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Thomas Meekin
New York Times, Thursday, December 16, 1954
48-Down : Boxes.
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.
1 H | 2 O | 3 P | 4 A | 5 L | 6 O | 7 N | 8 G | 9 L | 10 A | 11 R | 12 I | 13 A | 14 T |
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15 O | R | I | G | I | N | A | L | 16 A | M | A | N | D | A |
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17 P | A | S | A | D | E | N | A | 18 C | O | F | F | E | R |
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19 O | C | T | 20 O | R | A | N | 21 G | E | S | 22 E | L | A |
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23 F | L | O | 24 W | 25 C | U | D | 26 B | R | A | N |
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27 F | E | L | I | 28 X | 29 S | E | N | 30 U | N | I | T |
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31 L | Y | 32 R | I | S | T | 33 S | 34 R | A | D | A |
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35 W | 36 A | 37 L | T | Z | E | D | 38 H | A | 39 G | G | L | E | S |
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40 O | L | I | O | 41 S | E | 42 N | E | G | A | L | ||||
43 M | I | N | N | 44 C | O | R | 45 P | A | 46 N | 47 I | 48 C |
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49 A | C | E | S | 50 F | A | R | 51 R | I | C | H |
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52 N | A | N | 53 A | I | R | M | 54 A | 55 I | 56 L | 57 L | I | E |
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58 I | N | C | 59 A | S | E | 60 A | R | R | A | 61 N | G | E | S |
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62 S | T | A | M | E | N | 63 N | E | A | R | E | A | S | T |
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64 H | E | P | T | A | D | 65 S | A | N | D | P | I | T | S |
© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,997
Across
1
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
19
Fall month: Abbr. : OCT
20
Urban group in New Jersey. : ORANGES
22
High note. : ELA
23
7th word of the Doxology. : FLOW
25
Bossy's delight. : CUD
26
Chaff of grain. : BRAN
27
Justice Frankfurter. : FELIX
29
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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