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Samuel K. Fliegner
Samuel K. Fliegner

New York Times, Thursday, May 26, 1955

33-Across : Mrs. Alan Ladd.

Author:
Samuel K. Fliegner
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
Samuel K. Fliegner has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 36-Down clue had no accent over "a" in "Pâté"; added it.

1
S
2
L
3
O
4
T
5
L
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O
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A
8
M
9
P
10
A
11
R
12
C
13
H
14
P
E
R
U
15
A
R
G
O
16
A
G
O
R
A
17
A
N
D
R
18
O
C
L
E
S
19
R
A
D
A
R
20
R
A
I
N
S
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E
N
A
22
T
E
23
I
N
K
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N
E
S
25
S
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D
I
O
G
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E
N
E
S
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C
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H
A
R
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T
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R
A
C
T
O
R
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H
U
N
33
S
U
E
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R
I
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D
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G
37
E
38
I
N
C
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L
U
D
E
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U
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N
I
C
O
R
N
42
S
T
E
E
P
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D
U
C
44
M
A
D
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S
E
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S
47
S
48
I
O
N
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M
I
S
S
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S
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I
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D
E
R
E
A
L
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S
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H
U
N
55
I
N
A
56
V
E
I
L
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S
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U
R
I
59
A
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H
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T
E
R
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S
E
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G
U
I
64
D
E
R
O
P
E
65
U
R
B
A
N
66
O
M
R
I
67
A
N
S
A
68
S
T
Y
L
E
69
N
E
E
D
70
Y
S
E
R
© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,158
Across
1
Coin machine part. : SLOT
5
Rich soil. : LOAM
9
Dry up. : PARCH
14
O. A. S. member. : PERU
15
Jason's conveyance. : ARGO
16
Where ancient Greeks traded. : AGORA
17
Roman lion tamer. : ANDROCLES
19
Relative of sonar. : RADAR
20
What udometers measure. : RAINS
21
Maternally related. : ENATE
23
Blacken. : INK
24
Cape. : NESS
26
Lantern-toting Greek cynic. : DIOGENES
28
Burn up. : CHAR
30
Hauling vehicle. : TRACTOR
32
Vandal. : HUN
33
Mrs. Alan Ladd. : SUE
34
Hogback. : RIDGE
38
Comprise. : INCLUDE
40
Monoceros. : UNICORN
42
Saturate. : STEEP
43
French nobleman. : DUC
44
Hilarious. : MAD
45
Meeting. : SESSION
49
Where Hattiesburg is: Abbr. : MISS
50
Of the stars. : SIDEREAL
53
Avoid. : SHUN
55
___ spot. : INA
56
Conceals. : VEILS
58
Bathsheba's husband. : URIAH
61
Laconic. : TERSE
63
Device controlling balloon's altitude. : GUIDEROPE
65
Metropolitan. : URBAN
66
Ahab's father. : OMRI
67
Handle. : ANSA
68
Variety. : STYLE
69
Requirement. : NEED
70
Belgian river. : YSER
Down
1
Mast. : SPAR
2
Siberia's longest river. : LENA
3
Local law. : ORDINANCE
4
English landscape painter. : TURNER
5
Resinous substance. : LAC
6
Heraldic bearing. : ORLE
7
Items for consideration. : AGENDA
8
Art medium. : MOSAIC
9
Tincture of opium. : PAREGORIC
10
Turkish title. : AGA
11
Sculptor of Hugo, Shaw, Balzac. : RODIN
12
Washington Irving character. : CRANE
13
Listens carefully: Poet. : HARKS
18
World War II agency. : OSS
22
Youngster. : TOT
25
Ornamental button. : STUD
27
Early Swedish King. : ERIC
28
Greek letters. : CHIS
29
Actress Marsha. : HUNT
31
Female ruff. : REE
33
Occur unexpectedly. : SUPERVENE
35
New Zealand and Australia. : DOMINIONS
36
Pâté de foie ___. : GRAS
37
Intentions. : ENDS
39
___ majesté. : LESE
40
Japanese herb. : UDO
41
Conventuals. : NUNS
46
Experience. : SEE
47
City in the headlines. : SAIGON
48
Light up: Poet. : ILLUME
49
Walter Reuther's predecessor. : MURRAY
50
Relative position. : SITUS
51
Slow. : INERT
52
Joan's spouse. : DARBY
54
Tinge. : HUE
57
"Your Majesty." : SIRE
59
Semicircular recess. : APSE
60
Learn. : HEAR
62
Sodium chloride. : SAL
64
Worked out. : DID

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 8 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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