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Thomas Meekin
New York Times, Saturday, March 20, 1954
46-Across : Cattail.
Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 B | 2 A | 3 M | 4 B | 5 O | 6 O | 7 A | 8 R | 9 O | 10 M | 11 A | 12 S | |||
13 H | I | S | M | A | R | K | 14 D | O | W | A | G | E | 15 R |
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16 A | R | S | E | N | A | L | 17 V | O | L | C | A | N | O |
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18 N | E | Y | 19 A | N | A | 20 D | E | M | 21 K | I | S | S |
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22 S | T | R | 23 U | T | 24 H | U | R | S | 25 T | 26 N | A | T |
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27 O | T | I | S | 28 B | O | O | B | 29 H | 30 A | S | T | E |
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31 M | A | A | M | 32 U | M | S | 33 B | A | T | T | E | R |
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34 A | 35 L | D | A | 36 M | A | T | H | |||||||
37 C | 38 U | 39 R | I | O | S | 40 O | T | T | 41 O | 42 D | 43 D | 44 S |
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45 O | P | A | L | S | 46 R | U | S | H | 47 M | O | R | T |
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48 A | R | T | 49 E | 50 P | O | C | H | 51 S | E | N | O | R |
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52 S | O | T | 53 S | 54 A | G | H | A | 55 S | T | 56 E | V | A |
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57 T | O | R | T | 58 I | L | E | 59 S | T | A | 60 F | F | E | D |
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61 S | T | A | I | N | E | R | 62 T | A | I | L | O | R | S |
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63 S | P | R | A | Y | S | 64 A | R | D | O | R | S |
© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,726
Across
1
Fabric of China's red curtain. : BAMBOO
7
Savory smells. : AROMAS
13
X. : HISMARK
14
Title of the late Queen Mary. : DOWAGER
16
___ of democracy. : ARSENAL
17
Lassen of Asosan. : VOLCANO
18
One of Napoleon's marshals. : NEY
19
Victor's chaplet. : ANADEM
21
Sugarplum. : KISS
22
Cake-walk business. : STRUT
24
Novelist Fannie. : HURST
26
Man's nickname. : NAT
27
Cornelia Skinner's father. : OTIS
28
Chump. : BOOB
29
Rapidity. : HASTE
31
Colloquial form of address. : MAAM
32
Hesitant interjections. : UMS
33
Pancake mix. : BATTER
34
Actor Robert. : ALDA
36
Short for a course of study. : MATH
37
Articles of virtu. : CURIOS
40
Ballplayer Mel. : OTT
41
Bettor's word. : ODDS
45
Precious stones. : OPALS
46
Cattail. : RUSH
47
Calling Mr. Snerd. : MORT
48
A trade or its principles : ART
49
Time period. : EPOCH
51
Spanish title. : SENOR
52
Boozers. : SOTS
54
Struck with amazement. : AGHAST
56
Zsa Zsa's sister. : EVA
57
Coiled. : TORTILE
59
Having a body of assistants. : STAFFED
61
Pigment. : STAINER
62
Members of the ILGWU. : TAILORS
63
Sprinkles. : SPRAYS
64
Warmth, fire, spirit. : ARDORS
Down
1
Priestly headdress. : BIRETTA
2
Nineveh was its capital. : ASSYRIA
3
___ Pandit. : MME
4
District in Yugoslavia. : BANAT
5
French base in Africa. : ORAN
6
Outstanding long-run play. : OKLAHOMA
7
Part of speech. : ADVERB
8
Familiar brown-stone-front sign. : ROOMS
9
Friend of Pogo. : OWL
10
Baseball immortal. : MACK
11
Opposed to. : AGAINST
12
Felt; perceived. : SENSATE
13
Two-wheeled cab. : HANSOM
15
Roll or list. : ROSTER
20
Parts for two. : DUOS
23
Letter box device. : USMAIL
25
Clause introducer. : THAT
28
Signs of spring. : BUDS
30
In one's element. : ATHOME
33
Resort town in Somerset. : BATH
35
Forfeit. : LOSE
36
Extinct volcano in California. : MTSHASTA
37
Proceeds without power. : COASTS
38
Weeds out. : UPROOTS
39
Snaring device. : RATTRAP
40
Sharp cry of pain. : OUCH
42
Worn out. : DONEFOR
43
Herders. : DROVERS
44
Short for certain Cremonas. : STRADS
46
Ginger, Buddy or Roy. : ROGERS
50
Broadcasting executive. : PALEY
51
Sedate. : STAID
53
Rustle. : STIR
55
Likely addition to "Old Glory." : STAR
58
Actress Claire. : INA
60
Girl's nickname. : FLO
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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