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Madeline Corse
Madeline Corse

New York Times, Tuesday, December 2, 1958

20-Across : The Earth, for example.

Author:
Madeline Corse
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J K Q V X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Madeline Corse has 39 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,444
Across
1
Army members. : WACS
5
Cave dweller. : BAT
8
Rest from the hot sun. : SIESTA
14
All lined up. : AROW
15
Done by us. : OUR
16
Diminished. : ABATED
17
U. S. supercarrier. : SARATOGA
19
Capital of Albania. : TIRANA
20
The Earth, for example. : PLANET
21
Cools. : ICES
23
General Thumb. : TOM
24
Pertaining to the nose. : RHINAL
26
Salutation on a formal letter. : SIRS
27
Lazy ___. : SUSAN
31
Folds of skin at the throat. : DEWLAPS
33
Lily plant. : ARUM
34
"The home of the bean and the ___ ... " : COD
35
Wrathful. : IRATE
37
Washington, for instance. : CAPITAL
39
Fruitless. : STERILE
41
Homework for an élève. : LECON
42
College in Cedar Rapids. : COE
43
I know: Lat. : SCIO
44
Entertained. : REGALED
46
Geographic formations. : MESAS
47
Fish. : BASS
49
Impair. : DAMAGE
51
Personality. : EGO
52
___ light (chance knowledge). : SIDE
53
Lottery. : RAFFLE
58
"Moonlight ___." : SONATA
60
Atomic submarine. : NAUTILUS
62
Prayer. : ORISON
63
Article. : THE
64
Imparted. : LENT
65
Parrots. : MACAWS
66
___ atticum (Attic salt): Lat. : SAL
67
Laban's daughter. : LEAH
Down
1
Yellow jacket. : WASP
2
Asian sea. : ARAL
3
Cooper heroine. : CORA
4
"___ Lake." : SWAN
5
Quiz show compartment. : BOOTH
6
Month: Abbr. : AUG
7
Made proficient. : TRAINED
8
Explorer, for instance. : SATELLITE
9
Wading bird. : IBIS
10
Attention. : EAR
11
Facts and figures. : STATISTICS
12
General meaning. : TENOR
13
Peak in the Presidential Range. : ADAMS
18
Sea swallow. : TERN
22
Bird call. : CAW
25
Golden calf. : IDOL
26
Few and far between. : SPARSE
27
Indian. : SAC
28
Eurasian border river. : URAL
29
Faster than sound. : SUPERSONIC
30
Linen neck cloths worn by priests. : AMICES
32
Exist. : ARE
34
Excellent neighbors. : CANADIANS
36
Well-known pen name. : ELIA
38
Dress: Colloq. : TOG
39
Effervescent drink. : SODA
40
Dawn goddess. : EOS
42
Glues. : CEMENTS
45
Boy. : LAD
46
Food in general. : MEAT
47
Twig broom. : BESOM
48
Market place. : AGORA
50
Food for the convalescent. : GRUEL
52
Pack. : STOW
54
Execute (a business order). : FILL
55
Hasten away. : FLEE
56
Moon goddess. : LUNA
57
Baltic native. : ESTH
59
Biblical king. : ASA
61
Exclamation of surprise. : AHA

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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