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Victor Goldfarb
Victor Goldfarb

New York Times, Tuesday, February 7, 1956

54-Across : Calumniate.

Author:
Victor Goldfarb
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { B J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 255 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Victor Goldfarb has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,415
Across
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Duties. : TASKS
6
Punctuation marks. : STOPS
11
Small pilchard. : SARDINE
13
Schoolroom equipment. : ERASERS
16
Make large profits: Slang. : CLEANUP
17
Theatrical performance. : MATINEE
18
Inlet. : RIA
19
Floors of London buildings. : STOREYS
21
Cockney's wish. : OPE
22
Aborigine of Peru. : INCA
24
Parts of the face. : EYES
25
Football kick. : DROP
26
Allen and others. : MELS
27
Posed. : SAT
28
Tenant's document. : LEASE
29
Bring, as charges. : PREFER
32
Failed to bid again. : REPASSED
34
Eager. : AVID
36
Revive (with "up"). : RAKE
37
Not genuine. : SPURIOUS
41
Seraglios. : HAREMS
45
Substance of an atoll. : CORAL
46
The Anguilla. : EEL
48
Word of agreement. : TRUE
49
Greek letters. : ETAS
50
___ letter. : DEAD
52
Spanish artist. : SERT
53
Girl's nickname. : NAN
54
Calumniate. : SLANDER
57
Italian pronoun. : MIO
58
Phrase of denial. : ITISNOT
60
Papers. : DAILIES
62
Pluck. : COURAGE
63
Name. : ENTITLE
64
Broods. : MOPES
65
Town official, in Canada. : REEVE
Down
1
A viscid syrup. : TREACLE
2
Oklahoma city. : ADA
3
Sloth and envy. : SINS
4
Famous Coach Rockne. : KNUTE
5
Rebels of 1857-58. : SEPOYS
6
Half a college year. : SEMESTER
7
Salver. : TRAY
8
Food. : OATS
9
Just before omega. : PSI
10
Ladies of Spain. : SENORAS
11
Be frugal. : SCRIMP
12
Straightener. : ALINER
14
Rest. : REPOSE
15
Trickled slowly. : SEEPED
20
Bring up. : REAR
23
To the degree that. : ASFARAS
25
Goes AWOL. : DESERTS
28
"Mighty ___ Rose." : LAKA
30
Corrupt. : EVIL
31
___ de la Plata. : RIO
33
Exclamation of disbelief. : PAH
35
Notations on bank calendars. : DUEDATES
37
Type of railway. : SCENIC
38
Plant of the nightshade family. : POTATO
39
Element. : URANIUM
40
What children should be. : SEEN
42
Anchoret. : EREMITE
43
Girl's name. : MURIEL
44
Bristly. : SETOSE
47
Hook's companion. : LADDER
51
Diplomat of Ben Franklin's time. : DEANE
54
Liveliness. : SNAP
55
Part of a theatre. : LOGE
56
Formal observance. : RITE
59
Sign on the Rialto. : SRO
61
Fifty-four. : LIV

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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