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Marian Moeser
Marian Moeser

New York Times, Saturday, April 10, 1954

1-Across : River in Italy.

Author:
Marian Moeser
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
Marian Moeser has 22 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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A
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D
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D
4
A
5
L
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A
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K
8
E
9
S
10
S
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M
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O
13
G
14
T
A
I
L
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I
R
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S
H
16
L
O
G
E
17
T
W
E
E
18
D
L
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D
E
E
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I
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A
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A
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R
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U
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N
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R
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T
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P
A
N
G
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C
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A
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L
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P
H
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F
E
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H
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E
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S
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R
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A
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C
O
R
O
T
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I
N
K
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A
M
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P
L
A
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A
N
N
A
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P
E
P
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D
R
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L
L
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L
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T
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E
D
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C
I
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B
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R
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R
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C
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M
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A
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R
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A
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F
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D
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L
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Y
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D
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N
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C
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,747
Across
1
River in Italy. : ADDA
5
George and Louise. : LAKES
10
City pall. : SMOG
14
Take-off and landing part of new plane. : TAIL
15
Natives of Londonderry. : IRISH
16
Box. : LOGE
17
Fictional fat boy. : TWEEDLEDEE
19
Kansan city. : IOLA
20
Region of Spain where Oviedo is. : ASTURIAS
21
Athlete. : RUNNER
23
Adds (with "up"). : TOTS
24
Miseries. : PANGS
25
Zobeide's husband. : CALIPH
28
Rabbits' feet, for instance. : FETISHES
31
Three-toed, flightless birds. : RHEAS
32
Landscape painter. : COROT
33
Writer's need. : INK
34
God of Thebes. : AMON
35
Western feature. : PLAIN
36
O'Neill character. : ANNA
37
Vigor: Slang. : PEP
38
Quaintly amusing. : DROLL
39
Army officer: Abbr. : LIEUT
40
Greedy. : EDACIOUS
42
Maggie Wylie's creator. : BARRIE
43
Perch. : ROOST
44
Comic artist. : CAPP
45
Mexican President, 1911-13. : MADERO
47
Simile for an ideal complexion. : ROSELEAF
51
Follower. : APER
52
Cooper's work (with "The"). : DEERSLAYER
54
Circle. : DISC
55
Likeness. : IMAGE
56
Stout character. : NERO
57
Luxury. : EASE
58
Immortal marksman. : CUPID
59
Ancient country of Palestine. : EDOM
Down
1
"___ boy!" : ATTA
2
Crows. : DAWS
3
Daily fare. : DIET
4
American island group. : ALEUTIAN
5
Adam's wife before Eve, in Jewish folklore. : LILITH
6
Dimensions. : AREAS
7
Young ones. : KIDS
8
Noun suffix. : ESE
9
19th Century designer. : SHERATON
10
Loops for holding rifles. : SLINGS
11
Modern lawbreaker. : MOONSHINER
12
Make eyes at. : OGLE
13
Harness. : GEAR
18
Theatre curtains. : DROPS
22
Platoon. : UNIT
24
Menace. : PERIL
25
Material. : CRAPE
26
The "Thief of Bagdad." : AHMED
27
Big cat. : LEOPARDESS
28
Paddock occupants. : FOALS
29
Boredom. : ENNUI
30
Fish with broad, flat body. : SKATE
32
Smack. : CLOUT
35
Of versification. : PROSODIC
36
The Columbine, for instance. : AIRPLANE
38
Modish Frenchman. : DIOR
39
Collar continuation. : LAPEL
41
Compel. : COERCE
42
Sang in a low tone: Rare. : BASSED
44
Pembroke ___, Queen Elizabeth's dog. : CORGI
45
Arranged. : MADE
46
Samoan capital. : APIA
47
Cut grain. : REAP
48
Stared at. : EYED
49
Flying machine. : AERO
50
Beginning at. : FROM
53
Relative of 31 Across. : EMU

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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