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Alice Skodzus
Alice Skodzus

New York Times, Tuesday, February 15, 1955

31-Across : Department of France.

Author:
Alice Skodzus
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Alice Skodzus has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
D
2
U
3
D
4
S
5
S
6
C
7
H
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O
9
L
10
A
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R
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S
O
L
O
N
13
T
H
E
T
I
M
E
14
S
15
L
A
C
U
N
A
16
R
I
G
I
D
I
T
Y
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E
M
U
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A
R
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R
I
V
E
S
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C
O
N
21
N
A
M
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E
23
L
E
V
E
L
24
B
U
R
G
25
A
R
E
A
26
S
27
M
E
S
28
B
A
S
T
E
29
P
I
N
T
A
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D
O
S
31
V
A
R
32
E
A
T
C
R
O
W
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T
E
A
R
34
G
35
A
36
S
37
A
I
M
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P
A
L
L
I
A
T
E
39
B
40
A
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S
K
S
42
S
A
I
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S
E
D
A
N
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I
N
A
E
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T
U
R
N
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S
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R
A
T
A
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P
A
M
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B
O
R
A
T
E
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S
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B
I
T
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E
D
U
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C
A
T
E
D
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A
T
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H
O
M
E
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D
E
S
O
L
A
T
E
57
L
A
R
U
E
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M
E
D
D
L
E
D
59
S
Y
S
T
© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,058
Across
1
Coats, suits, etc. : DUDS
5
Man of learning. : SCHOLAR
12
Man of wisdom. : SOLON
13
It dates from 1788. : THETIMES
15
Gap. : LACUNA
16
Strictness. : RIGIDITY
17
Large bird. : EMU
18
Succeeds. : ARRIVES
20
Study. : CON
21
Title. : NAME
23
Well balanced. : LEVEL
24
Town: Colloq. : BURG
25
Yards. : AREAS
27
French pronoun. : MES
28
Stitch. : BASTE
29
Silvery game fish. : PINTADOS
31
Department of France. : VAR
32
Take back what one has said. : EATCROW
33
Police weapon. : TEARGAS
37
Purpose. : AIM
38
Gloss over. : PALLIATE
39
Takes the sun. : BASKS
42
Capuchin monkey. : SAI
43
Means of transportation. : SEDAN
44
Zoology suffix. : INAE
45
Convolutions. : TURNS
47
Pro ___. : RATA
48
Girl's nickname. : PAM
49
Mixes with an acid. : BORATES
51
Very small role. : BIT
52
Schooled. : EDUCATED
54
Comfortable. : ATHOME
56
Uninhabited. : DESOLATE
57
The street: Fr. : LARUE
58
Interfered unjustifiably. : MEDDLED
59
Set of facts: Abbr. : SYST
Down
1
Important paper. : DOCUMENT
2
Eskimo knife. : ULU
3
Spanish title. : DONA
4
Confusion. : SNARL
5
Contends. : STRIVES
6
Omelet flavoring. : CHIVES
7
German philosopher. : HEGEL
8
Man's name. : OTIS
9
Cover. : LID
10
___ curiae, court adviser. : AMICUS
11
Cutting reply. : RETORT
12
Biblical kingdom. : SAMARIA
14
Irish playwright. : SYNGE
15
Delaware Indian. : LENAPE
19
Cut the lawn again. : REMOW
22
"Let them ___." : EATCAKE
24
Fence or wall. : BARRIER
26
Eastern garments. : SARIS
28
False gods. : BAALS
30
One of the DiMaggios. : DOM
31
Parchment: Abbr. : VEL
33
Blemish. : TAINT
34
No stay-at-home. : GADABOUT
35
"___ like this ... " : ATATIME
36
Capitol group. : SENATE
38
Marched. : PARADED
39
Two-footed. : BIPED
40
Garland. : ANADEM
41
"Le Roi ___," Hugo drama. : SAMUSE
42
The C. I. D. of France. : SURETE
45
Entire. : TOTAL
46
Stickers. : SEALS
49
Unadorned. : BALD
50
Halt. : STAY
53
Fish. : COD
55
Time abbreviation. : HRS

Answer summary:
7 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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