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Thomas Meekin
Thomas Meekin

New York Times, Thursday, April 28, 1955

14-Down : Large unproductive region.

Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,130
Across
1
Leading lady of May 8th. : MOTHER
7
Tasty. : SAPID
12
Black and yellow bird. : ORIOLE
13
In music, tenderly. : AMOROSO
16
Lassie, Bambi, Jumbo. : ANIMALS
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Catsup ingredient. : VINEGAR
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Kipling's water carrier. : DIN
19
Part of a paratrooper's harness. : RIPCORD
21
Demonstrative adjective. : THE
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Sioux Indians. : OTOS
24
Off-key: Colloq. : SOUR
25
Piece of wood for blocking a wheel. : SPRAG
27
Labor union unit. : LOCAL
29
Florida's island string. : KEYS
31
Time of day: Comb. form. : HORO
32
Cheeses: Fr. : FROMAGES
34
Plaid cloth. : TARTAN
36
Operation So-and-so. : PLAN
37
Short-billed rail. : SORA
38
Noted Indian fighter and guide. : CARSON
41
Fitting. : APPOSITE
45
Mars: Comb. form. : AREO
46
Festival. : GALA
48
Bremen's river. : WESER
49
Medicinal leaves. : SENNA
51
Reality. : FACT
53
"Oklahoma!" : SONG
54
Peppery. : HOT
55
In a frenzied rage. : BERSERK
58
Game at cards. : LOO
59
In fashion. : ALAMODE
61
Rising; mounting. : MONTANT
63
Historic city of Cyprus. : SALAMIS
64
Fly in a plane. : AVIATE
65
Windrow of cut grain. : SWATH
66
Enmeshed. : NETTED
Down
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Teacher's substitute, pro tem. : MONITOR
2
It drains four-fifths of Venezuela . : ORINOCO
3
Dickens character. : TIM
4
Frosty white. : HOAR
5
Miss Liberty's island neighbor. : ELLIS
6
Uttered again. : RESPOKEN
7
Salty and piquant. : SAVORY
8
Mohammedan noble. : AMIR
9
Bodies of water. : PONDS
10
Wrath. : IRE
11
Gentle pace. : DOGTROT
14
Large unproductive region. : SAHARA
15
State with no official motto. : OREGON
16
Hitler. : ADOLF
20
Intimations. : CUES
23
Naval training station on Seneca Lake. : SAMPSON
26
Short, forceful expressions. : PHRASES
28
French composer. : LALO
30
Traffic order. : STOP
33
Work group. : GANG
35
"And pretty maids all in ___." : AROW
37
Role for Captain Video. : SPACEMAN
38
Materials for coats and dresses. : CASHAS
39
Small space. : AREOLA
40
Certain income. : RENTALS
41
Lackadaisy! : ALAS
42
Segregate. : ISOLATE
43
Fitted for a mortise. : TENONED
44
Rye fungus. : ERGOT
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Over again. : AFRESH
50
Large serpent. : ABOMA
52
A thing found. : TROVE
56
Make corrections. : EDIT
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Fashion fancywork. : KNIT
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1 Across in some localities. : MAW
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Make lace. : TAT

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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