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Thomas Meekin
New York Times, Monday, July 28, 1958
41-Across : Mediterranean sharp-prowed vessel.
Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 85, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13
Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,317
Across
1
Swaying. : AROCK
6
Arcturus or Regulus. : STAR
10
Tall spar. : MAST
14
Moors (the people). : MAURI
15
Devil-may-care. : RASH
16
Early Peruvian ruler. : INCA
17
Repeatedly. : OFTEN
18
Not in accord. : OUTOFSTEP
20
Heavily built. : STODGY
22
Football field marking. : SIDELINE
23
Letter cabinets. : FILES
25
Intertwined again. : RELACED
26
Radiance. : LAMBENCY
29
Foxy. : SLY
30
Slantingly raised. : ATILT
31
Desert water spot. : OASIS
33
___ Ridge, Tennessee. : OAK
36
Burgundy. : WINE
37
Short surplice. : COTTA
38
Artifice. : RUSE
39
Degree in science. : SCD
40
Mother: Brit. colloq. : MATER
41
Mediterranean sharp-prowed vessel. : SETEE
42
Descendant. : SON
43
Fuel. : SOFTCOAL
45
Artist's mixing board. : PALETTE
49
Printer's galley. : PROOF
50
Pahlevi's people. : IRANIANS
52
Papal collars. : ORALES
55
Old-fashioned. : OUTOFDATE
57
Many ___ (frequently). : ATIME
58
Over: Ger. : UBER
59
Port of Algeria. : ORAN
60
Servant of Aladdin's lamp. : GENIE
61
Girl's name meaning princess. : SARA
62
Tear. : REND
63
Pleasant gardens. : EDENS
Down
1
One of a famous comedy team. : AMOS
2
Float. : RAFT
3
"Out of sight, ___." : OUTOFMIND
4
Worthy of belief. : CREDIBLE
5
Small crested bird. : KINGLET
6
Theatrical notice: Abbr. : SRO
7
Greek letters. : TAUS
8
On the move. : ASTIR
9
Region in South Africa. : RHODESIA
10
Lose. : MISLAY
11
Caper. : ANTIC
12
Picture. : SCENE
13
Secured by adhesive strip. : TAPED
19
Strikes down. : FELLS
21
Money in Tokio. : YEN
24
Go swiftly: Colloq. : SCOOT
26
Statutes. : LAWS
27
Of the kind of: Suffix. : ATIC
28
County in Finger Lakes region, N. Y. : YATES
32
Razor sharpener. : STROP
33
Not in agreement. : OUTOFLINE
34
Beyond the three-mile limit. : ASEA
35
Ship's main timber. : KEEL
37
Spanish singer of folk songs. : CANTADOR
38
Applied paint again. : RECOATED
40
Theme in art. : MOTIF
41
___ battery. : STORAGE
42
Lady in Spain. : SENORA
44
To and ___. : FRO
45
Devout. : PIOUS
46
Island off Venezuela. : ARUBA
47
Subsequently. : LATER
48
Lake in Finland. : ENARE
51
Musial of St. Louis. : STAN
53
___ Pasha, 19th cen. African explorer. : EMIN
54
Views. : SEES
56
Finish. : END
Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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