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Sidney Lambert
Sidney Lambert

New York Times, Monday, February 15, 1954

4-Down : Bobbysoxer's favorite word.

Author:
Sidney Lambert
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 311 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 0, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Sidney Lambert has 114 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,693
Across
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Time of day. : MORN
5
Sustenance. : BREAD
10
Naval vessel. : LST
13
Design. : IDEA
14
Cuban dance. : RUMBA
15
In proximity. : NEAR
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Diamond wear. : MITT
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Landmark of Westminster. : ABBEY
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Formerly. : ONCE
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Wrote. : INSCRIBED
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Perfidious. : SNAKY
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Washed down. : HOSED
23
Popular dessert. : ICE
24
Medal. : DSC
27
Prefix used with flop or plunk. : KER
28
French horns. : BRASSES
32
Javanese tree with poisonous sap. : UPAS
34
Unexpected blow. : SNEAKPUNCH
36
Breakfast luxury. : SIRUP
38
Audience. : EAR
39
French school. : ECOLE
40
Negotiated. : TRANSACTED
43
Tennis whiz of Australia. : HOAD
44
Skyscraper must. : SETBACK
45
Owned. : HAD
47
Liquid measures: Abbr. : PTS
48
Diminutive suffix. : ULE
49
Kind. : GENUS
51
Migratory multitude. : SWARM
54
"Darning needle." : DRAGONFLY
58
Admonish. : WARN
59
Lee's rival at Gettysburg. : MEADE
60
Away from the wind. : ALEE
61
Gift to the poor. : ALMS
62
Blacksnake. : RACER
63
Ember. : COAL
64
Do work with. : PLY
65
Vehicles at Thule. : SLEDS
66
Coarse brown seaweed. : KELP
Down
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Paris flower girl. : MIMI
2
Frigg's husband. : ODIN
3
Dampens or soaks. : RETS
4
Bobbysoxer's favorite word. : NATCH
5
Cooks. : BRAISES
6
Highly curious sightseer. : RUBBERNECK
7
Set solidly. : EMBED
8
Not up yet. : ABED
9
Last name of a famous "Father." : DAY
10
Yakutsk's river. : LENA
11
Base. : SACK
12
Card. : TREY
15
Something without parallel. : NONESUCH
20
Soldier of Seoul. : ROK
21
Shaft of a column. : SCAPE
23
Annoy. : IRK
24
Cleans house. : DUSTS
25
Pointed tower. : SPIRE
26
3.17 grains. : CARAT
28
Uncovered. : BAREHEADED
29
Word for a private eye. : SNOOP
30
Renown. : ECLAT
31
Large, barnlike structures. : SHEDS
33
Tans. : SUNBURNS
35
Dine. : EAT
37
Sacred poem. : PSALM
41
Partner of 12 Down. : ACE
42
Thin ice, sharp curves, etc. : DANGERS
46
Two performers. : DUO
49
Clemency. : GRACE
50
Bite. : SNACK
51
Small boy's business transaction. : SWAP
52
Well-known street. : WALL
53
Robert Stevens' concern. : ARMY
54
Fir or pine board. : DEAL
55
Outsize "ice cube." : FLOE
56
True: Scot. : LEAL
57
Short, sharp cry. : YELP
59
Mamie, for instance. : MRS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later.

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