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Helen Smathers
Helen Smathers

New York Times, Monday, March 21, 1955

56-Across : Australian star.

Author:
Helen Smathers
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F Q X }, Scrabble score: 321 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
Helen Smathers has 13 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,092
Across
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20th century Elia. : KAZAN
6
One of the Ferrers. : JOSE
10
Blameless. : PURE
14
Part of the atmosphere. : OZONE
15
Power behind the Nautilus. : ATOM
16
Geraint's wife. : ENID
17
Useful kitchen devices. : TONGS
18
San Francisco site of coming GOP convention. : COWPALACE
20
Catch up. : OVERTAKE
22
Under Secretary of State. : HOOVER
23
Troublesome things. : ILLS
24
Senorita's name. : MARTA
25
Petite shepherdess. : BOPEEP
28
Encourages. : SUSTAINS
31
Pile up. : AMASS
32
Craze. : MANIA
33
Concomitant to order. : LAW
34
Title: Abbr. : BART
35
Forest. : WOODS
36
Underground works. : MINE
37
Exclamation. : AHA
38
"The ___ of Bleecker Street." : SAINT
39
Sioux Indian. : PONCA
40
45th wedding anniversary symbol. : SAPPHIRE
42
Sign on thin ice. : DANGER
43
Azores port. : HORTA
44
Far-reaching. : VAST
45
More active. : SPRIER
47
Florida racing oval. : DOGTRACK
51
Took a winding course. : MEANDERED
53
Ghostly. : EERIE
54
Drying oven. : OAST
55
Polio vaccine deviser. : SALK
56
Australian star. : LANDY
57
Joy. : GLEE
58
African tree. : SHEA
59
Wild plums. : SLOES
Down
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Japanese harp. : KOTO
2
Arm of the Black Sea. : AZOV
3
Specified area. : ZONE
4
Most threatening. : ANGRIEST
5
Cuddles up. : NESTLES
6
Children's game. : JACKS
7
Oklahoma Indian. : OTOE
8
Farm animal. : SOW
9
Insistent repetition. : EMPHASIS
10
Spanish name for jai alai. : PELOTA
11
Futile. : UNAVAILING
12
Staple food. : RICE
13
Tributary of the Fulda. : EDER
19
Main artery. : AORTA
21
European high spot. : ALP
24
Senator from South Dakota. : MUNDT
25
Rum cakes. : BABAS
26
City on the Missouri. : OMAHA
27
Rewording of a thought. : PARAPHRASE
28
French river. : SAONE
29
John ___ Garner. : NANCE
30
Pledge sacredly. : SWEAR
32
Dancer Shearer. : MOIRA
35
Café employe. : WAITRESS
36
The "Island City." : MONTREAL
38
Prepare, as cole slaw. : SHRED
39
Artist's media. : PASTELS
41
Grosse ___, Detroit suburb. : POINTE
42
Familiar figure at U. N. : DAG
44
Distilled liquor. : VODKA
45
City problem. : SMOG
46
Chime. : PEAL
47
Mark for omission: Print. : DELE
48
Cartoonist Peter. : ARNO
49
Suffix denoting killing. : CIDE
50
Part of the Florida coastline. : KEYS
52
Cheer. : RAH

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

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