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Albert V. Blum
Albert V. Blum

New York Times, Monday, April 20, 1959

30-Down : Australian runner.

Author:
Albert V. Blum
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Albert V. Blum has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,566
Across
1
Sharp reports. : POPS
5
Compartment in a restaurant. : BOOTH
10
Sharpen. : WHET
14
Above. : ATOP
15
Means of sound transmission. : RADIO
16
Prefix in aviation. : AERO
17
Dodson and Fogg, in "Pickwick Papers." : SOLICITORS
19
Wading bird. : RAIL
20
Become angry: Colloq. : SEERED
21
Hindered. : RETARDED
23
Ancient Roman date. : IDES
25
American theatrical producer. : AMES
26
Hates. : DETESTS
29
Kindly. : GENTLE
32
Two-legged stand. : BIPOD
33
Consumed. : EATEN
35
Piece of music. : RAG
36
Star in Pegasus. : ENIF
37
Transactions. : SALES
38
Chinese society. : TONG
39
Dry, as wine. : SEC
40
Turns to water. : MELTS
41
Sells. : VENDS
42
U. S. President. : TRUMAN
44
Long, thin, wiry, etc. : STRINGY
46
Reddish brown. : RUST
47
Alluvium. : SILT
48
Grace said before eating. : BLESSING
52
Container for liquids. : FLAGON
56
Become known by accident (with "out"). : LEAK
57
Sewing basket item. : NEEDLECASE
59
Web of a feather. : VANE
60
Call forth. : EVOKE
61
Leslie Caron role. : LILI
62
Cosmic ___. : DUST
63
Debussy composition. : LAMER
64
___ blue. : ETON
Down
1
Free ticket. : PASS
2
Siouan Indian. : OTOE
3
Item for May Day dancers. : POLE
4
___ St. Louis. : SPIRITOF
5
June cynosures. : BRIDES
6
Grain spike. : OAT
7
Scent. : ODOR
8
Jade. : TIRE
9
Persons held in pledge. : HOSTAGES
10
Chief Justice. : WARREN
11
Obstinate. : HEADSTRONG
12
City in Pennsylvania. : ERIE
13
Related. : TOLD
18
Admitted. : CEDED
22
So be it. : AMEN
24
Purloin. : STEAL
26
Eating place. : DINER
27
Persons fond of luxury. : EPICUREANS
28
Seasons. : SALTS
30
Australian runner. : LANDY
31
___ Benedict. : EGGS
32
Utmost. : BEST
34
Exams. : TESTS
37
Military guard. : SENTINEL
38
Feeler. : TENTACLE
40
Assemble. : MASS
41
Town, in France. : VILLE
43
Long-barreled firearm. : MUSKET
45
Plunderer. : RIFLER
48
Thoroughfare: Abbr. : BLVD
49
Il tombe de ___ (it is raining): Fr. : LEAU
50
Leningrad's river. : NEVA
51
Branch of mathematics: Abbr. : GEOM
53
Way of running. : GAIT
54
Christiania. : OSLO
55
One way of saying no. : NEIN
58
Initials of a fraternity. : DKE

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

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