idly. : PALAVERS
30
Faithful wife of Greek legend. : EVADNE
33
Solo. : ALONE
34
Kostelanetz. : ANDRE
36
Bosh! : ROT
37
Tumult. : RIOT
38
Julie and Rex. : STARS
39
Publius Ovidius ___, Roman poet. : NASO
40
Erstwhile "Empire." : KKK
41
"Norma." : OPERA
42
Take part. : SITIN
43
East Indian plant. : SESAME
45
Obliterators. : EFFACERS
47
Asian palm. : ARECA
49
Ripped. : TORE
50
Mutual attraction. : AFFINITY
53
Hybrid animal. : CATALO
57
Rackets. : BATS
58
Nocturnal trafficker. : MOONSHINER
60
Indian. : CREE
61
Heavenly being: Ger. : ENGEL
62
Wriggling. : EELY
63
Diana of England. : DORS
64
Snow: Fr. : NEIGE
65
Mythical river. : STYX
Down
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Just right: Slang. : JAKE
2
Companion of the radius. : ULNA
3
God: Span. : DIOS
4
Stimulating. : EXCITANT
5
Hound. : BEAGLE
6
Campus building. : LAB
7
Conceits. : EGOS
8
Melancholy syncopation. : BLUES
9
Homesteaders. : SETTLERS
10
Evangeline's home. : ACADIA
11
Mediocre. : SECONDRATE
12
Place for a figurehead. : PROW
13
Seeded. : SOWN
18
Varlet. : KNAVE
22
Deliver. : SAVE
24
Container. : CRATE
26
Yellowstone and Yosemite. : PARKS
27
Equally. : ALIKE
28
Attends to : LOOKSAFTER
29
Anything tempting and risky. : SNARE
31
Absolutely not! : NOSIR
32
Certain collars or jackets. : ETONS
35
Subject of campaign debate. : DRAFT
38
Sample. : SPECIMEN
39
Subtle details. : NICETIES
41
Presage. : OMEN
42
Bernhardt. : SARAH
44
Begins. : ARISES
46
Seafarer's term for part of a ship. : FOCSLE
48
___ time (formerly). : ATONE
50
First four rows. : ABCD
51
Card game. : FARO
52
Well-known diamond nickname. : YOGI
54
Dill: Obs. : ANET
55
Dutch painter in England, Sir Peter ___. : LELY
56
African antelope. : ORYX
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Opposite of pos. : NEG

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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