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Thomas Meekin
ALPHABETICS
New York Times, Sunday, October 28, 1956
40-Down : Last words of "Pat-a-cake."
Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 158, Blocks: 75, Avg Word Len: 5.75, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 596 (avg 1.31)
Open Squares: 166, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 23
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 T | 2 O | 3 S | 4 S | 5 U | 6 P | 7 S | 8 P | 9 A | 10 R | 11 T | 12 A | 13 B | 14 Y | 15 N | 16 A | 17 M | 18 E | 19 S | ||||
20 T | O | N | T | I | N | E | 21 P | E | R | I | O | D | 22 E | V | O | L | U | T | E | 23 S |
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24 A | R | T | I | C | L | E | 25 A | R | I | S | T | A | 26 H | O | R | A | T | I | A | N |
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27 S | T | A | R | 28 I | N | 29 T | R | U | D | E | 30 P | 31 R | O | N | G | 32 T | E | R | A |
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33 S | I | R | 34 I | T | E | R | S | 35 R | 36 A | T | I | O | N | E | 37 D | 38 N | O | R |
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39 E | L | I | 40 A | S | 41 D | I | E | 42 G | 43 O | 44 V | A | L | V | E | 45 A | 46 N | N | A | L |
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47 L | L | A | N | O | 48 S | 49 C | R | O | S | 50 S | A | B | L | E | 51 G | R | E | E | D | Y |
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52 S | A | N | D | L | A | 53 R | K | 54 A | B | O | I | L | 55 S | 56 A | L | E | M | |||||
57 M | A | N | E | 58 S | T | O | L | L | E | 59 N | 60 M | A | S | O | 61 N | 62 I | 63 C |
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64 L | 65 O | 66 R | E | T | T | A | 67 A | C | R | E | S | 68 A | 69 F | A | R | 70 R | O | M | O |
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71 A | R | A | 72 E | A | S | 73 T | L | A | N | D | 74 B | R | A | Z | E | 75 A | S | A | S |
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76 T | A | M | 77 E | D | 78 O | U | T | R | E | 79 A | R | R | I | E | 80 S | L | A | G | S |
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81 E | T | O | N | 82 U | N | F | I | T | 83 F | L | O | O | R | M | 84 A | T | 85 L | E | E |
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86 S | O | N | S | 87 B | E | T | E | 88 E | L | B | O | W | 89 E | V | E | 90 R | E | S | T |
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91 T | R | A | I | 92 T | O | R | 93 R | 94 E | S | E | E | D | S | 95 N | I | N | A | |||||
96 G | R | A | S | 97 S | 98 S | T | A | R | E | 99 S | T | A | T | I | 100 V | 101 E | 102 S |
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103 S | 104 O | 105 N | N | E | T | 106 A | 107 N | C | E | S | T | R | 108 A | L | 109 N | O | S | I | D | E |
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110 T | R | U | S | T | 111 S | M | E | A | R | 112 A | S | T | O | 113 R | 114 R | E | C | U | R |
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115 E | L | M | 116 S | 117 E | A | P | I | L | O | 118 T | 119 T | E | E | 120 N | S | 121 A | C | E |
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122 P | E | E | 123 L | 124 M | U | L | L | A | 125 A | 126 U | 127 G | U | S | T | A | 128 F | R | A | N |
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129 P | A | R | A | 130 S | I | T | E | 131 T | 132 A | I | N | A | N | 133 I | T | 134 E | R | A | T | E |
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135 E | N | A | M | E | L | E | R | 136 O | B | L | I | G | E | 137 R | A | V | A | G | E | S |
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138 S | L | Y | N | E | S | S | 139 R | E | S | T | E | D | 140 E | L | A | T | E | D |
© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,679
Across
1
Even chance. : TOSSUP
7
City SW of Corinth. : SPARTA
13
Sobriquets. : BYNAMES
20
Form of annuity. : TONTINE
21
Interval. : PERIOD
22
Unfolds: Colloq. : EVOLUTES
24
Commodity. : ARTICLE
25
Bristle of wheat. : ARISTA
26
Of a famous Latin poet. : HORATIAN
27
Emblem on Cuban flag. : STAR
28
Trespass. : INTRUDE
30
Hayfork part. : PRONG
32
Buddhist church in Japan. : TERA
33
Salutation. : SIR
34
Roman roads. : ITERS
35
Apportioned. : RATIONED
38
___'easter. : NOR
39
Yukon peak, Mount St. ___. : ELIAS
