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Thomas J. Varner
Thomas J. Varner

New York Times, Tuesday, March 1, 1955

38-Across : Sign that is not always believed.

Author:
Thomas J. Varner
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { G J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 311 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
Thomas J. Varner has 12 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,072
Across
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Herring's relative. : SHAD
5
Capt. Standish. : MILES
10
Useful abbreviation. : ETAL
14
Gate receipts. : TAKE
15
Hacienda material. : ADOBE
16
Nobel prize physicist. : RABI
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Modern household accessory. : ELECTRICBLANKET
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Children's game. : PEEKABOO
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The 7th and others. : FLEETS
22
Handle. : HILT
23
Hit show. : SMASH
24
Cachalot. : WHALE
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A boring person: Slang. : FLATTIRE
29
Growing-up years. : TEENS
30
Playground treat. : SLIDE
31
Twenty sacks of flour. : TON
32
Severe. : HARD
33
Suppose. : OPINE
34
Buttonlike device. : STUD
35
Salutation. : AVE
36
Brief flash. : BLINK
37
Game of skill. : CHESS
38
Sign that is not always believed. : WETPAINT
40
County. : SHIRE
41
Fruit. : OLIVE
42
Exchange: Colloq. : SWAP
43
Jungle journey. : SAFARI
45
Undaunted. : FEARLESS
49
Payroll-saving plan. : ABONDEVERYMONTH
51
___ enough. : SURE
52
Nautical action. : REEVE
53
King of the Huns. : ATLI
54
Editorial instruction. : STET
55
Jewish feast. : SEDER
56
Judgment. : DOOM
Down
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Degree. : STEP
2
Robust. : HALE
3
African tree. : AKEE
4
Roustabout. : DECKHAND
5
Tennis star. : MARBLE
6
Simple Simon. : IDIOT
7
Poisonous weed. : LOCO
8
Decline. : EBB
9
Successful by one's own efforts. : SELFMADE
10
Wilde hero. : ERNEST
11
Non-swinging batter. : TAKEHITTER
12
Sanction. : ABET
13
Wagons-___, French sleeping cars. : LITS
18
One side of a coin. : TAILS
19
Having wings. : ALATE
23
Move like a panther. : SLINK
24
Cloth pattern. : WEAVE
25
Formerly. : HERETOFORE
26
Michigan city, pop. 163,143. : FLINT
27
Agitate. : ROUSE
28
Football linemen. : ENDS
29
Sign of spring. : THAW
30
Thorn. : SPINE
33
Antony and Cleopatra. : OLIVIERS
34
Cargo. : SHIPLOAD
36
TV puppet-man. : BAIRD
37
Trinket. : CHARM
39
Earth, for instance. : PLANET
40
One who influences. : SWAYER
42
Tennis action. : SERVE
43
Pert talk. : SASS
44
Border. : ABUT
45
Graze. : FEED
46
Inner: Comb. form. : ENTO
47
French town. : STLO
48
Wedge-shaped piece for leveling in masonry. : SHIM
50
Letter. : VEE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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