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Edward J. Buckler
New York Times, Wednesday, October 25, 1950
7-Down : Unnecessary.
Author:
Edward Buckler
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.46, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Edward J. Buckler has 26 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Edward Buckler is an alias for Edward J. Buckler.
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52 T | I | A | 53 R | A | E | D | 54 N | O | I | 55 S | O | M | E |
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56 A | C | C | U | S | E | S | 57 G | R | E | A | S | E | S |
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58 T | E | E | T | E | R | 59 S | A | R | G | E | N | T |
© 1950, The New York TimesNo. 493
Across
1
He served under Taft, Hoover, Roosevelt and Truman. : STIMSON
8
System of writing. : SCRIPT
14
Well-known Giant fan. : LARAINE
15
Bunk! : BALONEY
16
Come forth. : EMANATE
17
Decreed. : ENACTED
18
Quiet retreat. : DEN
19
An old-fashioned virtue. : MODESTY
21
Silkworm. : ERI
22
Valise. : GRIP
24
Malady among Malays. : LATA
25
Broken grain coat of seed. : BRAN
26
In ___, in actual being. : ESSE
27
Imprisoned Nazi. : HESS
28
Friday is named for her. : FRIGG
29
Annoy. : MOLEST
31
Former spitball pitcher. : GRIMES
32
Where plants are raised. : NURSERIES
34
Prize. : REWARD
37
Rearranges. : RESETS
39
Proverb. : ADAGE
40
Midge. : GNAT
41
Chooses. : OPTS
44
Piece of metal for roofing. : TILE
45
Student. : COED
46
Stead. : LIEU
47
What Gompers helped found. : AFL
48
One of a body of singers. : CHORIST
51
Near: Dial. : NAR
52
Crowned. : TIARAED
54
Noxious. : NOISOME
56
Indicts. : ACCUSES
57
Used in theatrical make-up. : GREASES
58
Seesaw. : TEETER
59
Noted portrait painter and muralist (1856-1925). : SARGENT
Down
1
Heavy hammer. : SLEDGE
2
Animal trainers. : TAMERS
3
Persian culture. : IRANISM
4
Isle of the Manx-men. : MAN
5
Locale of Gertrude Lawrence's projected musical. : SIAM
6
Against the surface of. : ONTO
7
Unnecessary. : NEEDLESS
8
"A right jolly old elf." : SANTA
9
Head of N. Y. State civil defense. : CLAY
10
Sinbad's transportation. : ROC
11
Meantime. : INTERIM
12
Nobility. : PEERAGE
13
Senator from Maryland. : TYDINGS
15
Outstrips. : BESTS
20
Resident of New England. : EASTERNER
23
State of servitude. : PEONAGE
25
Clock city in Connecticut. : BRISTOL
27
Drove. : HERD
28
Independent. : FREE
30
Decoy. : LURE
31
Main point. : GIST
33
Public recitals. : READINGS
34
Sound of repeated knocking. : RATATAT
35
Skyscraper. : EDIFICE
36
He has split with Progressive party on Korea. : WALLACE
38
Armed with sharp points. : SPINOSE
40
Merchandise. : GOODS
42
Dealers in a beverage. : TEAMEN
43
Most stable. : SUREST
45
Heard at Baker Field. : CHEER
48
Book cover. : CASE
49
North American rail. : SORA
50
Row. : TIER
53
Furrow. : RUT
55
Lose resiliency. : SAG
Answer summary:
8 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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