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Sidney Lambert
Sidney Lambert

New York Times, Thursday, July 2, 1953

17-Across : Minor's frequent occcupation.

Author:
Sidney Lambert
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
Sidney Lambert has 114 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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S
2
C
3
H
4
O
5
O
6
L
7
B
8
O
9
L
10
A
11
R
12
S
P
O
O
N
F
E
13
D
14
A
B
A
T
E
15
D
16
T
A
R
T
U
F
F
E
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S
I
T
T
E
R
18
A
C
R
E
S
19
T
A
20
C
I
T
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A
L
I
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V
E
A
L
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L
I
L
A
C
24
K
I
E
V
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E
R
L
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F
I
S
T
S
27
F
E
N
C
E
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B
O
S
H
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H
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O
R
N
E
T
S
31
S
32
W
I
L
L
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R
I
N
D
S
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S
H
E
L
L
E
35
D
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S
L
E
Y
37
P
A
L
L
Y
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A
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R
M
O
R
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R
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T
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E
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E
L
L
Y
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C
R
O
O
N
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V
E
R
A
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A
T
T
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S
H
E
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K
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D
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A
S
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K
N
O
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T
T
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L
I
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C
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R
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C
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S
O
D
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U
M
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S
N
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G
G
L
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S
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T
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R
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G
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,474
Across
1
The "S" in P. S. : SCHOOL
7
Like reddish clay. : BOLAR
12
Pampered. : SPOONFED
14
Let up. : ABATED
16
Hypocritical Molière hero. : TARTUFFE
17
Minor's frequent occcupation. : SITTER
18
Farmer's property. : ACRES
19
Unspoken. : TACIT
21
Oriental name. : ALI
22
Wienerschnitzel. : VEAL
23
State emblem of New Hampshire. : LILAC
24
Ukrainian capital on the Dnieper. : KIEV
25
___ king. : ERL
26
Means of defense. : FISTS
27
Where to find pickets. : FENCE
28
Claptrap. : BOSH
29
Large wasps. : HORNETS
31
Guzzle. : SWILL
33
Outer layers. : RINDS
34
Handed over (with "out"): Colloq. : SHELLED
36
Weaver's reed. : SLEY
37
Very friendly: Colloq. : PALLY
38
Battle dress. : ARMOR
40
Turnpike or post road: Abbr. : RTE
43
Girl's nickname. : ELLY
44
Type of popular song. : CROON
45
Part of the name of a popular dancer. : VERA
46
He's an LL.B. : ATT
47
Subject of Edith M. Hull's best seller. : SHEIK
48
French impressionist. : DEGAS
49
Puzzling. : KNOTTY
51
Quondam penny candy. : LICORICE
53
Silver-white chemical element. : SODIUM
54
Curls up comfortably. : SNUGGLES
55
Singer Mel. : TORME
56
Acquisitive desires. : GREEDS
Down
1
Typewriter part. : SPACER
2
Part of a dude ranch. : CORRAL
3
"Grand ___." : HOTEL
4
Burden. : ONUS
5
On the way. : OFF
6
Following the party line. : LEFTISH
7
Down to earth. : BASIC
8
Newspaper item. : OBIT
9
Partner of long. : LAT
10
Arrived at. : ATTAINED
11
Returns to office. : REELECTS
12
Part of a barrel or bucket. : STAVE
13
Started a bridge game. : DEALT
15
Golf shots. : DRIVES
20
Kind of sale. : CASH
23
Extra-strong cotton thread. : LISLE
24
Sister Elizabeth. : KENNY
26
Lack of good sense. : FOLLY
27
Chicken in market. : FRIER
28
Policeman's club. : BILLY
30
New-fangled fabric. : ORLON
31
Part of a Biblical injunction. : SHALTNOT
32
Prosperous. : WELLTODO
34
Expresses opinions. : SPEAKS
35
Oppose and defy. : DARE
36
Emulating Sir Walter Raleigh. : SMOKING
39
Displeases. : ROILS
40
Touch up a gold finish. : REGILD
41
Harness straps. : TRACES
42
Moves by careful shifting. : EASES
44
Food in the process of digestion. : CHYME
45
Brink. : VERGE
47
Grape juice unfermented. : STUM
48
Old-time magistrate of Venice or Genoa. : DOGE
50
French shooting match. : TIR
52
Dog, not ch. : CUR

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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