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Dorothy E. Smith
New York Times, Thursday, February 25, 1954
53-Down : 1002.
Author:
Dorothy Smith
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 29, Avg Word Len: 5.44, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 96, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Grid has duplicate clues.
Dorothy E. Smith has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Dorothy Smith is an alias for Dorothy E. Smith.
1 B | 2 A | 3 N | 4 T | 5 E | 6 R | 7 P | 8 E | 9 R | 10 S | 11 I | 12 S | 13 T | 14 S |
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15 A | V | E | R | S | E | 16 A | N | A | T | O | L | I | A |
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17 D | E | G | U | S | T | 18 C | A | T | A | R | A | C | T |
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19 I | R | A | T | E | 20 T | I | M | E | R | 21 S | K | I |
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22 N | A | T | H | 23 S | A | F | E | S | 24 T | H | E | N |
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25 A | G | O | 26 B | E | R | Y | L | 27 L | E | Y | T | E |
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28 G | E | R | 29 M | A | N | E | 30 S | 31 L | A | T | ||||
32 E | S | S | O | I | N | 33 A | T | O | 34 M | 35 I | 36 C |
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37 U | T | A | 38 H | 39 S | P | I | N | A | C | H |
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40 A | 41 V | 42 E | R | S | 43 A | 44 S | P | E | N | 45 C | E | E |
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46 G | I | N | N | 47 D | U | C | A | L | 48 M | E | W | S |
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49 G | E | L | 50 G | U | L | A | R | 51 C | A | R | A | T |
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52 I | N | I | 53 M | I | C | A | L | 54 C | U | R | A | T | E |
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55 E | N | S | I | L | A | G | E | 56 U | L | S | T | E | R |
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57 S | A | T | I | A | T | E | S | 58 E | T | H | E | R | S |
© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,703
Across
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Good-humored raillery. : BANTER
7
Continues firmly. : PERSISTS
15
Disinclined. : AVERSE
16
Part of Turkey in Asia. : ANATOLIA
17
Taste: Rare. : DEGUST
18
Waterfall. : CATARACT
19
Choleric. : IRATE
20
Football official. : TIMER
21
Waxed runner. : SKI
22
Man's name: Abbr. : NATH
23
Vaults. : SAFES
24
Therefore. : THEN
25
Since. : AGO
26
Emerald or aquamarine. : BERYL
27
One of the Philippines. : LEYTE
28
Relevant. : GERMANE
30
Flap violently. : SLAT
32
Excuse for not appearing in court: Eng. law. : ESSOIN
33
Part of A. E. C. : ATOMIC
37
Where Kolob Canyon is. : UTAH
39
Cause of much table talk. : SPINACH
40
Affirms. : AVERS
43
Quivering. : ASPEN
45
English letter. : CEE
46
Well-known name in textbooks. : GINN
47
Pert. to a nobleman. : DUCAL
48
Stables. : MEWS
49
Jellify. : GEL
50
Of the throat. : GULAR
51
200 milligrams. : CARAT
52
Unfavorable. : INIMICAL
54
Vicar's aide. : CURATE
55
Process of preserving fodder. : ENSILAGE
56
Where Belfast is. : ULSTER
57
Gluts. : SATIATES
58
Anesthetics. : ETHERS
Down
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Good-humored raillery. : BADINAGE
2
Strikes a happy medium. : AVERAGES
3
Deniers. : NEGATORS
4
Veritas. : TRUTH
5
Existence. : ESSE
6
Inactive: Abbr. : RET
7
Calm. : PACIFY
8
Cloisonné finishes. : ENAMELS
9
Chides. : RATES
10
Hesperus. : STAR
11
Noun suffix. : IOR
12
Wantonly cutting. : SLASHY
13
List of candidates. : TICKET
14
Hard wood of Brazil. : SATINE
20
Allowance for weight of container. : TARE
23
Drug from cassia leaves. : SENNA
24
National Park near Yellowstone. : TETON
26
Harasses. : BAITS
27
Cum laude, for instance. : LATIN
29
Grieve. : MOURN
31
Little fold. : LAPEL
34
Soften by steeping. : MACERATE
35
Bus boy's first chore. : ICEWATER
36
President Arthur and others. : CHESTERS
38
Transportation charge. : HAULAGE
39
Coast Guard girl. : SPAR
40
Students at certain colleges: Colloq. : AGGIES
41
Where the Prater is. : VIENNA
42
Get the support of. : ENLIST
44
Symbol of the blindfolded goddess. : SCALES
47
Coin in Shylock's purse. : DUCAT
48
Bog. : MARSH
50
River of Coolidge Dam. : GILA
51
Group of followers. : CULT
53
1002. : MII
54
Signal to begin. : CUE
Answer summary:
8 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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