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Cora Goodman
Cora Goodman

New York Times, Wednesday, December 3, 1958

23-Across : Naval units: Colloq.

Author:
Cora Goodman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { H Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 83, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
Cora Goodman has 50 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,445
Across
1
Distant. : AFAR
5
Mop. : SWAB
9
Bracing. : CRISP
14
Caron movie role. : LILI
15
Stick. : CANE
16
Income: Fr. : RENTE
17
The high sea: Poet. : MAIN
18
Rebel chief. : RINGLEADER
20
Debutante's delight. : STAGLINE
22
Reach toward. : ASPIRE
23
Naval units: Colloq. : SUBS
24
Doctors in training. : INTERNS
25
Languish. : REPINE
28
Agree. : ACCEDE
29
Implement. : SPADE
30
Worked at steadily. : PLIED
31
Coins: Abbr. : CTS
34
Arrow feathered to give rotary motion. : VIRE
35
Desk accessory. : RULER
36
Stride. : STEP
37
Greek letter. : PSI
38
More desolate. : BARER
39
Greek letter. : DELTA
40
Given to argot. : SLANGY
42
Angelus. : PRAYER
43
Branch of learning. : SCIENCE
45
Maw. : CRAW
46
Quickly. : PRESTO
47
Native of Montgomery. : ALABAMAN
51
Facial characteristic. : LANTERNJAW
53
Elephant's-ear. : TARO
54
___ sanctum. : INNER
55
Merit. : EARN
56
Inner: Comb. form. : ENTO
57
Golfers about to drive. : TEERS
58
Three: Span. : TRES
59
A kind of sweet biscuit. : RUSK
Down
1
Charity. : ALMS
2
Edict. : FIAT
3
Inter ___. : ALIA
4
Choice kind of seat. : RINGSIDE
5
Writer. : SCRIBE
6
Old-time wagons. : WAINS
7
English queen. : ANNE
8
Command to a dog. : BEG
9
Having a topknot. : CRESTED
10
Cut, as grain. : REAPED
11
In a roundabout manner. : INDIRECTLY
12
Austere. : STERN
13
Fathers: Fr. : PERES
19
Soldier in the Queen's service. : LANCER
21
Crescent-shaped figure. : LUNE
24
Colder. : ICIER
25
Inviter's abbreviation. : RSVP
26
Religious group: Abbr. : EPIS
27
Bon Marché customer. : PARISIENNE
28
Part of a tennis court. : ALLEY
30
Cleanse. : PURGE
32
Head: Fr. : TETE
33
Box. : SPAR
35
Animosity. : RANCOR
36
Impractical source of gold. : SEAWATER
38
Engages in raillery. : BANTERS
39
Colorless. : DRAB
41
Pearson of Cananda. : LESTER
42
Crustaceans. : PRAWNS
43
Rift. : SPLIT
44
Wading bird. : CRANE
45
County of Ireland. : CLARE
47
Partly open. : AJAR
48
By hand: Comb. form. : MANU
49
Painting, drawing, etc. : ARTS
50
Corner. : NOOK
52
Gain. : NET

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

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