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A. J. Santora
A. J. Santora

New York Times, Monday, December 29, 1958

54-Down : Pit or reservoir.

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J K X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,454
Across
1
Egyptian goddess. : ISIS
5
Device for sharpening. : STROP
10
Gusher. : WELL
14
Ascend. : RISE
15
Treasure ___. : TROVE
16
Robert ___. : ELEE
17
Norse king of the Huns. : ATLI
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Automatic device on an airplane. : ROBOTPILOT
20
Square. : QUADRATE
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First-born. : ELDEST
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Homework of a sort. : MATH
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Trolley. : TRAM
25
Where 36 Across is. : PANAMA
28
Nemo and Bligh. : CAPTAINS
32
Places like Elysium. : EDENS
33
Desi's country. : CUBA
34
Yuletide. : NOEL
35
Torn place. : RIP
36
Canal Zone town. : GATUN
37
Twisted. : WRY
38
Rend. : TEAR
40
Burden. : ONUS
41
Serious. : GRAVE
43
Latest craze. : HULAHOOP
45
Oklahoman. : SOONER
46
Neap or ebb. : TIDE
47
Insignificant. : PUNY
48
Excessively. : OVERLY
51
Aesthete's milieu. : FINEARTS
55
Feasting. : REGALEMENT
57
Stead. : LIEU
58
Of the kind of: Suffix. : ATIC
59
Artery. : AORTA
60
Neat. : TRIM
61
Mislay. : LOSE
62
Continued. : RANON
63
Bark. : YELP
Down
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U. A. R. member. : IRAQ
2
In ___ (in its original position): Lat. : SITU
3
What 33 Across is. : ISLA
4
Cantor TV role. : SEIDMAN
5
Rock layers. : STRATA
6
Pledge. : TROTH
7
Garment. : ROBE
8
Ab ___ (from the egg): Lat. : OVO
9
Mary Martin role. : PETERPAN
10
Current novelist. : WEIDMAN
11
French pronoun. : ELLE
12
Namesakes of well-known lion. : LEOS
13
Baltic native. : LETT
19
Braid. : PLAT
21
Batters. : RAMS
24
Bans. : TABUS
25
Australian seaport. : PERTH
26
Farewell. : ADIEU
27
Where Katmandu is. : NEPAL
28
Wag. : CUTUP
29
Middle Westerner. : IOWAN
30
Audacity: Colloq. : NERVE
31
More furtive. : SLYER
33
Kayak. : CANOE
36
Forecast for 1959? : GOODYEAR
39
Frantic scurry: Slang. : RATRACE
41
Consumed. : GONE
42
Kings. : ROYALTY
44
Capitol ___. : HILL
45
Florida complexion. : SUNTAN
47
Piebald horse. : PINTO
48
Spoken. : ORAL
49
I forbid: Lat. : VETO
50
Sponsorship. : EGIS
51
Plant. : FERN
52
To laugh: Fr. : RIRE
53
Linden tree. : TEIL
54
Pit or reservoir. : SUMP
56
Extinct bird. : MOA

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

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