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Helen K. Whitman
Helen K. Whitman

New York Times, Wednesday, February 13, 1957

42-Down : Century plants.

Author:
Helen K. Whitman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Helen K. Whitman has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,787
Across
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Haydn, or Hemingway. : PAPA
5
Alcorn's predecessor. : HALL
9
Western lake. : TAHOE
14
Egyptian deity with body of a hippopotamus. : APET
15
Molding. : OGEE
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___ garde. : AVANT
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Existing in fact. : REAL
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Saul Bellow character. : AUGIEMARCH
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Famed dance team of the 1920's. : ASTAIRES
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Indian corn. : MAIZE
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Is inattentive. : NODS
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Organ for breathing. : GILL
25
Family that founded an Institute in Brooklyn. : PRATTS
28
Navigator's guide. : POLESTAR
32
Capital of Bulgaria. : SOFIA
33
Certain Army and Navy officers. : AIDES
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___ diet. : ONA
35
Like a Pindaric poem. : ODIC
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One of the De Milles. : AGNES
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Lean. : LANK
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Ventilate. : AIR
39
Mountains of N. C. and Tenn. : SMOKY
40
Famous "Count" of jazz. : BASIE
41
Gym shoes. : SNEAKERS
43
More lenient. : SOFTER
44
Lively celebration. : GALA
45
Wild pig. : BOAR
46
Cremona violin. : AMATI
48
Great lady of the theatre. : FONTANNE
52
Versatile performer on TV. : STEVEALLEN
54
Highest point. : NOON
55
Baffling question. : POSER
56
Attraction. : LURE
57
Newspaper statistic: Abbr. : CIRC
58
Accumulate. : AMASS
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Finest. : BEST
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Abounding in certain trees. : ELMY
Down
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Brazilian seaport, also called Belem. : PARA
2
Barbary ___. : APES
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Type of fuel. : PEAT
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___ City. : ATLANTIC
5
Supplies stored away. : HOARDS
6
Chills. : AGUES
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Centipede's specialty. : LEGS
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Floral wreath. : LEI
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Hot dish. : TAMALES
10
Benefits. : AVAILS
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Mountain range in Germany. : HARZ
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Whenever. : ONCE
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Archaic verb ending. : ETH
19
Namesakes of Rousseau hero. : EMILES
21
Jot. : IOTA
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Founder of "Lady's Book," 1830. : GODEY
25
Anatomical term for muscle. : PSOAS
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Sculptor of "Le Baiser." : RODIN
27
Burning. : AFIRE
28
Fox hunters' coats. : PINKS
29
Breakfast staple. : TOAST
30
Maxwellton girl. : ANNIE
31
Cleaner-up of leaves. : RAKER
33
Market place. : AGORA
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Becky Sharp's friend. : AMELIA
37
Vive ___! : LAFRANCE
39
Hockey players. : SKATERS
40
Launch. : BOAT
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Century plants. : AGAVES
43
Rupert Brooke's "The Soldier." : SONNET
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Certain South Africans. : BOERS
46
Disney film, "Our Friend the ___." : ATOM
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City in Arizona. : MESA
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Pipe. : FLUE
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Knot of wool. : NOIL
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Standard. : NORM
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Reference book: Abbr. : ENCY
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Palm Springs. : SPA
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D. A.'s degree. : LLB

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

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