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Marian Moeser
Marian Moeser

New York Times, Saturday, April 17, 1954

15-Across : Lawmaker's activity.

Author:
Marian Moeser
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.42, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 85, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
Marian Moeser has 22 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,754
Across
1
Mollusk. : CLAM
5
Titan. : ATLAS
10
Skilled. : ABLE
14
Syrian city. : HAMA
15
Lawmaker's activity. : PROBE
16
Old ___. : MAID
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Unloved leader. : IVANTHETERRIBLE
20
Weight "lifters." : CALORIES
21
East Indian fig tree. : BANYAN
22
Alumni: Colloq. : GRADS
23
More than the contents of a split. : PINT
24
Assertions. : CLAIMS
26
Appeases. : PLACATES
30
Actor in "Rose Marie." : LAMAS
31
Pickle bath. : BRINE
32
Clever beast. : RAT
33
Gem stone. : OPAL
34
East Indian wood. : ALOES
35
Rubber center in Brazil. : PARA
36
Voter: Abbr. : CIT
37
Chef's equipment. : OVENS
38
Resolute. : MANLY
39
Kitchen exercise. : KNEADING
41
Works with grammar. : PARSES
42
Patrol torpedo ___. : BOAT
43
Former operatic star. : GIGLI
44
Lebanon's capital. : BEIRUT
47
Commands. : MANDATES
50
Beloved leader. : ARTUROTOSCANINI
52
Impulsive, as a decision. : SNAP
53
Wash out. : RINSE
54
Food for a china pig. : COIN
55
Highlander: Var. : KELT
56
Gray or brown butterfly. : SATYR
57
Last scenes. : ENDS
Down
1
Smartly stylish. : CHIC
2
Menacing rock. : LAVA
3
Combine. : AMALGAMATE
4
Of stately homes. : MANORIAL
5
Gardener's bane. : APHIDS
6
Popular poem. : TREES
7
Acreage. : LOTS
8
Son of Tom and Nancy. : ABE
9
Slavs. : SERBIANS
10
George Meredith heroine. : AMINTA
11
Lauren Bacall's nickname. : BABY
12
Girl's name. : LILA
13
Where the tree of life grew. : EDEN
18
Foreign cars. : TRAMS
19
Belgian marble. : RANCE
23
Keeps busy. : PLIES
24
Stocking ornament. : CLOCK
25
Fancy rabbit. : LAPIN
26
Fork tip. : PRONG
27
Change. : TRANSITION
28
Man's name. : EARLE
29
Supports. : STAYS
31
Mixed thoroughly. : BLENT
34
Servicemen. : AVIATORS
35
Debate. : PARLANCE
37
Cooking enticement: Brit. sp. : ODOUR
38
One Gabor. : MAGDA
40
Unexpected. : ABRUPT
41
Part of a pair of nippers. : PINCER
43
Boastful: Colloq. : GASSY
44
Sit in the sun. : BASK
45
Osprey. : ERNE
46
A kind of type: Abbr. : ITAL
47
___ Blanc. : MONT
48
Oklahoma city. : ENID
49
Pride and its retinue. : SINS
51
Aunt: Spanish. : TIA

Answer summary:
12 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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