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Bernice Gordon
Bernice Gordon

New York Times, Tuesday, January 18, 1955

37-Down : Eddie Fisher fan.

Author:
Bernice Gordon
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Bernice Gordon has 126 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 21 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,030
Across
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Seaport of Eire. : COBH
5
French painter. : DEGAS
10
Source of iodine. : KELP
14
Greek letters. : RHOS
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Hold forth. : ORATE
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Iroquois Indians. : ERIE
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Film critics' award winner. : ONTHEWATERFRONT
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Exclamation like "bah!" : POH
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___ Verde, Colorado. : MESA
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McGinley's forte. : VERSES
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Magistrate of ancient Rome. : EDILE
25
Shut off. : BAR
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Seasonal songs. : CAROLS
28
Millay's forte. : SONNETS
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Drives out. : OUSTS
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Scotsman's exclamation. : HOOT
34
Over which havelocks are worn. : CAPS
36
Jog. : TROT
37
Lions and Tigers. : TEAMS
38
Shelter: Fr. : ABRI
39
Corresponding. : SAME
40
Spikes. : EARS
41
President of AFL, 1924-52. : GREEN
42
Chores for bookkeepers. : LEDGERS
44
Ill-will. : HATRED
45
Worker in a hill. : ANT
46
German man's name. : EUGEN
47
Rose and Cotton Bowls. : STADIA
51
To be: French. : ETRE
52
Lost and Found, for instance. : ADS
55
One way of saving time. : TAKINGASHORTCUT
58
Dust Bowl refugee. : OKIE
59
Actor Buddy. : EBSEN
60
Nautical term. : ALEE
61
Held in. : PENT
62
Dances. : REELS
63
Seed. : GERM
Down
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Close haircut. : CROP
2
Exclamatory negative. : OHNO
3
Trying. : BOTHERSOME
4
Initials for a queen. : HSH
5
Pegs or pins. : DOWELS
6
Clean the slate. : ERASE
7
Nurse shark. : GATA
8
Consumed. : ATE
9
Family retainers. : SERVANTS
10
Stage and screen star. : KERR
11
433d asteroid. : EROS
12
Occupation. : LINE
13
Gepetto's Clio and Figaro, for instance. : PETS
18
Ludwig and others. : EMILS
19
Polypody or moonwart. : FERN
24
___ swiss. : DOTTED
25
Develops rapidly. : BOOMS
26
Small houses: Poet. : COTS
27
Pertaining to the ear. : AURAL
28
Ascends. : SOARS
29
Card game for two. : ECARTE
30
Building in center of Salt Lake City. : TABERNACLE
31
Berlin's river. : SPREE
33
Sympathy. : HEART
35
Province of Pakistan. : SIND
37
Eddie Fisher fan. : TEENAGER
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Estimator: Var. : GAGER
43
Arrive at. : GAIN
44
Wyandot Indians. : HURONS
46
Lucy's friend. : ETHEL
47
A period. : STOP
48
Occupy. : TAKE
49
Similar. : AKIN
50
Formal public assembly. : DIET
51
Existence: Lat. : ESSE
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Alice ___ Miller. : DUER
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Opposite of stern. : STEM
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Man's nickname. : ABE
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Game. : TAG

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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