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Fred C. Jaschob
Fred C. Jaschob

New York Times, Tuesday, July 26, 1955

23-Across : Cheat.

Author:
Fred C. Jaschob
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F Q X }, Scrabble score: 304 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Fred C. Jaschob has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,219
Across
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A Philippine island. : BATAN
6
Mention. : NAME
10
"I don't mind ___." : ABIT
14
Intense. : ACUTE
15
Welsh man's name. : OWEN
16
Ice cream holder. : CONE
17
Pitched. : THREW
18
Rock. : SANDSTONE
20
Biddy. : HEN
21
The "hot corner." : THIRD
23
Cheat. : COZEN
24
Ready to sail. : ABOARD
26
Hard to manage: Dial. : ORNERY
27
State capital. : ALBANY
29
Maple. : TREE
30
Access. : DOOR
31
Behold!: Fr. : VOILA
33
Crowd. : MOB
36
Famous James M. Cain suspense story and movie. : DOUBLEINDEMNITY
40
Likely. : APT
41
Lane on a tennis court. : ALLEY
42
Repute. : ODOR
43
Lozenge, for short. : JUBE
44
Began to blossom. : BUDDED
46
Hindu poet, Nobel Prize winner, 1913. : TAGORE
49
Drive onward. : PROPEL
51
Efface. : ERASE
52
Galsworthy heroine. : IRENE
53
Silkworm. : ERI
56
Christmas décor. : MISTLETOE
58
Name: Latin. : NOMEN
60
Rind. : PEEL
61
Resort to. : SEEK
62
Imbibed. : DRANK
63
In a different manner. : ELSE
64
Secy. Brucker's new post. : ARMY
65
Typical Scotsman. : SANDY
Down
1
English spa. : BATH
2
More than a twinge. : ACHE
3
Reversal of course. : TURNABOUT
4
Companion of 62 Across. : ATE
5
Formulator of law of gravity. : NEWTON
6
Respectful denial. : NOSIR
7
Cup or medal. : AWARD
8
Improve. : MEND
9
Put a stop to. : END
10
Start of a play. : ACTONE
11
Bootlegger's wares. : BOOZE
12
Nearer the center. : INNER
13
Very small. : TEENY
19
Hilariously entertaining person. : SCREAM
22
Fodder. : HAY
25
Sharp projection. : BARB
26
Heraldic fillet. : ORLE
27
Tributary of the Po. : ADDA
28
Chicago business center. : LOOP
29
Rather large, as a sum. : TIDY
31
Wicked. : VILE
32
United. : ONE
33
Go-between. : MIDDLEMAN
34
Nebraskan Indian. : OTOE
35
U. S. Admiral and explorer. : BYRD
37
Bay tree. : LAUREL
38
River to the North Sea. : ELBE
39
Knob. : NODE
43
Shove. : JOSTLE
44
___ ami. : BON
45
Turns over. : UPENDS
46
Vale sacred to Apollo. : TEMPE
47
Prospero's servant. : ARIEL
48
Chemists' concerns. : GASES
49
Preface. : PROEM
50
Smoky. : REEKY
52
Roman road. : ITER
54
Split. : REND
55
Black. : INKY
57
Wage-price agency. : ESA
59
___ pro nobis. : ORA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 3 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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