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Sidney Lambert
Sidney Lambert

New York Times, Thursday, September 6, 1956

46-Across : Quandary.

Author:
Sidney Lambert
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
Sidney Lambert has 114 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 46-Across clue had "Quandry"; corrected this to "Quandary."

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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,627
Across
1
Form of energy: Abbr. : ELEC
5
Ukrainian or Bulgar. : SLAV
9
Portuguese colony in China. : MACAO
14
The two. : BOTH
15
Part of the ear. : LOBE
16
Roman rooms. : ATRIA
17
Bonny part of Scotland. : BRAE
18
Islands in Galway Bay. : ARAN
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A great amount: Colloq. : REAMS
20
What "we hold these truths to be." : SELFEVIDENT
23
Letter. : ZEE
24
Performs. : DOES
25
Rebidders. : RAISERS
27
Very sentimental. : SPOONY
30
Contaminate. : TAINT
31
German girl's name. : HEDE
32
Beyond the diamonds. : OUTFIELDS
36
Circa. : ABOUT
38
One: Ital. : UNO
39
Cardinal player. : SAUER
40
Farm machine. : HARVESTER
42
Greek island, Italian name. : MILO
43
Fences. : RAILS
44
Low, spiny shrubs. : GORSES
46
Quandary. : DILEMMA
49
Malay language. : MORO
50
Number. : ONE
51
Campus group. : SENIORCLASS
56
Gust of wind. : BLAST
58
Bell sound. : DONG
59
Madam Ambassador. : LUCE
60
Sew. : BASTE
61
Feminine suffix. : ETTE
62
Very dark. : EBON
63
Declare as true. : SWEAR
64
Yells. : RAHS
65
Soaks, as flax. : RETS
Down
1
Refluxes. : EBBS
2
Erudition. : LORE
3
And elsewhere: Abbr. : ETAL
4
Masterpiece. : CHEFDOEUVRE
5
Cinderella's status. : SLAVEY
6
Nocturnal lemur. : LORIS
7
"There never was a good war, or ___ peace."—Franklin. : ABAD
8
Deeply respectful one. : VENERATOR
9
Mixed drinks. : MARTINIS
10
Lunched. : ATE
11
Transient infatuation. : CRAZE
12
To love: Fr. : AIMER
13
Fertile spots. : OASES
21
Immeasurable period. : EON
22
Childlike: Var. : NAIF
26
Crush opposition, politically speaking. : STEAMROLLER
27
Ruler. : SHAH
28
Small armadillo. : PEBA
29
Spice. : ODOR
30
Airs. : TUNES
32
Alien. : OUTLANDER
33
Firpo, Dempsey's opponent. : LUIS
34
Proofreader's term. : DELE
35
Rialto signs. : SROS
37
Handler of a vehicle. : TEAMSTER
41
A monkey. : SIME
44
Features of some rivers. : GORGES
45
Cetacean. : ORC
46
___ Ferry, N. Y. : DOBBS
47
Acquired relative. : INLAW
48
Contract. : LEASE
49
May. : MONTH
52
Small bit. : IOTA
53
River into the Seine. : AUBE
54
Highlander. : SCOT
55
Legislators: Abbr. : SENS
57
Terminal: Abbr. : STA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 4 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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