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Thomas Meekin
Thomas Meekin

New York Times, Tuesday, January 9, 1962

33-Down : Famous nickname in baseball.

Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { K W X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,561
Across
1
Rescues. : SAVES
6
Hymns of praise. : PSALMS
12
Excellence. : QUALITY
14
High up. : AERIAL
15
Grimy. : UNCLEAN
16
High perch. : TREETOP
18
Bow-shaped. : ARCED
19
Fragrant rootstock. : ORRIS
21
Of all: Scot. : AVA
22
Depend (on). : LEAN
23
Parody. : SPOOF
24
Arabian gulf. : ADEN
25
Tangle. : MAT
26
Black-eyed. : SUSAN
27
Surrounded by. : AMONG
28
More lethargic. : SLEEPIER
30
Tall, tapering structures. : SPIRES
31
Draw ___. : LOTS
32
Rattles. : JARS
33
Make up one's mind. : DECIDE
36
Cash ___. : REGISTER
40
Incensed. : IRATE
41
Type of residence. : HOTEL
42
Direction. : ENE
43
Only. : MERE
44
Catches the breath. : GASPS
45
Christmas figures. : MAGI
46
Group of physicians. : AMA
47
___ tender. : LEGAL
48
Enter suddenly. : POPIN
49
Endowing with talent. : GIFTING
51
Pearly shell. : ABALONE
53
Raise a nap. : TEASEL
54
Nullified. : NEGATED
55
Status. : ESTATE
56
Onlookers. : EYERS
Down
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Pouchlike. : SACCATE
2
Hero of Ticonderoga. : ALLEN
3
Competed (with). : VIED
4
Greek letter. : ETA
5
Summaries. : SYNOPSES
6
Customer. : PATRON
7
Finishing mark on type. : SERIF
8
Counterpart of Mars. : ARES
9
Norwegian statesman. : LIE
10
Arena man. : MATADOR
11
Yugoslav. : SLOVENE
12
Scruples. : QUALMS
13
Fictional. : UNREAL
17
Hunger feelings. : PANGS
20
Thunder. : ROAR
23
Retinue. : SUITE
24
Out of order. : AMISS
26
English pottery. : SPODE
27
Spring time. : APRIL
29
The cream. : ELITE
30
Wise men. : SAGES
32
Means of travel. : JETPLANE
33
Famous nickname in baseball. : DIMAG
34
Hermit. : EREMITE
35
Water bottles. : CARAFES
36
Miss Dartle. : ROSA
37
Adjuncts to P. M. affairs. : TEAPOTS
38
Power source. : ENGINE
39
Caused to slow down (with "in"). : REINED
41
Argue about terms. : HAGGLE
44
Small fur animal. : GENET
45
Neighbor to a bicuspid. : MOLAR
47
Mona ___. : LISA
48
Young attendant. : PAGE
50
Make lace. : TAT
52
Turkish title. : BEY

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