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Sidney Lambert
New York Times, Monday, January 31, 1955
42-Down : Phenomenon of the 1920's.
Author:
Sidney Lambert
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Sidney Lambert has 114 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 B | 2 A | 3 B | 4 A | 5 R | 6 A | 7 J | 8 A | 9 S | 10 A | 11 F | 12 A | 13 R |
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14 A | L | O | P | 15 E | L | E | C | T | 16 D | A | R | E |
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17 N | I | L | L | 18 M | A | S | T | E | 19 R | M | I | N | D |
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20 G | A | L | O | 21 R | E | 22 T | U | L | E | 23 R | E | S |
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24 M | E | M | 25 O | 26 P | L | A | 27 S | M | ||||||
28 P | 29 R | 30 O | B | A | B | L | 31 E | 32 A | R | L | I | 33 S | 34 S |
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35 R | A | F | 36 D | E | G | A | 37 S | 38 S | E | N | T | A |
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39 A | M | T | 40 S | 41 R | A | T | C | 42 H | 43 D | D | A | Y |
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44 T | O | W | I | 45 T | 46 S | E | R | O | 47 W | 48 E | K | E |
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49 E | N | O | C | H | 50 S | 51 R | E | M | I | 52 N | D | E | R |
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53 M | E | E | T | 54 S | 55 W | E | R | E | ||||||
56 S | 57 K | I | 58 I | R | M | 59 A | 60 B | E | G | 61 G | 62 E | 63 D |
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64 M | I | N | 65 D | R | E | A | D | 66 E | R | 67 A | L | L | Y |
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68 U | N | D | O | 69 S | L | A | T | E | 70 T | O | B | E |
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71 G | E | S | T | 72 S | T | R | A | W | 73 E | W | E | S |
© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,043
Across
1
Eastern title. : BABA
5
Eastern potentates. : RAJAS
10
Beyond the horizon. : AFAR
14
Hanging unevenly. : ALOP
15
Chosen. : ELECT
16
Face boldly. : DARE
17
Be unwilling: Arch. : NILL
18
Brains behind a project. : MASTERMIND
20
In abundance. : GALORE
22
Marsh plant. : TULE
23
Living place: Abbr. : RES
24
Informal record. : MEMO
26
A thing molded: Comb. form. : PLASM
28
Likely. : PROBABLE
32
Theatrical figure of 50 years ago. : ARLISS
35
Heroes of 1940. : RAF
36
French impressionist. : DEGAS
38
She saved the Flying Dutchman. : SENTA
39
Totals: Abbr. : AMTS
41
Notched bar. : RATCH
43
Military date. : DDAY
44
Namely. : TOWIT
46
Goat antelope of the Himalayas. : SEROW
48
Supplement. : EKE
49
Arden and others. : ENOCHS
51
String on finger. : REMINDER
53
Runs into. : MEETS
55
Existed. : WERE
56
Indulge in a sport. : SKI
58
TV name. : IRMA
60
Importuned. : BEGGED
64
A very perspicacious person. : MINDREADER
67
Friend in need. : ALLY
68
Loose and release. : UNDO
69
Bluish-gray. : SLATE
70
The future. : TOBE
71
Famous theatrical producer. : GEST
72
Boss, man or vote. : STRAW
73
Fleece bearers. : EWES
Down
1
Sudden loud noise. : BANG
2
Inter ___. : ALIA
3
Seed vessel. : BOLL
4
Self-confidence. : APLOMB
5
Berlin song hit. : REMEMBER
6
___ king. : ALA
7
Speak facetiously. : JEST
8
Misbehave. : ACTUP
9
Girl's name. : STELLA
10
Naval officer: Abbr. : ADM
11
Unprejudiced. : FAIRMINDED
12
English composer. : ARNE
13
One set of checkers. : REDS
19
Constructs. : REARS
21
Recite. : READ
25
Nethersole and others. : OLGAS
27
Pung. : SLED
28
Talk too much. : PRATE
29
Man's name. : RAMON
30
Phrase of indecision. : OFTWOMINDS
31
Jack Sprat, for instance. : EATER
33
That which is risked. : STAKE
34
Teller. : SAYER
37
Nail-like device. : SCREW
40
Six on a die. : SICE
42
Phenomenon of the 1920's. : HOMEBREW
45
Pronoun. : THEIR
47
Part of a mobile. : WIRE
50
Pressure. : STRESS
52
Nullify. : NEGATE
54
Deep-blue pigment. : SMALT
56
Complacent. : SMUG
57
The lowing herd. : KINE
59
After Shebat, in a calendar. : ADAR
61
Luminosity. : GLOW
62
German river. : ELBE
63
Imbues thoroughly. : DYES
65
Speck. : DOT
66
Greek letter. : ETA
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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