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Evelyn E. Smith
Evelyn E. Smith

New York Times, Wednesday, February 12, 1958

20-Across : Zealous dieter.

Author:
Evelyn E. Smith
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { G J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has duplicate clues.
Evelyn E. Smith has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,151
Across
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Visigoth king. : ALARIC
7
Compass point. : SSE
10
Proverbial aspect of March. : LAMB
14
Unscramble a message. : DECODE
15
Part of I. G. Y. : PHYSICAL
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Miguelito of the Cuban rhythms. : VALDES
18
Means of transportation. : AIRPLANE
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Form of Esperanto. : IDO
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Zealous dieter. : STARVER
22
Sound of a blow: Colloq. : POW
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Area for playing ball games. : COURT
25
Grand ___, scene of "Evangeline." : PRE
26
Pronoun. : YOUR
28
Within: Comb. form. : ENDO
29
Equals. : PEERS
31
Nickname for a thin man. : SLIM
33
Pot herb of the beet family. : CHARD
35
Jazz expert: Slang. : HEPCAT
37
Wearies (with "out"). : TUCKERS
40
Boy Scout groups. : PATROLS
41
Pour oil on. : ANOINT
42
Neuberger's colleague. : MORSE
43
Vain. : IDLE
44
Draft of a musical composition. : SCORE
46
Part of I. G. Y. : YEAR
50
Lohengrin's curious bride. : ELSA
52
Quick to learn. : APT
53
Of a star: Comb. form. : ASTRO
54
Brother. : FRA
55
Outdoor garage. : CARPORT
58
Amateur radio operator. : HAM
59
Trencherman's forte. : APPETITE
61
Upstairs: Span. : ARRIBA
63
Clapper used by dancers. : CASTANET
64
Member of the vitamin B complex. : NIACIN
65
Hemlock. : TREE
66
Flattering remarks offered in return for others: Abbr. : TLS
67
Sunflower State. : KANSAS
Down
1
Counsel. : ADVICE
2
Encourage to continue. : LEADON
3
"I wandered lonely as ___ ... " : ACLOUD
4
16½ feet. : ROD
5
It is: Lat. : IDEST
6
___ la vie. : CEST
7
Boxed. : SPARRED
8
Quake. : SHIVER
9
Charlotte's Jane. : EYRE
10
Small: Dial. : LIL
11
Pacific port of Mexico. : ACAPULCO
12
Of an estate. : MANORIAL
13
Moved, as air. : BLEW
16
Nimble. : SPRY
21
Copy-cats. : APERS
24
Great Divide. : ROCKIES
27
Large hawks. : OSPREYS
29
Portions. : PARTS
30
Portion. : SHARE
32
See 24 Down: Abbr. : MTS
34
Fowl. : HEN
36
Ands, in French or Latin. : ETS
37
Siamese. : TAI
38
Designating an exceptional golf score. : UNDERPAR
39
Cave in. : COLLAPSE
40
Harbor: Ital. : PORTO
42
Cute little girls. : MOPPETS
45
International trust. : CARTEL
47
Moral philosophy. : ETHICS
48
Peninsula of SW Asia. : ARABIA
49
Book of the New Testament. : ROMANS
51
Official deeds. : ACTA
53
Principal rooms in Roman houses. : ATRIA
54
Truth. : FACT
56
Dialectal contraction. : AINT
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Eminence. : RANK
60
French summer. : ETE
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Hurried. : RAN

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1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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