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Thomas Meekin
Thomas Meekin

New York Times, Wednesday, February 21, 1951

36-Across : Ovine; bashful.

Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 612
Across
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Bundles of grain. : SHEAVES
8
Put in the ground for growth. : PLANTED
15
___ moon. : HARVEST
16
Workman. : LABORER
17
Commune in Ferrara province, Italy. : ARGENTA
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Cab used in the Near East. : ARABANA
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Constellation. : LEO
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Crosses out. : DELETES
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Corporal in Falstaff's "army." : NYM
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Hireling. : ESNE
25
Necessities for city dogs. : LEASHES
27
"It is ___ than you think." : LATER
30
Contended. : VIED
33
Meddling person. : BUSYBODY
36
Ovine; bashful. : SHEEPY
38
Springs up. : ARISES
39
Part of the eye. : CORNEA
40
Badgerlike animals. : RATELS
41
Flattered servilely. : ADULATED
43
Monte of the movies. : BLUE
44
Farmer's refreshment. : CIDER
45
Classifies. : ASSORTS
49
The "d" in o.d. : DRAB
53
Torrid. : HOT
55
Ironing day. : TUESDAY
58
Town in the Netherlands. : EDE
59
Churn. : AGITATE
61
City in California. : ALAMEDA
63
Launched. : FLOATED
64
Levied. : IMPOSED
65
Cars attached to locomotives. : TENDERS
66
Young birds. : NESTERS
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Fissile rock. : SHALE
2
Jack rabbits. : HARES
3
Unit of work. : ERGON
4
5th ___. : AVE
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Hawk. : VEND
6
Ducal family of Ferrara. : ESTE
7
Played for time: Slang. : STALLED
8
Estuary between Uruguay and Argentina. : PLATA
9
___ and penates. : LARES
10
Discomfit. : ABASH
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The head: Slang. : NOB
12
Not permanent. : TRANSIENT
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___, meeny, miney, mo. : EENY
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Small quantity. : DRAM
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Frightening. : EERY
24
Champs ___, famous avenue in Paris. : ELYSEES
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Man's name. : EVERARD
28
Walter ___, actor. : ABEL
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Scoring attempt: Basketball. : TOSS
31
Fencing sword. : EPEE
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Chord of two tones. : DYAD
33
Fishhook part. : BARB
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Mountains between Europe and Asia. : URAL
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Dramatic crisis. : SITUATION
36
How iceboats move before the wind. : SCUD
37
Part of a golf course. : HOLE
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"Four Saints in Three ___." : ACTS
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Haughtiness. : DISDAIN
46
Department of ___. : STATE
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___ Mongolia. : OUTER
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Pastoral pipes. : REEDS
50
Popular Dodger shortstop. : REESE
51
Viper. : ADDER
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Necklace. : BEADS
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Handle. : HAFT
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Make eyes at. : OGLE
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Egyptian singing and dancing girl. : ALME
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Barks snappishly. : YAPS
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Lincoln's son. : TAD
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Witty remark. : MOT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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