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Madeline Corse
Madeline Corse

New York Times, Thursday, October 16, 1958

21-Down : Influenced by flattery.

Author:
Madeline Corse
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q V X }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Madeline Corse has 39 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,397
Across
1
Parent. : MAMMA
6
Pond fish. : CARP
10
Magnificence. : POMP
14
Zodiac sign. : ARIES
15
Children's nurse in India. : AMAH
16
Overbusy Olympian. : ARES
17
Irene of the movies. : DUNNE
18
Potential new citizen. : IMMIGRANT
20
Encourage. : ABET
21
Garment. : WRAP
22
Tears apart. : RENDS
23
Annual track event in Boston. : MARATHON
25
Aircraft stabilizer. : FIN
26
Protection. : LEE
27
More precipitate. : HASTIER
31
Initials of 1917. : AEF
34
Worthy of note. : RESPECTABLE
37
Unruffled. : CALM
39
Contended (with). : DEALT
40
Tropical fruit. : LIME
41
The Mid-East, for example. : TROUBLESPOT
44
Part of a lawn. : SOD
45
Schoolbook. : SPELLER
46
Early bird of fiction. : ROC
48
Man's nickname. : TED
49
Island group NE of the Orkneys. : SHETLAND
54
Astronomical point. : APSIS
57
Showy: Colloq. : LOUD
58
Cupid, in art. : AMOR
59
Special notices for motorists. : STOPSIGNS
61
Former Italian baritone. : AMATO
62
Corridor. : HALL
63
Actor Skinner. : OTIS
64
Naps. : DOZES
65
Seaman's greeting. : AHOY
66
Old-time vehicle. : SHAY
67
Something to wear. : DRESS
Down
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Title for a lady. : MADAM
2
Island of the Dutch West Indies. : ARUBA
3
Underground worker. : MINER
4
Intellectual. : MENTAL
5
Peer Gynt's mother. : ASE
6
Capital near El Giza. : CAIRO
7
Capital of Jordan. : AMMAN
8
Part of a public garage. : RAMP
9
Greek letter. : PHI
10
Important kind of authority. : PARENTAL
11
Algerian seaport. : ORAN
12
Get better. : MEND
13
Sibilant signals. : PSTS
19
Ground grain. : GRIST
21
Influenced by flattery. : WHEEDLED
24
Threefold: Comb. form. : TER
25
Resolved into mathematical quantities. : FACTORED
27
Be of service. : HELP
28
Wading bird. : IBIS
29
Patron saint of sailors. : ELMO
30
Conqueror of yellow fever. : REED
31
Book of the Bible. : ACTS
32
Western marshal. : EARP
33
Sheet of ice. : FLOE
35
Prophet. : SEER
36
Ballet step. : PAS
38
Increase. : MULTIPLY
42
Glorify. : BLESS
43
Little one. : TOT
47
Uproar. : CLAMOR
49
Girl's name. : SONIA
50
Minx. : HUSSY
51
Astonish. : AMAZE
52
Observes. : NOTES
53
Rubbish. : DROSS
54
City in the Urals, near Ufa. : ASHA
55
Egyptian god. : PTAH
56
Unaccompanied. : SOLO
57
A measurement: Abbr. : LGTH
60
Cyclades island. : IOS
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Say further. : ADD

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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