41
Patron saint of Spain. : DIEGO
44
Device in a trumpet. : VALVE
45
Recorded event. : ANNAL
47
Grassy plains of S. A. : LLANOS
49
What the Delaware was, Christmas, 1776. : CROSSABLE
51
Grasping. : GREEDY
52
Australian plover. : SANDLARK
54
Bubbling up. : ABOIL
55
City on the Willamette. : SALEM
57
Bison's pride. : MANE
58
German fruit and nut bread. : STOLLEN
60
Of a certain brotherhood. : MASONIC
64
Actress Young. : LORETTA
67
One of the "Rivals." : ACRES
68
At a distance. : AFAR
70
Island off Jutland. : ROMO
71
Macaw. : ARA
72
Head of Senate Judiciary Committee. : EASTLAND
74
Coat with brass. : BRAZE
75
Namesakes of Biblical king. : ASAS
76
Softened. : TAMED
78
Bizarre. : OUTRE
79
Auk of Alaska. : ARRIE
80
Forms into dross. : SLAGS
81
Harrow's rival. : ETON
82
Incompetent. : UNFIT
83
Drugget. : FLOORMAT
85
Governor of Utah. : LEE
86
Chips off old blocks. : SONS
87
Animal: Fr. : BETE
88
Sudden turn in a river. : ELBOW
89
British surveyor in India. : EVEREST
91
Faithless one. : TRAITOR
93
Plants again. : RESEEDS
95
One of the Warren girls. : NINA
96
Fescue. : GRASS
98
Be very conspicuous. : STARE
99
Verbs in Hebrew grammar. : STATIVES
103
Short poem. : SONNET
106
Parental. : ANCESTRAL
109
End of the game, in Rugby. : NOSIDE
110
Cartel. : TRUST
111
Malign. : SMEAR
112
Founder of a city in Oregon, 1811. : ASTOR
114
Reappear. : RECUR
115
Wing ___ or wahoo. : ELM
116
Helmsman. : SEAPILOT
119
Youthful years. : TEENS
121
Tennis point. : ACE
122
Baker's shovel. : PEEL
124
Islamic teacher: Var. : MULLA
125
Site of the Masters Tournament. : AUGUSTA
128
Between Kukla and Ollie. : FRAN
129
Mistletoe is one. : PARASITE
131
City of Formosa. : TAINAN
133
Echo. : ITERATE
135
Worker on cloisonné. : ENAMELER
136
Accommodate. : OBLIGE
137
Devastates. : RAVAGES
138
Cunning. : SLYNESS
139
Stopped. : RESTED
140
Overjoyed. : ELATED
Down
1
Mexican cake. : TORTILLA
2
Beatrice Lillie is one. : ONTARIAN
3
Tumult. : STIR
4
___ transit. : SIC
5
Not kindled. : UNLIT
6
Flattened by hammering. : PEENED
7
More thinly scattered. : SPARSER
8
Where Oroya is. : PERU
9
Waterless. : ARID
10
Part of a step. : RISER
11
Little one. : TOT
12
Of flexible nature. : ADAPTABLE
13
Devolves on. : BEHOOVES
14
One of the Dionnes. : YVONNE
15
Name on a Scandinavian postage stamp. : NORGE
16
State: Abbr. : ALA
17
Comic character. : MUTT
18
St. ___-du-Mont, Paris church. : ETIENNE
19
Ship's route. : SEAROAD
20
Ornaments on academic caps. : TASSELS
23
Ill-natured. : SNARLY
29
Treat's companion. : TRICK
31
Brooklet. : RILL
34
Out-of-the-way. : ISOLATED
36
Profits. : AVAILS
37
Faces. : DARES
40
Last words of "Pat-a-cake." : ANDME
42
Porgy's means of locomotion. : GOATCART
43
Character in "Vanity Fair." : OSBORNE
46
Living in a wood. : NEMORAL
48
Comet's driver. : SANTA
50
Repaired boots. : SOLED
51
Showy display. : GLARE
53
Logical arguers. : REASONERS
56
Overwhelming wonder. : AMAZEMENT
58
Brinier. : SALTIER
59
Waterway to New York City. : NARROWS
61
Cash register ring-up. : NOSALE
62
Reflects. : IMAGES
63
Pamper. : COSSET
64
Newest. : LATEST
65
Keynoter. : ORATOR
66
Novel of 1885. : RAMONA
69
Pleasing. : FAIR
73
Topknot. : TUFT
74
Poultry farm devices. : BROODERS
77
One-stripers. : ENSIGNS
79
Province of Canada. : ALBERTA
80
Clarion-voiced ones. : STENTORS
82
Pre-snorkel vessel. : UBOAT
83
Tiny circus performers. : FLEAS
84
Of the birds. : AVIAN
88
Inlet: Span. : ESTERO
90
Grow. : RAISE
92
Allowances for waste. : TRETS
94
Department store installation. : ESCALATOR
97
Pieces of needlework. : SAMPLERS
99
Wild plums. : SLOES
100
Home of Dr. Primrose. : VICARAGE
101
Lettered. : EDUCATED
102
Tranquil expanses. : SERENES
103
Extensive treeless plain. : STEPPE
104
City on the Loire. : ORLEANS
105
V or X or L. : NUMERAL
107
Phantom dog in "Topper." : NEIL
108
Harmonized. : ATTUNED
111
Fries lightly. : SAUTES
113
Go away. : RETIRE
117
Nellie Forbush's hero. : EMILE
118
Full dress. : TAILS
120
Province of U. S. A. : NATAL
123
Archbishop inspiration of Willa Cather novel. : LAMY
126
Army section. : UNIT
127
Challenge. : GAGE
128
Campus club. : FRAT
130
Japanese coins. : SEN
132
Nancy Hanks' son. : ABE
134
Little ___. : EVA
Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 16 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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