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A. H. Drummond, Jr.
A. H. Drummond, Jr.

New York Times, Wednesday, February 20, 1957

14-Across : Oriental babysitter.

Author:
A. H. Drummond, Jr.
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. Grid has duplicate clues.
A. H. Drummond, Jr. has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,794
Across
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Airwomen. : WAFS
5
Blue glazed pottery. : DELFT
10
Jason sailed it. : ARGO
14
Oriental babysitter. : AMAH
15
"Bombs bursting ___ ... " : INAIR
16
Cold wind of the Adriatic. : BORA
17
Where to find Casey Jones. : LOCOMOTIVE
19
Hearts, for one. : SUIT
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Heavy boring tool for sinking shafts. : TREPAN
21
___ upon (attacks suddenly). : DESCENDS
23
Measure of capacity. : PINT
25
Position; view. : STAND
26
Casey Jones. : ENGINEER
30
Of stone. : LITHIC
33
Wilderness Road man. : BOONE
34
Name: Lat. : NOMEN
36
Wave: Span. : OLA
37
Big Ben sound. : BONG
38
Small bays. : COVES
39
Devastate. : RUIN
40
Limit. : END
41
Proofreader's mark. : CARET
42
Silver coins in Oaxaca. : PESOS
43
Himalayan tree. : DEODAR
45
Left over. : REMANENT
47
Tournament area. : LISTS
49
Solemn act. : RITE
50
Covers, as with snow. : BLANKETS
53
Palmer Stadium players. : TIGERS
57
A kind of hard candy. : ROCK
58
Casey Jones. : RAILROADER
60
Wings, in anatomy. : ALAE
61
Raise the spirits of. : ELATE
62
Exertion. : DINT
63
Colloquial negative. : NARY
64
Leans toward. : TENDS
65
Feminine name. : ETTA
Down
1
First name of well-known poet. : WALT
2
Love, in Spain. : AMOR
3
Side of a playing card. : FACE
4
___ center. : SHOPPING
5
Famous name in Ontario. : DIONNE
6
Noun or adjective suffix. : ENT
7
Caused to subside. : LAID
8
English game like handball. : FIVES
9
Bridge supports. : TRESTLES
10
Not attentive. : ABSENT
11
Home for 17 across. : ROUNDHOUSE
12
Electrode of wire mesh. : GRID
13
Crop. : OATS
18
Where Mt. Katahdin is. : MAINE
22
Biblical name. : CAIN
24
Purport. : TENOR
26
Slackened. : EBBED
27
Not a soul. : NOONE
28
Often found behind 17 Across. : GONDOLACAR
29
Name for a setter. : ROVER
31
Ancient Troy. : ILION
32
"Thou ___ not then be false ... " : CANST
35
Rhythm in music. : METER
38
New Jersey's first governor. : CARTERET
39
Turncoat. : RENEGADE
41
Barrelful. : CASK
42
Where to use a rotisserie. : PATIO
44
Small example of 17 Across. : DINKEY
46
Joints. : MITRES
48
Banal. : STALE
50
Grain husks. : BRAN
51
"Damn Yankees" role. : LOLA
52
City on the Yellow River. : SIAN
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Revise mss. : EDIT
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Split. : RENT
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Portuguese Miss. : SRTA
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Inc., in England. : LTD

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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