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Walt Clark
Walt Clark

New York Times, Tuesday, June 5, 1956

42-Across : Vine with underground pods.

Author:
Walt Clark
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Walt Clark has 16 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 52-Across clue had "Amassador"; corrected it to "Ambassador."

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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,534
Across
1
Cartoon animal. : MOUSE
6
State: Abbr. : FLA
9
Roadside plant. : SUMAC
14
Play host. : ENTERTAIN
16
Arnold Bennett's first name. : ENOCH
17
Sideways. : LATERALLY
18
Have ___ (be cautious). : ACARE
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Tres ___. : BIEN
20
War vessel. : LST
21
One who moderates. : ABATER
22
Time table abbreviation. : ARR
23
Implement. : HOE
24
Soft job. : SNAP
25
___ Birthday. : LINCOLNS
27
___ culpa. : MEA
30
Mr. Devine and Mr. Gump. : ANDYS
33
Mineral analyses. : OREASSAYS
35
Enter. : GOIN
36
Autograph book. : ALBUM
37
Church in Scotland. : KIRK
38
Put to advantageous use again. : REEXPLOIT
40
Ranch enthusiasts. : DUDES
41
Arleigh Burke's title: Abbr. : ADM
42
Vine with underground pods. : EARTHPEA
44
Makes lace. : TATS
45
Big hello from a Sioux. : HOW
46
___ Browne. : SAM
49
American playwright. : CROUSE
52
U. S. Ambassador to Denmark. : COE
53
Concerning. : INRE
54
Climbing plant. : LIANA
55
Said of a small sketch. : THUMBNAIL
57
Soldier Allen. : ETHAN
58
Rifled. : RANSACKED
59
Goethe hero. : FAUST
60
India: Poetic. : IND
61
Natives of Aran Islands. : GAELS
Down
1
Famous name in opera. : MELBA
2
Walking ___. : ONAIR
3
Articulate. : UTTER
4
Witnessed. : SEEN
5
Fluff. : ERR
6
Symbol of deceit. : FALSECOLORS
7
Rhythm. : LILT
8
Even one. : ANY
9
The blackfish. : SEABASS
10
Remove top. : UNCAP
11
Castle ditch. : MOAT
12
Field. : ACRE
13
Dear: French. : CHER
15
Claw. : TALON
21
Hué is its capital. : ANNAM
23
Pronoun. : HIS
24
Sherlock, for instance. : SLEUTHHOUND
25
Wildcat. : LYNX
26
Range of one's activity. : ORBIT
27
Waitress. : MAID
28
Mrs. Rochester's maiden name. : EYRE
29
Invites. : ASKS
30
City of India. : AGRA
31
Replied negatively. : NOED
32
President of Vietnam. : DIEM
34
Relative of the sea gull. : SKUA
36
Winged. : ALATE
39
A rustic. : PEASANT
40
Distant Early Warning. : DEW
43
Golden Treasury items. : POEMS
44
Bluefins. : TUNAS
46
Kind of Indian dance. : SNAKE
47
A gazelle. : ARIEL
48
Pinochle credits. : MELDS
49
Musical sign. : CLEF
50
Actress Gam. : RITA
51
Hawaiian island. : OAHU
52
Late show sleuth. : CHAN
53
Former empire of Peru. : INCA
55
Numerical prefix. : TRI
56
Sack. : BAG

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 4 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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