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Herbert Ettenson
Herbert Ettenson

New York Times, Thursday, September 4, 1958

39-Across : Companionable: Colloq.

Author:
Herbert Ettenson
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { Q }, Scrabble score: 355 (avg 1.90)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 0, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Herbert Ettenson has 87 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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B
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K
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,355
Across
1
Float. : WAFT
5
Pilgrimage to Mecca. : HADJ
9
Beg. : CRAVE
14
He: Ital. : EGLI
15
Samoan port. : APIA
16
Spiral. : HELIX
17
Novelist Stoker of "Dracula" fame. : BRAM
18
City SW of Warsaw. : LODZ
19
Venerate. : ADORE
20
Thirteen. : BAKERSDOZEN
23
Charioteer Ben. : HUR
24
Affirmatives. : AYES
25
Showing sudden dismay. : AGHAST
27
Mr. Baruch, to his friends. : BARNEY
30
64 Across borders this country. : KOREA
32
Quarter acres. : ROODS
33
Poster. : BILL
34
City SE of Warsaw. : LWOW
38
Biology course: Abbr. : ANAT
39
Companionable: Colloq. : MATEY
40
African nut tree. : COLA
41
Half: Prefix. : DEMI
42
High: Span. : ALTO
43
Pessimist's pal. : CYNIC
44
In a tedious manner. : DULLY
46
Extreme: Slang. : TOOTOO
47
Agree to. : ACCEPT
50
Mended place. : DARN
51
Huzza. : RAH
52
Golden mean. : HAPPYMEDIUM
58
Gentleman from Cremona. : AMATI
60
Native dance. : HULA
61
Jason's ship. : ARGO
62
Aquamarine. : BERYL
63
Single. : UNAL
64
Asian river. : YALU
65
Swiss falsetto. : YODEL
66
English river. : TYNE
67
Terrier from the Hebrides. : SKYE
Down
1
"Dragnet" star. : WEBB
2
Historic Indian city. : AGRA
3
Anti-aircraft fire. : FLAK
4
Subject of an ancient adage. : TIMEANDTIDE
5
W. W. II. admiral. : HALSEY
6
Footless creatures. : APODS
7
Prank: Colloq. : DIDO
8
Ragtime's successor. : JAZZ
9
Coins. : CHANGE
10
Carnation. : RED
11
Hawaiian salutation. : ALOHA
12
Evil influence. : VIRUS
13
Make an effort. : EXERT
21
Breads. : RYES
22
Ahead of time. : EARLY
26
Tranquil times. : HALCYONDAYS
27
Thin nail. : BRAD
28
Superfine: Colloq. : AONE
29
Vagabondize. : ROAM
30
Pool in a card game. : KITTY
31
Butterine. : OLEO
33
Dance. : BALL
35
Usage. : WONT
36
Melange. : OLIO
37
Where Baylor U. is. : WACO
39
British bastion. : MALTA
43
Kernel. : CORE
45
Laborious. : UPHILL
46
Mexican specialty. : TAMALE
47
Land of sheikhs. : ARABY
48
Carved stone. : CAMEO
49
Swiss vegetable. : CHARD
50
Poet Thomas. : DYLAN
53
Sound of a bullet on target. : PHUT
54
Insignificant. : PUNY
55
Modern Mesopotamia. : IRAK
56
Grotesque. : UGLY
57
Grimace. : MOUE
59
Nautical chain. : TYE

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

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