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Thomas Meekin
Thomas Meekin

New York Times, Thursday, December 16, 1954

1-Down : Take flight.

Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { J K Q V }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 88, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,997
Across
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The ubiquitous Mr. Cassidy. : HOPALONG
9
His "cow-catcher." : LARIAT
15
Not copied. : ORIGINAL
16
Girl's name. : AMANDA
17
Setting of Tournament of Roses. : PASADENA
18
Strong box. : COFFER
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Fall month: Abbr. : OCT
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Urban group in New Jersey. : ORANGES
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High note. : ELA
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7th word of the Doxology. : FLOW
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Bossy's delight. : CUD
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Chaff of grain. : BRAN
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Justice Frankfurter. : FELIX
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New title for Thurmond: Abbr. : SEN
30
One of a set. : UNIT
31
Poets. : LYRISTS
34
Ukrainian legislature. : RADA
35
Danced. : WALTZED
38
Drives a bargain. : HAGGLES
40
Miscellany. : OLIO
41
Colony of French West Africa. : SENEGAL
43
Where Orville Freeman is Governor-elect: Abbr. : MINN
44
An Epistle: Abbr. : COR
45
Win laughter and applause from: Slang. : PANIC
49
Top performers. : ACES
50
The ___ West. : FAR
51
Opulent. : RICH
52
Mezzo-soprano Merriman. : NAN
53
Expanding Post Office service. : AIRMAIL
57
Former U. N. personality. : LIE
58
If. : INCASE
60
Orchestrates. : ARRANGES
62
Flower part. : STAMEN
63
Part of the globe. : NEAREAST
64
Group of seven. : HEPTAD
65
Excavations for a building material. : SANDPITS
Down
1
Take flight. : HOPOFF
2
Person of great knowledge. : ORACLE
3
Arm of 1 Across. : PISTOL
4
The ___ Khan. : AGA
5
Island near Venice. : LIDO
6
Top-notcher. : ONER
7
"Peter Pan" role. : NANA
8
Quick casts of the eyes. : GLANCES
9
Woven together. : LACED
10
Mr. F. F. Gosden. : AMOS
11
Britain's flyers. : RAF
12
Hateful: Colloq. : INFERNAL
13
Capital of South Australia. : ADELAIDE
14
Four-wheeled carriages of Russia. : TARANTAS
21
Well-known journalist and author. : GUNTHER
24
Fine carpets. : WILTONS
26
Man in a police line-up. : BURGLAR
28
Algebraic symbols. : XYZ
29
"Bathtub." : SIDECAR
32
Legal term. : RES
33
Slump down. : SAG
35
Feminine. : WOMANISH
36
Mediterranean port of Spain. : ALICANTE
37
Part of an R.N.'s uniform. : LINENCAP
39
Opening. : GAP
42
Frenchmen. : NORMANS
46
Large slate-blue antelope. : NILGAI
47
Most unfriendly. : ICIEST
48
Boxes. : CHESTS
50
Evil spirit. : FIEND
53
On the briny. : ASEA
54
Yard. : AREA
55
Part of the Middle East. : IRAN
56
Shortening. : LARD
59
Total: Abbr. : AMT
61
Knots in wool staple. : NEP

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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