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Israel Gitter
Israel Gitter

New York Times, Wednesday, July 21, 1954

59-Across : Medieval helmet.

Author:
Israel Gitter
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { B J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Israel Gitter has 34 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,849
Across
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Building tools. : SAWS
5
Befalls: Poet. : HAPS
9
Outdoor activity. : SPORT
14
Milwaukee products. : ALES
15
Mexican stew. : OLLA
16
Member of the moth family. : TINEA
17
Soviet news outfit. : TASS
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A highly uncertain situation. : TOUCHANDGO
20
Controversial military program. : UMT
21
Theatrical light. : SPOT
22
S-shaped curves. : OGEES
23
Parliamentary maneuver. : POINTOFORDER
26
Adroit. : NEAT
27
Indulged another. : HUMORED
31
Bit of gossip: French. : ONDIT
33
It will go (on): Refrain of a French Revolution song. : CAIRA
35
What the oath-taker says. : IDO
36
Where Smith beat Jones. : MAINE
37
Author Yutang. : LIN
38
Type of orange. : NAVEL
40
Miss Claire. : INA
41
Froth. : SPUME
43
V. I. P. in the entertainment world. : AGENT
44
Fit of bad temper. : TANTRUM
46
Czech river. : EGER
47
Wrestler's hold. : AIRPLANESPIN
52
Vanishing rulers. : KINGS
54
Finished. : OVER
55
Mouths: Latin. : ORA
56
Low man on political totem pole. : WARDHEELER
58
Disturb. : FRET
59
Medieval helmet. : ARMET
60
Unholy group. : GANG
61
Sicilian sight. : ETNA
62
Sea food. : CLAMS
63
First words of a famous song. : OSAY
64
Ass: German. : ESEL
Down
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Became alert. : SATUP
2
Historic event in 1836. : ALAMO
3
Greater Antilles native. : WESTINDIAN
4
Gen. Hershey's concern. : SSS
5
Dish of meat and potatoes. : HOTPOT
6
Unsociable. : ALOOF
7
Walt Disney creation. : PLUTO
8
Reservation Indian. : SAC
9
V. I. P. in a play's success. : STAGEMANAGER
10
British playwright. : PINERO
11
Wavy: Heraldic. : ONDE
12
Army old-timers: Abbr. : REGS
13
Truth in Chinese philosophy. : TAO
19
Balder's killer: Norse myth. : HODUR
21
Thomas Jefferson believed in it. : STATESRIGHTS
24
German negative. : NEIN
25
Lorelei's river. : RHINE
28
St. Louis, Memphis, etc. : RIVERPORTS
29
Recent visitor to the White House. : EDEN
30
Ignoramus. : DOLT
31
Skip over. : OMIT
32
Zola work. : NANA
33
Tramp heavily. : CLUMP
34
Shoot at. : AIM
39
A long time. : AGES
42
Kentucky Derby item. : PURSE
45
Bicycle built for two. : TANDEM
46
Part of A.E.C. : ENERGY
48
Miss Montez et al. : LOLAS
49
Grass genus. : AVENA
50
Girl in a song. : IRENE
51
Brazilian port. : NATAL
52
Senator Mundt. : KARL
53
TV "friend." : IRMA
56
Oveta C. Hobby in 1943. : WAC
57
Alter ___. : EGO
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Tuition. : FEE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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