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George Henderson
George Henderson

New York Times, Thursday, May 13, 1954

20-Across : Norse name.

Author:
George Henderson
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7 Grid has duplicate clues.
George Henderson has 14 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 39-Across clue had no tilde over n in "Señor"; added one.

1
S
2
O
3
W
4
E
5
D
6
F
7
L
8
O
9
W
10
S
11
L
12
E
13
D
14
L
I
E
G
E
15
L
I
M
E
16
H
E
R
O
17
A
L
L
I
N
18
E
V
A
S
19
O
V
I
D
20
N
E
L
S
21
P
U
E
R
T
22
O
R
I
C
O
23
T
R
I
24
B
E
R
N
25
V
A
T
26
N
27
E
O
N
S
28
F
I
S
S
29
I
30
O
31
N
32
R
33
A
G
M
A
N
34
D
I
R
T
35
R
U
E
36
A
N
T
S
37
S
38
W
I
N
G
39
J
O
S
E
40
I
T
O
41
L
Y
O
N
42
I
43
R
O
N
E
D
44
L
I
N
45
C
O
L
N
46
S
N
A
T
H
47
R
I
V
48
C
A
I
N
49
O
50
L
51
D
52
A
53
D
54
D
I
S
A
55
B
A
B
A
56
C
R
E
E
57
I
R
I
S
58
N
O
N
E
59
W
E
S
E
R
60
D
A
L
I
61
I
G
O
R
62
A
C
E
R
B
63
A
W
L
S
64
A
Y
E
S
65
C
I
S
S
Y
© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,780
Across
1
Broadcast. : SOWED
6
Stream or current. : FLOW
10
Pung. : SLED
14
City east of Brussels. : LIEGE
15
Lollipop flavor. : LIME
16
A priestess of Aphrodite. : HERO
17
Fatigued: Colloq. : ALLIN
18
"Little" heroine and others. : EVAS
19
Poet of the year one. : OVID
20
Norse name. : NELS
21
U. S. part of the Greater Antilles. : PUERTORICO
23
___-color, flag of France. : TRI
24
Swiss capital. : BERN
25
Caldron. : VAT
26
Main Street illumination. : NEONS
28
Splitting of an atom nucleus. : FISSION
32
Junk dealer. : RAGMAN
34
Loose soil. : DIRT
35
Paris street. : RUE
36
Pismires. : ANTS
37
Popular type of music. : SWING
39
Señor Ferrer. : JOSE
40
Japanese name. : ITO
41
Large French city, silk center. : LYON
42
Pressed. : IRONED
44
Capital of Nebraska. : LINCOLN
46
Scythe handle. : SNATH
47
Mississippi or Missouri: Abbr. : RIV
48
Biblical name. : CAIN
49
Of long standing. : OLD
52
African capital. : ADDISABABA
56
Former buffalo hunter. : CREE
57
The girl with the "Green Hat." : IRIS
58
"___ But the Lonely Heart." : NONE
59
Bremen's river. : WESER
60
Bizarre painter. : DALI
61
Operatic prince. : IGOR
62
Sharp-tasting. : ACERB
63
Leather punchers. : AWLS
64
Certain votes. : AYES
65
Girl's nickname. : CISSY
Down
1
Quick look: Colloq. : SLANT
2
A follower of the fleet. : OILER
3
New Zealand capital. : WELLINGTON
4
Sponsorship. : EGIS
5
Room. : DEN
6
Mrs. Cowles and namesakes. : FLEURS
7
Cheer (with "up"). : LIVEN
8
Persian name. : OMAR
9
Charleston is its capital. : WESTVIRGINIA
10
Fish below legal size. : SHORTS
11
Italian author. : LEVI
12
Norse name. : ERIC
13
Symbol of extinction. : DODO
21
Where the Eisenhowers' farm is. : PENNSYLVANIA
22
Hop kin. : OAST
24
Neckwear. : BOA
27
German river. : EMS
28
Airfoil. : FIN
29
Locomotives. : IRONHORSES
30
English river. : OUSE
31
Emergency. : NEED
32
Speak bitterly (with "at"). : RAIL
33
Opposed. : ANTI
34
Bedlam. : DIN
38
Conquered. : WON
39
Trifling amount. : JOT
41
Actress Wilson. : LOIS
43
Spread. : RAN
45
Turning point. : CRISIS
46
Fencing weapons. : SABERS
48
Camper's boat. : CANOE
50
Sly looks. : LEERS
51
Big day in Louisville. : DERBY
52
Ethiopian Princess. : AIDA
53
A kind of poker. : DRAW
54
Former British Field Marshal. : DILL
55
Goblin. : BOGY
56
This thing: Fr. : CECI
59
Woman in uniform. : WAC

Answer summary:
7 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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