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Marian Moeser
Marian Moeser

New York Times, Friday, April 23, 1954

38-Down : Number.

Author:
Marian Moeser
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.54, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 92, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
Marian Moeser has 22 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,760
Across
1
Crossword solver's friend. : ERASER
7
Belgian commune. : SPA
10
A step. : PAS
13
Altered. : REMADE
14
Nickname from the 1920's. : SCARFACE
16
1934 arrival in Callender. : EMILIE
17
Amphitrite's mate. : POSEIDON
18
Ballroom dances. : COTILLIONS
20
Girl's name. : EDNA
21
Threefold. : TRINE
22
Squares. : DICE
23
Skirt feature. : SLIT
24
Douay form of Hosea. : OSEE
25
Marcus Aurelius' doctor. : GALEN
26
French head. : TETE
27
Things: Law. : RES
28
Scornful exclamations. : BAHS
29
Categories. : GRADES
31
TV singing star. : COMO
32
Frozen vegetable. : PEAS
33
Bobby-soxers' favorite. : DAMONE
36
Flippant. : AIRY
37
Smoke: Slang. : CIG
40
Column note. : ITEM
41
Complains: Colloq. : KICKS
43
Southern serving. : PONE
44
An injury to pride. : SLAP
45
Noun suffix. : ENCE
46
"Fair, fat, and ___." : FORTY
47
Biblical town. : CANA
48
Endless times. : ETERNITIES
50
Reveals. : UNDRAPES
52
Exact satisfaction for. : AVENGE
53
Tea brewers. : STEEPERS
54
Writer. : PENNER
55
Patriotic organization. : SAR
56
Bird. : ERN
57
Vase occupants. : ASTERS
Down
1
Builder. : ERECTOR
2
Too-late emotion. : REMORSE
3
Friendships. : AMITIES
4
Like the ocean. : SALINE
5
Roman official. : EDILE
6
Dance. : REEL
7
Wall bracket for candles. : SCONCE
8
Token buyers. : PASSENGERS
9
Live. : ARE
10
Spanked. : PADDLED
11
Monkshood. : ACONITE
12
State councils. : SENATES
14
Loot. : SPOILS
15
Holidays. : FIESTAS
19
Where Sun Valley is. : IDAHO
25
Poacher's foe. : GAMEKEEPER
28
Good: Fr. : BON
30
Guitarfish. : RAY
31
Be regarded as similar. : COMPARE
32
Small-time gambler. : PIKER
33
Talk about. : DISCUSS
34
Peachtree Street city. : ATLANTA
35
Ramble. : MEANDER
36
Admittance. : ACCESS
37
Name meaning maiden. : CORINNE
38
Number. : INTEGER
39
Features of Yellowstone. : GEYSERS
42
Detain, as ships in port. : INTERN
43
Influential. : POTENT
46
English game of handball. : FIVES
49
California wine city. : NAPA
51
J. Fred Muggs of TV. : APE

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

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