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Bernice Gordon
Bernice Gordon

New York Times, Monday, April 8, 1957

5-Down : Contradiction.

Author:
Bernice Gordon
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { F J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Bernice Gordon has 126 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 21 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,841
Across
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Indian of Arizona. : PIMA
5
Actress Paget. : DEBRA
10
A walk in baseball. : PASS
14
Sin. : EVIL
15
Spa on Lake Geneva. : EVIAN
16
Actress Moreno. : RITA
17
Time off for almost everybody. : NATIONALHOLIDAY
20
City near Philadelphia. : READING
21
Certain railroad cars. : DINERS
22
Bering or Barents. : SEA
23
Country in the news. : EGYPT
25
Heroine of "Great Expectations." : ESTELLA
29
Class of beetles, bugs, bees, etc. : INSECTA
33
Unbound. : LOOSE
34
Wash: Poet. : LAVE
36
Poorly painted picture. : DAUB
37
Not talking. : MUM
38
Highest. : TALLEST
41
On the affirmative side. : PRO
42
Namesakes of a King of Judah. : ASAS
44
Grand ___ at the Met. : TIER
45
Full to overflowing. : ABRIM
47
First name of Emmy-winning actress. : NANETTE
49
"___ Fair." : SABRINA
51
Put up with. : ABIDE
53
Work at, as a trade. : PLY
54
A quantity, in mathematics. : SCALAR
57
He eloped with Jessica. : LORENZO
61
VIP at a trial. : MATERIALWITNESS
64
Where Salem is: Abbr. : OREG
65
Eugene Gladstone O'___. : NEILL
66
Gaelic. : ERSE
67
Works of art. : GEMS
68
Jane and Zane. : GREYS
69
Horse. : ROAN
Down
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Write. : PEN
2
The late Mr. Kreuger. : IVAR
3
Small creature. : MITE
4
Assumed names. : ALIASES
5
Contradiction. : DENIAL
6
Welsh man's name. : EVAN
7
Lowest part of a hull. : BILGE
8
Cheer. : RAH
9
Soothing medicines. : ANODYNES
10
Produced, as a photograph. : PRINTED
11
Staff officer. : AIDE
12
What 25 Across means. : STAR
13
States. : SAYS
18
Short poem. : ODELET
19
Part of the face. : LIPS
24
Donors. : GIVERS
25
Noted violinist. : ELMAN
26
Composer of "El Capitan." : SOUSA
27
Man ___. : TOMAN
28
Associated. : ALLIED
30
Island in Bay of Naples. : CAPRI
31
Cathedral city of Italy. : TURIN
32
South American serpent. : ABOMA
35
Beverage. : ALE
39
Robing. : ATTIRING
40
Pad. : TABLET
43
Attribute of a good sailor. : SEALEGS
46
Oscar winner. : BRYNNER
48
Metal beam of a certain shape. : TBAR
50
Spring times. : APRILS
52
Girl's nickname. : ELLIE
54
Weather condition. : SMOG
55
Close attention. : CARE
56
Up and ___! : ATEM
58
Like a certain bird. : OWLY
59
Naught. : ZERO
60
Peak in Greece. : OSSA
62
Gas: Comb. form. : AER
63
Japanese coins. : SEN

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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