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Madeline Corse
Madeline Corse

New York Times, Thursday, January 19, 1956

25-Down : Rachel's father.

Author:
Madeline Corse
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 250 (avg 1.32)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Madeline Corse has 39 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,396
Across
1
Ruler. : SHAH
5
Foundation. : BASIS
10
Bicarb. : SODA
14
Combining form for a continent. : EURO
15
" ___ on a wide wide sea!" : ALONE
16
Prune. : TRIM
17
According to a means of proposed propulsion. : ASTRONAUTICALLY
20
Adams of the White House. : SHERMAN
21
Lustrous exterior. : ENAMEL
22
Iran's trump card. : OIL
23
Home of early civilization. : CRETE
24
C. D. signal. : ALERT
27
Hair-do. : BUN
28
"Our revels now are ___." : ENDED
32
"Dolls." : GALS
33
___ Winston. : SIR
34
Resembling a certain animal. : URSINE
35
Sash. : OBI
36
Teases without malice. : BANTERS
38
Direction. : ESE
39
Having spokes. : RADIAL
41
Beverage. : ALE
42
Scatter at intervals. : STUD
43
Re. : ANENT
44
National Guard: Abbr. : MIL
45
Recesses in church structures. : APSES
46
Sully. : STAIN
48
Feminine name ending. : INE
49
Beef ___. : EATERS
51
Windpipe. : TRACHEA
55
Government executives and their policies. : ADMINISTRATIONS
57
That which claims devotion. : IDOL
58
"___ by the bell." : SAVED
59
Haywire. : AMOK
60
Crumbly soil. : MARL
61
Raise the spirits. : ELATE
62
Without: Suffix. : LESS
Down
1
"I must go down to the ___ again ... " : SEAS
2
Lullaby word. : HUSH
3
"Vissi d'___," Tosca aria. : ARTE
4
Exclamation of dismay. : HORRORS
5
Hackneyed. : BANAL
6
Actor Bunce. : ALAN
7
Small coin. : SOU
8
Young M. D. : INTERN
9
River of the Left Bank. : SEINE
10
Botanical parts. : STAMENS
11
Heraldic band. : ORLE
12
Famous British Field Marshal. : DILL
13
Marmee's youngest. : AMY
18
Neglect. : OMIT
19
Feeds a crowd. : CATERS
23
Last word of a play script. : CURTAIN
24
Place of assembly. : AGORA
25
Rachel's father. : LABAN
26
Slur over. : ELIDE
27
Trash receptacle. : BIN
29
Cookbook addenda. : DIETS
30
Result. : ENSUE
31
"Little ___ of kindness ... " : DEEDS
33
___ volatile. : SAL
34
Noun suffix of action. : URE
36
Grow fat. : BATTEN
37
Old measure. : ELL
40
Put in a drop at a time. : INSTILL
42
Distinctive. : SPECIAL
44
Prayer book. : MISSAL
45
A medical textbook: Abbr. : ANAT
47
Originate. : ARISE
48
Turkish decree. : IRADE
49
Icelandic literary work. : EDDA
50
Cupid, in art. : AMOR
51
Former trade allowance. : TRET
52
To the heart of the matter. : HOME
53
Biblical name. : ENOS
54
Invites. : ASKS
55
Try (to do something). : AIM
56
Power agency. : TVA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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