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Madeline Corse
Madeline Corse

New York Times, Wednesday, April 23, 1958

8-Down : One kind of base.

Author:
Madeline Corse
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Madeline Corse has 39 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,221
Across
1
Supplements (with "out"). : EKES
5
Word of regret. : ALAS
9
Viewpoint. : ANGLE
14
Spring. : LEAP
15
Edith Bolling ___ Wilson. : GALT
16
Fashion center. : PARIS
17
Small high plateau. : MESA
18
Seaport of Hawaii. : HILO
19
Incites. : ABETS
20
One kind of TV show. : SPECTACULAR
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Neighborly meeting. : BEE
24
Interrogative utterances. : EHS
25
Young girl "just out." : DEB
26
Maidenhair. : FERN
27
Means of access. : GATE
29
Threaten. : MENACE
31
Takes away (from). : DETRACTS
33
Gossip, for instance. : TALKER
37
Left on the plate. : UNEATEN
38
Arranged in succession. : SERIATE
39
Mile-high city. : DENVER
40
Prepared for publication. : REDACTED
41
One kind of 40 Down. : ERASER
43
Competes. : VIES
44
Season. : FALL
47
Headgear. : TAM
48
Wink (the eye). : BAT
49
Past. : AGO
50
Relating to air in motion. : AERODYNAMIC
55
Enchanting. : MAGIC
57
Concluded. : OVER
58
"Thursday's child has far ___." : TOGO
59
Occurrence. : EVENT
60
Nobody: Lat. : NEMO
61
Relative of Nell. : ELLA
62
Office furniture. : DESKS
63
Smile. : GRIN
64
Book of the Bible: Abbr. : DEUT
Down
1
Trees. : ELMS
2
Adhere to. : KEEP
3
Mitigate. : EASE
4
Journeys of the future. : SPACETRAVEL
5
Moslem titles. : AGHAS
6
Secular. : LAIC
7
Makes reference (to). : ALLUDES
8
One kind of base. : STOLEN
9
Armadillo. : APAR
10
Seize suddenly. : NAB
11
Diving bird. : GREBE
12
Unit of capacity. : LITER
13
German industrial city. : ESSEN
21
One of the arts. : THEATER
22
Diminished. : ABATED
26
Wished one joy. : FELICITATED
27
Biological entity. : GENE
28
Solar disk. : ATEN
29
Peak: Abbr. : MTN
30
Vehicle for gypsies. : CARAVAN
31
Washout. : DUD
32
Waxy substance. : CERATE
34
One of the Hardcastles. : KATE
35
Summers in 16 Across. : ETES
36
Ruby or garnet. : RED
38
Weight of India. : SER
40
Eradicator. : REMOVER
42
Skirtlike garment. : SARONG
44
Eminent. : FAMED
45
Century plant. : AGAVE
46
Opera boxes. : LOGES
48
Author of "The Prisoner of Chillon." : BYRON
50
Impersonates. : ACTS
51
Daisy and ___, in "Little Men." : DEMI
52
Breakwater. : MOLE
53
Arctic structure. : IGLU
54
Cutaway. : COAT
56
India ___. : INK

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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