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Sidney Lambert
Sidney Lambert

New York Times, Friday, March 15, 1957

37-Down : Illusory hope.

Author:
Sidney Lambert
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 43, Avg Word Len: 5.06, Missing: { J Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Sidney Lambert has 114 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,817
Across
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Orates: Slang. : SPIELS
7
Translucent resin. : AMBER
12
Capital of Assam. : SHILLONG
14
Persuades by flattery. : COAXES
16
Struggle for supremacy. : TUGOFWAR
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Slip away. : ELAPSE
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Common suffix. : ITE
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Discontinue. : CEASE
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Name in Genesis. : LOT
22
Symbol of Great Britain. : LION
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Music makers. : UKES
25
"Caro Nome," for one. : SOLO
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Commune SE of Palermo. : ENNA
27
Due reward. : MERIT
29
Shank. : CRUS
30
South African grassland. : VELD
32
Cache. : SECRETE
34
Gaucho's noose. : REATA
36
Contract. : LEASE
37
Composer Darius. : MILHAUD
39
A large number: Colloq. : SLEW
40
Concept: Comb. form. : IDEO
41
Japanese gateway. : TORII
43
Son of Jacob. : LEVI
47
Clergymen: Abbr. : REVS
48
Part of a rookery. : NEST
49
Dundee man. : SCOT
50
Villain's exclamation. : AHA
51
Corolla leaf. : PETAL
53
Dog's ___. : AGE
54
Understands: Colloq. : GETSIT
56
Part of the brain. : CEREBRUM
60
Beethoven Symphony in E flat major. : EROICA
61
Encomia. : TRIBUTES
62
Aspiration. : DREAM
63
U. S. jets. : SABRES
Down
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Invalid. : SHUTIN
2
Carrier. : PIGEON
3
Labor group. : ILO
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Sprite. : ELF
5
British cartoonist. : LOW
6
Ate a hasty bite: Colloq. : SNACKED
7
Single points. : ACES
8
Jetty. : MOLE
9
Cote sound. : BAA
10
Searches into. : EXPLORES
11
Firm. : RESOLUTE
12
Fence step. : STILE
13
Theatrical first name. : GREER
15
Bristly. : SETOSE
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Sign on marked down wares. : ASIS
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Denizens of the Southwest. : NAVAHOS
24
Mark over a vowel. : UMLAUT
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Pens hastily. : SCRAWLS
28
"___ to the Marines." : TELLIT
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Greek letter. : ETA
33
English letter. : CEE
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Cowboy chore. : RIDEHERD
35
Movable cage. : ELEVATOR
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Illusory hope. : MIRAGE
38
Common parental exclamation. : DONT
39
Famous baseball family. : SISLERS
42
Response. : REACT
44
Card game. : ECARTE
45
Fashions. : VOGUES
46
Details. : ITEMS
51
Size of type. : PICA
52
Biblical town near Bethlehem. : ETAM
55
She: Ger. : SIE
57
Creek. : RIA
58
Reflux. : EBB
59
Pericarp. : BUR

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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