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Bernice Gordon
Bernice Gordon

New York Times, Monday, February 17, 1958

9-Down : Caps.

Author:
Bernice Gordon
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 303 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Bernice Gordon has 126 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 21 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,156
Across
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8th century B. C. prophet. : AMOS
5
Filmy piece. : WISP
9
Former opera star. : BORI
13
Unit in measuring speed of sound. : MACH
14
Girl's name. : SONIA
15
Eden's alma mater. : ETON
16
Any way at all. : BYHOOKORBYCROOK
19
Fast-growing city in South America. : SAOPAULO
20
Impudent: Colloq. : CHEEKY
21
Implore. : PRAY
22
Oscine bird. : CHAT
23
Comes to terms. : AGREES
26
Articles of furniture. : DRESSERS
30
Defy. : BEARD
31
A sense of what is right and proper. : GRACE
32
Floral decoration. : LEI
33
Etats ___. : UNIS
34
Lively, playful movement. : FRISK
35
Muang-Thai. : SIAM
36
Native ___. : SON
37
Performs with diligence. : PLIES
38
Bout: Colloq. : SETTO
39
Mississippi Senator. : EASTLAND
41
Silken. : SEREAN
42
Be all ___. : EARS
43
Solicitude. : CARE
44
Part of H. S. H. : SERENE
47
Game. : DOMINOES
51
Without any hesitation. : ATTHEDROPOFAHAT
53
Where the patella is. : KNEE
54
Relative of the Ute. : UINTA
55
David's first wife. : DORA
56
Slacken up. : EASE
57
Pools: Colloq. : POTS
58
Make out. : ESPY
Down
1
Government representatives: Abbr. : AMBS
2
Yucatan Indian. : MAYA
3
Eight: Span. : OCHO
4
Department store employes. : SHOPPERS
5
Fuzzy. : WOOLY
6
Set of receptacles. : INRO
7
Blood relation. : SIB
8
Weekly draw. : PAYCHECK
9
Caps. : BERETS
10
Siouan Indian. : OTOE
11
European bird. : ROOK
12
Black. : INKY
14
Birds of the gull family. : SKUAS
17
Took part in a regatta. : OARED
18
Pursuit. : CHASE
22
Lacking in refinement. : CRASS
23
Obloquy. : ABUSE
24
Andrea Doria's birthplace. : GENOA
25
Monsoon weather. : RAINS
26
Dehydrated. : DRIED
27
Crème de la crème. : ELITE
28
The ranch in "Giant." : REATA
29
Mother Goose character. : SIMON
31
Pleasant expressions. : GRINS
34
Became excited. : FLAREDUP
35
Mario Lanza film. : SERENADE
37
Level. : PLANE
38
Fine cross stroke on type. : SERIF
40
Sound of amusement. : TEEHEE
41
Polynesian group of islands. : SAMOA
43
Early Egyptians. : COPTS
44
Account. : SAKE
45
10,700-foot high volcano. : ETNA
46
Roadmap abbreviations. : RTES
47
"___ tread on me." : DONT
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Exclamations. : OHOS
49
Western figure. : EARP
50
Dwell. : STAY
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City NE of 19 Across. : RIO

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

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