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Fletcher Coates
Fletcher Coates

New York Times, Thursday, February 3, 1955

10-Across : Too-well-dressed men.

Author:
Fletcher Coates
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 55, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Fletcher Coates has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,046
Across
1
Folsom and Fontana. : DAMS
5
Sir Winston's daughter. : SARAH
10
Too-well-dressed men. : FOPS
14
Walter ___ of stage and TV. : ABEL
15
She could have followed Hazel. : IRENE
16
Hibernian exclamation. : ARRA
17
River of many headlines. : YALU
18
Divorcée. : GRASSWIDOW
20
Hindu title. : SRI
21
Likewise not. : NOR
22
Easily daunted. : TIMID
23
Indian. : CHOCTAW
25
Learn. : CON
26
Gist of anything. : NUB
28
Close again. : RESEAL
29
Edward F. of Kansas. : ARN
30
Single step. : PACE
31
Expend. : USE
32
Rental arrangement. : LEASE
34
Thick with sediment. : SILTY
35
Headline of 1909. : NORTHPOLE
37
Schweitzer's musical instrument. : ORGAN
40
City in Tuscany. : SIENA
41
North African ruler. : DEY
44
In a high degree. : VERY
45
Go-getter's forte. : PEP
46
Place of the Arc de Triomphe. : ETOILE
48
Champion. : ACE
49
Party. : TEA
50
Civil War hero. : SHERMAN
51
Tear maker. : ONION
53
Greek letter. : RHO
54
Dexterous. : APT
55
European leader. : DRADENAUER
57
Calliope's sister. : CLIO
59
Swirl of air, dust, fog, etc. : EDDY
60
Indians. : ERIES
61
Man's name. : LEON
62
German name of Baltic Island. : OSEL
63
Christina Rosetti's brother. : DANTE
64
Feudal servitor. : ESNE
Down
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Fictional father. : DAY
2
Embarrasses. : ABASHES
3
Suburb of Boston. : MELROSE
4
Artificial channel for water. : SLUICE
5
User of semaphores. : SIGNALER
6
Missile. : ARROW
7
Bring up. : REAR
8
Reply: Abbr. : ANS
9
Charlton of the movies. : HESTON
10
Hunger: French. : FAIM
11
First or second. : ORDINAL
12
Manufacturer's forte. : PRODUCT
13
Maxim. : SAW
19
Get elected. : WIN
23
Uncooked: Fr. : CRU
24
Claw. : TALON
25
Fabric. : CREPE
27
Turkish governor. : BEY
29
"The way of ___ in the midst of the sea ... " : ASHIP
30
Pandowdy. : PIE
33
Confused (with "all"). : ATSEA
34
All the nominees. : SLATE
35
Negative. : NAY
36
Second-rate: Colloq. : ONEHORSE
37
Eggs: Biol. : OVA
38
Collectors' items. : RECORDS
39
Shell. : GRENADE
41
Facial décor. : DIMPLES
42
Great joy. : ELATION
43
Oriental monetary unit. : YEN
45
Wrote. : PENNED
47
Prophet. : ORACLE
49
Part of Italy. : TOE
50
Piece of paper. : SHEET
52
Pastoral poem. : IDYL
53
The Parthenon, for instance. : RUIN
55
___ volente. : DEO
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Macaw. : ARA
58
Pronoun. : ONE

Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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