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Cora Goodman
Cora Goodman

New York Times, Thursday, April 23, 1959

38-Down : Pretty child.

Author:
Cora Goodman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { J K Q X Y }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Cora Goodman has 50 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,569
Across
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Censure. : ACCUSE
7
Quadrangles. : COURTS
13
___ Life, in "Porgy and Bess." : SPORTIN
14
Guarantee. : ASSURE
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Forebearing. : PATIENT
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Catchy phrases. : SLOGANS
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Entr'___. : ACTES
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Dry. : WIPE
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Nine inches. : SPAN
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Man's name: Abbr. : THOS
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Peace and Platte. : RIVERS
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SHAEF's war theatre. : ETO
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Biddy. : HEN
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More rational. : SANER
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Freshman's nemesis. : HAZER
30
Attars. : ESSENCES
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Least hazardous. : SAFEST
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Musical instrument. : REED
34
Miami's county. : DADE
35
Strolled aimlessly. : AMBLED
38
Distracted. : DIVERTED
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Runner. : MILER
43
Advances. : MOVES
44
Age. : ERA
45
Wing. : ALA
46
Impassive. : STOLID
48
Chief executive: Abbr. : PRES
49
In ___ (in position): Lat. : SITU
51
Keep in the mind. : HOLD
52
Shrivel. : PARCH
53
Substitute. : STANDIN
55
Issue. : EMANATE
57
Chant. : INTONE
58
Prepared. : READIED
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Made reparation. : ATONED
60
Shore. : STRAND
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Indians. : APACHES
2
Summer dresses. : COTTONS
3
Shouts. : CRIES
4
Western Indians. : UTES
5
Fault. : SIN
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Wreathed. : ENTWINED
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Mr. Milquetoast. : CASPER
8
Canadian physician and teacher. : OSLER
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Service organization: Abbr. : USO
10
Orientals. : RUGS
11
Recent dress style. : TRAPEZE
12
Law-making bodies. : SENATES
13
White leaf of the calla lily. : SPATHE
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Harsh sound. : SNORT
20
Oscar winner. : IVES
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Competed. : RACED
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Screens from light. : SHADES
27
Gibes. : SNEERS
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Southwest wind. : AFER
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Writer Gardner. : ERLE
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Kept. : SAVED
34
Devices for keeping drawers neat. : DIVIDERS
35
Pile up. : AMASS
36
Armed force. : MILITIA
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Vociferous. : BLATANT
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Pretty child. : DOLL
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Region. : TERRAIN
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Raised. : ERECTED
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Discouraged. : DASHED
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Wandered about in an abstracted manner. : MOONED
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Pronoun. : THINE
48
Red bearcat. : PANDA
50
"Render ___ Caesar ... " : UNTO
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MC on TV. : PAAR
54
Put on. : DON
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Singer's goal. : MET

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

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