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Sidney Lambert
Sidney Lambert

New York Times, Monday, October 19, 1953

55-Down : Urban problem.

Author:
Sidney Lambert
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Sidney Lambert has 114 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,583
Across
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Toiler of 1066. : SERF
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Girl's nickname. : PATSY
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Federal agents. : GMEN
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Operatic prince. : IGOR
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Run off to Gretna Green. : ELOPE
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Small Australian parrot. : LORY
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Ten: Comb. form. : DECA
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Scenic wonder of Colorado. : ROYALGORGE
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Tedious. : IRKSOME
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Least precipitate. : SLOWEST
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___ noires (bugbears): Fr. : BETES
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Prior to. : ERE
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Refuse of a smeltery. : SCORIA
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Key man on U. S. Defense team. : ANDERSON
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Musical high. : ALT
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Put on a show. : STAGE
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Fist fight. : SETTO
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Together. : BOTH
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Small, high-speed British vessel. : EBOAT
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Fruit. : DATE
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Shape of an egghead. : OVOID
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Inward. : ENTAD
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Message: Abbr. : TEL
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Foolhardiness. : TEMERITY
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Easy runners. : LOPERS
50
Outworn garment. : RAG
51
Purposive. : TELIC
52
Passages of music. : STRAINS
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Entr'acte, for instance. : INTERIM
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Sports event. : TOURNAMENT
61
Split rattan. : CANE
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Man's nickname. : ALEC
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Curt dismissal. : CONGE
64
Newts. : EFTS
65
Effusive talk. : GUSH
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Urged on. : EGGED
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Ancient promenade. : STOA
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Title of respect in North Africa. : SIDI
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Elbe tributary. : EGER
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Low point. : ROCKBOTTOM
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Designer of the buffalo nickel. : FRASER
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Spread through. : PERMEATE
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Lilies. : ALOES
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Dally. : TOY
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Evian, St. Nectaire, etc. : SPAS
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Gave a cheer. : YELLED
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Stared angrily. : GLOWERED
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What Oliver wanted. : MORE
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Work units. : ERGS
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Russia's routine vote. : NYET
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Sections of a circular skirt. : GORES
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Man's name. : OTIS
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Peasant footwear. : SABOT
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___ hitch, nautical knot. : CLOVE
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___ column, in British papers. : AGONY
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Shapely. : NEAT
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The art of government. : STATECRAFT
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Relative of the mink. : OTTER
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Songs of a certain season. : NOELS
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Support. : ABET
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Leader of a religious group. : HIERARCH
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Gifted. : TALENTED
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Use up gradually. : DRAIN
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Blockhead. : DOLT
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Paderewski. : IGNACE
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What piano students play. : PIECES
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Trace. : TINGE
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Hunter's prize. : STAG
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Seaport of Colombia. : TOLU
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Is regretful. : RUES
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Urban problem. : SMOG
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Preposition. : INTO
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Feature of Zion National Park. : MESA
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Man from M.I.T.: Abbr. : ENG

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

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