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Ralph Henderson
Ralph Henderson

New York Times, Tuesday, April 13, 1954

20-Across : H. L. Mencken's home.

Author:
Ralph Henderson
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { F J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,750
Across
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Servicewoman. : SPAR
5
Reduce in rank, in Army lingo. : BUST
9
Emporiums. : MARTS
14
"Ferdinand," in Spain. : TORO
15
Opposed. : ANTI
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Fatuous one. : IDIOT
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Landed. : ALIT
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United. : TIED
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The Champ. : ROCKY
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H. L. Mencken's home. : BALTIMORE
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Staggering. : AREEL
23
Setting in "The Green Pastures." : EDEN
24
Forest canton of Switzerland. : LUCERNE
26
Chief Justice. : WARREN
29
A kind of soil. : MARL
30
Ignore. : ELIDE
31
Land of Ten Thousand Lakes. : MINNESOTA
36
Mother of Castor and Pollux. : LEDA
37
Smoothes by rubbing, as furniture. : SANDS
38
Breed of horses. : ARAB
39
Gov. Beardsley's capital. : DESMOINES
41
Moccasin. : SNAKE
42
Cheers. : RAHS
43
Camel's-hair fabric. : CAMLET
44
Where Wheeler Dam is. : ALABAMA
48
The Forsyte story. : SAGA
49
Have confidence in: 2 wds. : BETON
50
Irish county celebrated in song. : TIPPERARY
55
Winning a tennis serve. : ACING
56
Singing group. : TRIO
57
Hera's messenger. : IRIS
58
Bootlegger's stock in trade. : BOOZE
59
Sanction. : AMEN
60
Yellow green. : NILE
61
Mrs. Lindbergh and others. : ANNES
62
Nostril. : NARE
63
German river. : ODER
Down
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Jerky stroke with a bat. : STAB
2
Actress Negri. : POLA
3
Seed coat. : ARIL
4
Large port at the mouth of the Maas river. : ROTTERDAM
5
Orderlies in the British army. : BATMEN
6
Theological seminary in N. Y. C. : UNION
7
One who: Suffix. : STER
8
Controversial shore properties. : TIDELANDS
9
Wonder. : MIRACLE
10
Worship. : ADORE
11
Kitchen device. : RICER
12
Gift evidencing esteem. : TOKEN
13
Mode. : STYLE
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___ fixe. : IDEE
25
Samovars. : URNS
26
Unite by fusing. : WELD
27
Not aweather. : ALEE
28
Clears. : RIDS
29
Rich sources. : MINES
31
Theatrical center of U. S. : MANHATTAN
32
Smallest republic in world. : SANMARINO
33
Spoken. : ORAL
34
Apprehend. : TAKE
35
Encourage. : ABET
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Yul Brynner's kingdom. : SIAM
40
Product of California. : ORANGES
41
Half-shrubby mint. : SAGE
43
Name in annals of crime. : CAPONE
44
Addis ___. : ABABA
45
Lesson: Fr. : LECON
46
Common noun and verb suffix. : ATION
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Japanese or Chinese Buddhist priest. : BONZE
48
Watcher. : SPIER
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Marie Wilson's role. : IRMA
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Barren. : ARID
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Vex: Colloq. : RILE
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River into North Sea. : YSER

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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