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Thomas Meekin
Thomas Meekin

New York Times, Wednesday, January 29, 1964

33-Down : Won the broad jump.

Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { B J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,295
Across
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Language of Afghanistan. : PUSHTU
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Queen, for one. : CARD
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A certain court: Abbr. : CCA
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River into the St. Lawrence. : OTTAWA
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Girl's nickname. : EDIE
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Attention-getting exclamations. : HOS
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The "Weaver of Raveloe." : MARNER
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Omit. : LEAVEOUT
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Noun suffix. : ADE
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City in Florida. : PENSACOLA
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Charms. : FETISHES
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Device using amplified light. : LASER
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Name akin to Sandy. : ALEC
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Place of sacrifice: It. : ALTARE
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Still. : YET
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Capital of Latvia. : RIGA
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Cowboy: Sp. : LLANERO
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Inn in "Barnaby Rudge." : MAYPOLE
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Parts of sentences. : CLAUSES
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Breed of terrier. : SCOTTIE
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Try out. : TEST
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Jerry's companion. : TOM
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Pet lamb. : COSSET
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User of a prayer wheel. : LAMA
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Abode of the dead: Babyl. myth. : ARALU
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Retorted. : ANSWERED
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Alto or tenor, in vocal music. : INNERPART
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"Scots, Wha ___." : HAE
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Smoked beef. : PASTRAMI
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Come ___ (happen). : TOPASS
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Season in Cannes. : ETE
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Son of Zebulon. : ELON
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One of the Furies. : ALECTO
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Men. : HES
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___-dos. : DOSA
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Rank of a cardinal. : REDHAT
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Small dog. : POM
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Actress Hagen. : UTA
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Skill in planning. : STRATEGY
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Horse races. : HANDICAPS
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Shrill piping notes. : TWEES
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Arab alliance. : UAR
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Keyboard instrument. : CELESTA
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Red Sea port. : ADEN
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Narrow inlets. : RIAS
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President of Ireland. : DEVALERA
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Difficult to satisfy. : CHOOSY
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Deep gulch. : COULEE
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Suddenly. : ASTART
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Agency of 1948-51. : ECA
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Small shot. : PELLETS
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Old MacDonald's place. : FARM
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Literary pseudonym. : ELIA
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Shout to attract attention. : HALLOO
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"___ of Days." : ANCIENT
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Leases again. : RELETS
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Won the broad jump. : OUTLEAPED
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Came to pass. : OCCURRED
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River's ocean outlet. : SEAREACH
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Name, masculine or feminine. : ESME
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Town: Dutch. : STAD
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Alexandra, for one. : TSARINA
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Formosa's capital. : TAIPEH
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Adorned. : ORNATE
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Certain residences. : MANSES
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Allow. : LET
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In one piece. : WHOLE
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___ Alto. : PALO
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Prophet from Tekoa. : AMOS
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Ralph Rackstraw. : TAR
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Depot: Abbr. : STA
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Stubborn: Dial. : SOT

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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