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Sidney Lambert
Sidney Lambert

New York Times, Thursday, September 15, 1955

38-Across : Small barracuda.

Author:
Sidney Lambert
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Sidney Lambert has 114 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,270
Across
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Intermission. : PAUSE
6
Soft cheese. : BRIE
10
Central points. : FOCI
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Of certain mountains. : ALPEN
15
Yellowish-red color. : ROAN
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Where Meshed is. : IRAN
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Fall behind. : LOSEGROUND
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Finds fault persistently. : NAGS
20
Greek letter. : PHI
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Loud revelry. : RIOT
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Young bird. : EAGLET
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Frustrated G. I. : SADSACK
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Reputation. : FAME
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Apiece. : EACH
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Capered about. : CAVORTED
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Confuse. : ADDLE
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Frenzy. : FUROR
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Gorki's river. : OKA
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Cheer for the team. : ROOT
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More touchy. : SORER
38
Small barracuda. : SPET
39
The "Wobblies" of the 1920's. : IWW
40
Natives of Gruyère. : SWISS
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Unfashionable. : PASSE
42
People of Hue. : ANNAMESE
44
Avenging spirit. : FURY
45
Bench. : SEAT
46
Nuptial. : MARITAL
49
Merry-andrew. : JESTER
52
Trucks. : VANS
53
"___ Voce Poco Fa." : UNA
54
Arabian name. : ABOU
55
Equipment for Berra. : SHINGUARDS
58
Dry, as wine. : BRUT
59
Cold wind over Nice. : BISE
60
Brownies. : ELVES
61
Exclusive. : SOLE
62
Votes for. : YEAS
63
Authoritative direction. : SAYSO
Down
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Feelers. : PALPS
2
Good-by to Diamond Head. : ALOHA
3
In complete disorder. : UPSIDEDOWN
4
Discern. : SEE
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Endue with charm. : ENGRACE
6
Kind of trout. : BROOK
7
Repulse. : ROUT
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Scotsman's name. : IAN
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Strive. : ENDEAVOR
10
___ Lakes, in New York. : FINGER
11
Verbal. : ORAL
12
Hockey goal. : CAGE
13
This month: Abbr. : INST
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Abundant. : RICH
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Winged child. : AMOR
25
Phoenix's river. : SALT
26
Tokens. : FARES
28
Imprecation. : CURSE
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Twin of 3 Down. : TOPSYTURVY
30
Gets by. : EKES
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Cornerstone carving. : DATE
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Air: Italian. : ARIA
33
Depressed. : DOWN
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Pass off something spurious as genuine. : FOIST
37
Places great confidence in. : SWEARSBY
38
Wrap-around garment. : SARI
40
Pochard. : SMEE
41
Continues. : PURSUES
43
Wily. : ASTUTE
44
Pointed part of something. : FANG
46
Hirsute adornments. : MANES
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Home of vicuñas. : ANDES
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Rope. : LASSO
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Punches. : JABS
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Tortosa's river. : EBRO
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Essential part of anything. : SOUL
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Item for foreign travel. : VISA
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Go in haste. : HIE
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___ carte. : ALA

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

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