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A. H. Drummond, Jr.
New York Times, Tuesday, November 11, 1958
9-Down : U. S. carrier.
Author:
A. H. Drummond, Jr.
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
A. H. Drummond, Jr. has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 L | 2 E | 3 C | 4 H | 5 D | 6 I | 7 E | 8 T | 9 S | 10 P | 11 L | 12 A | 13 N |
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14 A | B | E | E | 15 I | N | T | R | A | 16 A | I | D | E |
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17 W | O | R | L | 18 D | S | F | A | I | R | 19 S | T | U | B |
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20 N | E | T | M | A | N | 21 T | E | A | 22 M | S | T | E | R |
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23 S | K | E | 24 G | 25 S | T | A | E | L | ||||||
26 T | 27 H | 28 E | M | A | Y | O | 29 R | 30 O | R | D | E | 31 R | 32 S |
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33 R | O | V | E | R | 34 F | O | 35 R | G | E | 36 B | A | A |
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37 A | T | E | N | 38 H | O | S | E | A | 39 S | E | N | T |
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40 D | E | R | 41 S | E | R | E | S | 42 S | T | A | G | E |
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43 E | L | Y | 44 R | I | A | 45 S | I | 46 M | P | E | R | E | D |
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47 W | H | A | T | 48 A | 49 N | E | E | R | ||||||
50 S | 51 C | H | E | M | E | R | 52 S | 53 R | A | N | 54 F | 55 O | 56 R |
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57 A | R | E | S | 58 D | I | N | 59 N | E | R | W | A | R | E |
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60 P | E | R | U | 61 U | S | U | A | L | 62 A | R | C | A |
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63 S | E | E | S | 64 P | E | G | G | Y | 65 Y | E | A | R |
© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,423
Across
1
River in the Tirol. : LECH
5
Legislatures. : DIETS
10
Outline. : PLAN
14
Busy as ___. : ABEE
15
Within: Comb. form. : INTRA
16
Right-hand man. : AIDE
17
European tourist attraction, 1958. : WORLDSFAIR
19
Pen point. : STUB
20
Tennis player. : NETMAN
21
Trucker. : TEAMSTER
23
Keel part. : SKEG
25
Germaine de ___. : STAEL
26
"___ of Casterbridge." : THEMAYOR
30
Classes. : ORDERS
33
Peripatetic one. : ROVER
34
Form; produce. : FORGE
36
Ovine sound. : BAA
37
Solar disk. : ATEN
38
Minor prophet. : HOSEA
39
Mailed. : SENT
40
The: Ger. : DER
41
Dries up: Var. : SERES
42
Plan, arrange, and carry out. : STAGE
43
City on the Ohio Turnpike. : ELYRIA
45
Smirked. : SIMPERED
47
"___ life!" : WHATA
49
Poetic negative. : NEER
50
Intriguers. : SCHEMERS
53
___ office (was a candidate). : RANFOR
57
God of war. : ARES
58
China. : DINNERWARE
60
Where El Misti is. : PERU
61
Wonted. : USUAL
62
Strongbox for Caesar. : ARCA
63
Comprehends. : SEES
64
___ Wood. : PEGGY
65
MCMLVIII. : YEAR
Down
1
Sheer cloth. : LAWN
2
Tropical tree. : EBOE
3
Written statement: Abbr. : CERT
4
Pilots. : HELMSMEN
5
Famous name in TV. : DISNEY
6
Verb form: Abbr. : INF
7
State: Fr. : ETAT
8
Tests. : TRIES
9
U. S. carrier. : SARATOGA
10
Circulated. : PASSED
11
Ursa Minor. : LITTLEBEAR
12
Together: Mus. : ADUE
13
Where Lincoln is: Abbr. : NEBR
18
Senegal city. : DAKAR
22
Equine. : MARE
24
Like very much: Slang. : GOFOR
26
Swap. : TRADE
27
Travelers' rest. : HOTEL
28
Ubiquitous. : EVERYWHERE
29
Well-known bed-making stuff. : ROSES
31
Cowboy's milieu. : RANGE
32
Cloyed. : SATED
35
Pine product. : RESIN
38
Warmed over. : HEATEDUP
39
Backward movement of a ship. : STERNWAY
41
Asiatic gulf. : SIAM
42
Primitive weapon. : SPEAR
44
Short-tailed monkey. : RHESUS
46
Only. : MERELY
48
Spring forth. : ARISE
50
Weakens. : SAPS
51
American Indian. : CREE
52
Cozy. : SNUG
54
Bus token. : FARE
55
Whale: Lat. : ORCA
56
Bring up. : REAR
59
Act the shrew. : NAG
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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