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Sidney Lambert
Sidney Lambert

New York Times, Tuesday, September 27, 1955

53-Across : Corolla leaf.

Author:
Sidney Lambert
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 255 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Sidney Lambert has 114 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,282
Across
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Sheriff's assistants. : POSSE
6
Where Tuscaloosa is. : ALABAMA
13
Reach by telephone. : CALLUP
14
Circus beverage. : LEMONADE
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Fervid feelings. : ARDORS
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Conduct, usually bad. : GOINGSON
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Height of fervor. : RAGE
19
Prognostic. : OMEN
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Asian leader. : NEHRU
22
Common ailment. : FLU
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Moslems of the Philippines. : MOROS
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Villainous look. : LEER
26
Winged. : ALATE
29
Stuck in the mud. : MIRED
31
Contemporary monogram. : DDE
32
Film revivals. : RERUNS
34
Milwaukee slugger. : AARON
36
Most advanced in years. : ELDEST
37
Mocks. : FLOUTS
41
Large billow. : SURGE
44
Plaited grass for making hats. : SENNIT
45
Member of genus Equus. : ASS
48
Deserves. : EARNS
50
Greek letter. : DELTA
51
___ glacier in Alaska. : MUIR
53
Corolla leaf. : PETAL
55
Norse goddess. : EIR
56
Culminations. : ACMES
58
Jules Verne character. : NEMO
59
U. S. servicewoman. : WAVE
60
Moslem saber. : SCIMITAR
62
Met star, 1906-22. : FARRAR
64
Ivory tower aspect. : SOLITUDE
65
Little Nell and family. : TRENTS
66
Bound again. : RETAPED
67
Good judgment. : SENSE
Down
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Counterpart. : PARALLEL
2
Conservative element. : OLDGUARD
3
Wild plum. : SLOE
4
Over: Prefix. : SUR
5
Scene of the Derby. : EPSOM
6
Where Philippeville is. : ALGERIA
7
A version of Eleanor. : LEONORA
8
Breton friend. : AMI
9
European capital. : BONN
10
One who is good and beautiful. : ANGEL
11
___ potatoes. : MASHED
12
Honored as divine. : ADORED
13
Token. : CARFARE
15
Habituate. : ENURE
20
Member of the P. T. A. : MOM
24
Feudal tillers of the soil. : SERFS
27
Weekday: Abbr. : TUES
28
Result. : ENSUE
30
Distributed. : DOLED
33
Thong. : STRAP
35
Nobody. : NONE
38
Sheds misconceptions. : UNLEARNS
39
Dress up. : TITIVATE
40
Oglers. : STARERS
42
Explosive missile. : GRENADE
43
Matriculated. : ENTERED
45
Gather together. : AMASS
46
Aid. : SUCCOR
47
Rhetorical comparison. : SIMILE
49
___ Browne belt. : SAM
52
Send back. : REMIT
54
Where hay is stored. : LOFTS
57
Wife of Rama. : SITA
59
British servicewoman. : WREN
61
Male sheep. : TUP
63
Remain. : ARE

Answer summary:
8 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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