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Maura B. Jacobson
Maura B. Jacobson

New York Times, Saturday, February 2, 1957

47-Down : Blasting substances.

Author:
Maura Jacobson
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 2, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Maura B. Jacobson has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
Maura Jacobson is an alias for Maura B. Jacobson.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,776
Across
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Musical finale. : CODA
5
Elephant in a juvenile series. : BABAR
10
Long ago: Arch. : ERST
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Completed. : OVER
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Logician's term for fallacies. : IDOLA
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Shakespearean "Indeed!" : GOTO
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Freight train unit. : REFRIGERATORCAR
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Couturier's product. : ENSEMBLE
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International document. : TREATY
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Graf ___. : SPEE
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Stout and porter. : ALES
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Handy item for baby. : MITTEN
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Gratification. : PLEASURE
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First name of "Happy Hunting" star. : ETHEL
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Landed Scotchman. : LAIRD
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Golfer Snead. : SAM
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Neunkirchen's locale. : SAAR
35
Feature of 34 Across. : MINES
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Golfer Sarazen. : GENE
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Hgt. : ALT
38
Foreign Secretary under Attlee. : BEVIN
39
Canalboat. : BARGE
40
Physical. : SYSTEMIC
42
Man with a shipping problem. : NASSER
43
Supreme Court Justice. : REED
44
Vex. : ROIL
45
Sixth planet from the sun. : SATURN
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Dietitian's concern. : NUTRIENT
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Famous man from Illinois. : ERNESTHEMINGWAY
54
Sabres. : JETS
55
___ sight (beyond reach). : OUTOF
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Fiber plant. : HEMP
57
Part of a derrick. : MAST
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Bedtime ritual for children. : STORY
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Magnolia. : TREE
Down
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Part of an armature. : CORE
2
Kiln. : OVEN
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Parties to trials: Abbr. : DEFS
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Cop in action. : ARRESTER
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Great bell in London. : BIGBEN
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Girl's name. : ADELE
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Drill. : BORE
8
___ Newburg. : ALA
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Certain reptiles. : RATTLERS
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Outlet. : EGRESS
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Cape in Portugal, westernmost point of Europe. : ROCA
12
Office copy, for short. : STAT
13
Reactionary. : TORY
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Constrain. : IMPEL
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Echo, for instance. : OREAD
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Unnaturalized one. : ALIEN
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Coloradan scenery. : MESAS
25
NATO member. : ITALY
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"___ the way the money goes ... " : THATS
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Delight, as an audience: Slang. : PANIC
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Those interested in Suez clearance. : USERS
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Cattle country. : RANGE
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Turkish title. : EMEER
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Black and blue. : LIVID
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Items in the attic. : MEMENTOS
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Illumination. : GASLIGHT
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Ginger and root. : BEERS
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Relative of 32 Across. : BAIRN
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Most reliable. : TRUEST
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Inform. : NOTIFY
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Gossip's tidbit. : RUMOR
45
Polish Parliament. : SEJM
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Circuit. : AREA
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Blasting substances. : TNTS
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Clear: Sp. : NETO
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Pitcher. : EWER
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Subject of a speech by Juliet. : NAME
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Transcribe. : TYPE
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Military shelter. : HUT

Answer summary:
7 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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