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Thomas Meekin
Thomas Meekin

New York Times, Monday, March 23, 1959

31-Down : Loosen.

Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,538
Across
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Island E of Java. : BALI
5
Narrow pass, in the Southwest. : ABRA
9
Broiled skewered viand. : CABOB
14
Much excited. : AGOG
15
Botch: Colloq. : FLUB
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Maine college town. : ORONO
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Part of a ship's rigging. : MAINBRACE
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Sources of income. : RENTS
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Storage space. : BIN
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Popular relish. : PICKLES
23
Brother of Sneezy and Sleepy. : DOC
24
Available for use. : INSTOCK
26
Projections on filing cards. : TABS
28
Quantities of paper. : REAMS
30
Gap. : HIATUS
33
Part of the neck. : NAPE
36
Gambler's throw. : ALLORNONE
38
Sultanate in Arabia. : OMAN
39
Devout. : PIOUS
40
"Yo-ho-ho, ___ bottle of rum!" : ANDA
41
Camp equipment. : TENTPOLES
43
Glow-tube gas. : NEON
44
Who's Who family. : ASTORS
45
Where Alaska's sale was sealed, 1867. : SITKA
48
Individuals. : ONES
49
Second highest card at pinochle. : TENSPOT
53
Amount of money. : SUM
55
Ship route. : SEALANE
58
Arabic name. : ABU
59
Doors. : EXITS
61
Political victory chariot. : BANDWAGON
63
One of the Montagues. : ROMEO
64
Girl friend: Fr. : AMIE
65
Witnessed. : SEEN
66
Inexperienced. : GREEN
67
Ship's yard. : SPAR
68
Suburb of Paris. : ISSY
Down
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Well-known animal story. : BAMBI
2
Besides. : AGAIN
3
Cuts of meat. : LOINS
4
Device on a car engine: Abbr. : IGN
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Where Albert Schweitzer works. : AFRICA
6
Case for Perry Mason. : BLACKMAIL
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The undistinguished multitude. : RUCK
8
Third man in Genesis. : ABEL
9
Pirate. : CORSAIR
10
"___ we downhearted?" : ARE
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Masonry binder. : BONDSTONE
12
To the top of. : ONTO
13
Variety of pear. : BOSC
18
Fraternal order: Abbr. : BPOE
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Distinguishing attitudes of a group. : ETHOS
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Capital of the Garden State. : TRENTON
27
Plantains. : BANANAS
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Wild plums. : SLOES
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Loosen. : UNDO
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Ireland's O'Kelly. : SEAN
33
"___ creature was stirring ... " : NOTA
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City in Iowa. : AMES
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Drama without words. : PANTOMIME
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Ill-fated liner, 1915. : LUSITANIA
39
Sheriff's men. : POSSE
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Keep moving ahead. : PRESSON
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Coal car. : TENDER
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Understood. : KNEW
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Congressional runners. : PAGES
51
Orchestral instruments. : OBOES
52
Large edible sea fish. : TUNNY
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Police officer: Abbr. : SERG
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Wife: Lat. : UXOR
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Arab garments. : ABAS
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Headlight. : LAMP
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Letter. : TEE
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"___ was saying ... " : ASI

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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