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Herbert Ettenson
New York Times, Friday, December 3, 1954
17-Across : Vending machine commodity.
Author:
Herbert Ettenson
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 66, Blocks: 29, Avg Word Len: 5.94, Missing: { Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 108, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
Herbert Ettenson has 87 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,984
Across
1
Small: Comb. form. : MICRO
6
Ancient church. : BASILICA
14
"House" of a Poe tale. : USHER
15
Movie house come-on. : BANKNIGHT
16
Scenic view. : SCAPE
17
Vending machine commodity. : INDIANNUT
18
Biblical weeds. : TARES
19
Oats are sold here. : FEEDSTORE
20
Seed covering. : ARIL
21
Davenport. : SOFA
22
Marine flyers. : ERNS
23
On this side of: Prefix. : CIS
24
Soft wool fabric. : VICUNA
26
For fear that. : LEST
27
Community Chest beneficiary. : HOSPITAL
29
Three: Prefix. : TRI
31
Never-ending. : ETERNAL
32
Pre-dawn phenomenon. : MOONSET
36
Poet's "ever." : EER
37
Bargain hunter. : SALEGOER
38
Short punches. : JABS
41
Theatre lobby pictures. : STILLS
43
Coachman or red quill. : FLY
44
Italian bell town. : ATRI
45
Crumbs. : ORTS
46
___ bon (very good): Fr. : TRES
47
Elm, for instance. : SHADETREE
50
Brief. : SHORT
51
Straight or royal flush. : POKERHAND
52
Very small: Colloq. : EENIE
53
Corrects. : EMENDATES
54
City in Moselle wine region. : TRIER
55
Paraphrases. : RESTATES
56
Pile up. : AMASS
Down
1
Item in a make-up box. : MUSTACHE
2
Biblical traitor. : ISCARIOT
3
Star of "Brigadoon." : CHARISSE
4
Beat off. : REPEL
5
Bauxite and cinnabar. : ORES
6
Poisonous. : BANEFUL
7
Lofty, as mountains. : ANDEAN
8
Motoring mishap. : SKID
9
Namesakes of Miss Claire. : INAS
10
Wood for crosspieces. : LINTELING
11
Pay no mind to. : IGNORE
12
Makes butter. : CHURNS
13
Be a witness. : ATTEST
15
Eyeglass lens. : BIFOCAL
21
Oriental guitars. : SITARS
24
Hollywood and ___. : VINE
25
Bikini and Eniwetok. : ATOLLS
28
Magsaysay, for instance. : PRESIDENT
30
Preacher and Richard. : ROES
32
Fountain drinks. : MALTEDS
33
Heroine in Tasso epic. : SOFRONIA
34
Where to catch lampreys. : EELERIES
35
Courters in secret. : TRYSTERS
37
Fog signals. : SIRENES
38
Yellow quartz. : JASPER
39
In. : ATHOME
40
Hydraulic and emergency. : BRAKES
42
Infinitive meaning "appraise." : TORATE
46
Unit of heat, 1,000 calories. : THERM
48
Wagner's Earth goddess. : ERDA
49
Demonstrative. : THAT
50
Slender bristle: Bot. : SETA
Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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