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Sidney Lambert
New York Times, Tuesday, April 26, 1955
55-Across : Dire.
Author:
Sidney Lambert
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
Sidney Lambert has 114 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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1 S | 2 T | 3 R | 4 A | 5 I | 6 N | 7 C | 8 L | 9 I | 10 F | 11 F | ||||
12 F | L | O | U | N | D | E | 13 R | 14 H | E | L | L | O | 15 S |
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16 L | A | M | I | N | A | T | E | 17 I | N | S | U | L | T |
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18 I | V | A | N | I | 19 W | E | 20 L | D | S | 21 M | I | O |
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22 N | E | T | 23 S | O | S | O | 24 T | M | A | N |
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25 G | R | O | 26 G | 27 C | R | E | W | 28 S | 29 R | E | T | E |
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30 A | 31 M | O | K | 32 S | A | 33 T | I | R | E | S |
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34 S | 35 A | V | O | R | 36 T | O | B | Y | S | |||||
37 S | P | L | E | E | N | 38 S | 39 F | R | E | E | ||||
40 H | A | L | L | 41 S | O | 42 F | I | A | 43 S | 44 C | 45 A | 46 T |
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47 I | R | I | S | 48 W | I | S | P | 49 A | R | E |
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50 F | E | N | 51 B | 52 A | N | G | S | 53 S | 54 E | N | T | A |
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55 T | R | A | 56 G | I | C | 57 H | U | 58 C | K | S | T | E | R |
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59 S | I | L | E | N | T | 60 T | R | A | I | T | O | R | S |
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61 B | L | E | S | S | 62 E | M | P | E | R | Y |
© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,128
Across
1
Tune. : STRAIN
7
Steep rock. : CLIFF
12
Struggle clumsily. : FLOUNDER
14
Salutations. : HELLOS
16
Separate into thin sheets. : LAMINATE
17
Affront. : INSULT
18
14th C. Grand Duke of Moscow. : IVANI
19
Unites closely. : WELDS
21
"O Sole ___." : MIO
22
Capture by stratagem. : NET
23
Not good; not bad. : SOSO
24
Government agent. : TMAN
25
Sailors' tipple. : GROG
27
Regatta entries. : CREWS
29
Plexus of nerve fibers. : RETE
30
Run ___. : AMOK
32
Certain books and plays. : SATIRES
34
Relish. : SAVOR
36
Namesakes of a "Twelfth Night" character. : TOBYS
37
Ductless organs. : SPLEENS
39
High note in the "Star-Spangled Banner." : FREE
40
G. O. P. chairman. : HALL
41
Capital of a Balkan state. : SOFIA
43
Type of raucous singing. : SCAT
47
Perennial plant. : IRIS
48
Filmy piece. : WISP
49
Common verb. : ARE
50
Swampy land. : FEN
51
Hair-do. : BANGS
53
Maiden who saved the Flying Dutchman. : SENTA
55
Dire. : TRAGIC
57
Peddler. : HUCKSTER
59
Taciturn. : SILENT
60
Betrayers. : TRAITORS
61
Hallow. : BLESS
62
Broad domain: Poet. : EMPERY
Down
1
Utter drivel. : SLAVER
2
Salad ingredient. : TOMATO
3
Building decayed through age. : RUIN
4
Years: Latin. : ANNI
5
Historic mount in Asian Minor. : IDA
6
TV stations. : NETWORK
7
Reproved. : CHID
8
Camera part. : LENS
9
They: Fr. : ILS
10
Empty compliments. : FLUMMERY
11
Numbers, as the pages of a book. : FOLIATES
12
Spirited dance of Scotland. : FLING
13
Diamond captain. : REESE
15
Cobbles. : STONES
20
Bovine calls. : LOWS
23
Despises. : SCORNS
24
Primitive groups. : TRIBES
26
Courtroom silencers. : GAVELS
28
Petty tyrant. : SATRAP
31
Man's nickname. : MOE
33
Digit. : TOE
34
Cut of pork. : SPARERIB
35
Considering everything. : ALLINALL
37
Gridiron maneuvers. : SHIFTS
38
Seeded. : SOWN
39
Narrow opening. : FISSURE
42
Pugnacious spirit. : FIGHT
44
Well-known stage name. : CANTOR
45
Main road. : ARTERY
46
Rents. : TEARS
51
Storage boxes. : BINS
52
Vaudeville turns. : ACTS
53
Jump lightly. : SKIP
54
Italian Renaissance name. : ESTE
56
Direction to a horse. : GEE
58
Piece of machinery. : CAM
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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