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John de Cuevas
John de Cuevas

New York Times, Monday, April 26, 1954

13-Across : Symbol of bad table manners.

Author:
John de Cuevas
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
John de Cuevas has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,763
Across
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New England's pride. : ELMS
5
El ___. : PASO
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Carry: Colloq. : TOTE
13
Symbol of bad table manners. : GOOP
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Savor. : ODOR
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African antelope. : ELAND
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Mrs. Leonowens. : ANNA
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Diamond fancier. : LORELEILEE
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Goddess: Latin. : DEA
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Shift sail. : JIBE
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Clothe. : INVEST
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Channel. : SLUICE
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College course. : SCIENCE
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Close. : STINGY
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Famous Smith. : KATE
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Rocky hill. : TOR
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Caravan stopover. : OASIS
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Theatrical family. : GABORS
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Spoiled child. : BRAT
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Tops. : SUPER
34
Sound. : HALE
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Upperclassman. : SENIOR
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Queen Salote, for instance. : RULER
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100 square meters. : ARE
44
What the egghead has nothing to lose but. : YOLK
45
Adverse critic. : CENSOR
46
Faithful. : SINCERE
48
Vacationer's objective. : SUNTAN
49
Word of honor. : PAROLE
50
Mrs. Zaharias. : BABE
51
Appendage. : TAB
53
A Pauline "peril," for instance. : CLOSESHAVE
55
Green land. : EIRE
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Sources of power. : ATOMS
57
Mushy ice or snow. : SLOB
58
Put on cargo. : LADE
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Oklahoma Indians. : OTOS
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Pie plates. : TINS
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Half hitch. : KNOT
Down
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Old oath. : EGAD
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Symbol of a state. : LONESTAR
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Work of art. : MONALISA
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Hot Springs. : SPA
5
Honesty, for instance. : POLICY
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Sun-dried brick. : ADOBE
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Aching. : SORE
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Swedish coin. : ORE
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Smaller: Colloq. : TEENIER
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Evergreen tree of Southern Europe. : OLIVE
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Gift. : TALENT
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Composer, conductor and violinist. : ENESCO
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Discourage. : DETER
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Fasces bearer in ancient Rome. : LICTOR
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Lively dances. : JIGS
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Groups. : UNITS
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Cavalry arm. : SABER
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Convulsive sigh. : SOB
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Pillow stuffing. : KAPOK
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Cunning. : GUILE
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Sidetrack. : SHUNT
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Night noises. : SNORES
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A variety of police dog. : ALSATIAN
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He immortalized 3 Down. : LEONARDO
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Wander. : ERR
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Unseeing. : EYELESS
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President Coty. : RENE
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Our four-footed friends' friends. : ASPCA
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Theatre district. : RIALTO
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Implant. : ENROOT
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Dried berries used in cigarettes. : CUBEBS
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Mr. Topper. : COSMO
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Soap: Fr. : SAVON
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Java's neighbor. : BALI
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Source of sugar. : BEET
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Presidential initials. : HST
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Leather. : ELK

Answer summary:
7 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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