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Albert V. Blum
Albert V. Blum

New York Times, Wednesday, May 13, 1953

36-Down : ___ d'oeuvre.

Author:
Albert Blum
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 248 (avg 1.31)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Albert V. Blum has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Albert Blum is an alias for Albert V. Blum.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 59-Across clue had asterisks instead of ellipsis points; corrected this. In same clue, original seemed to have a period after "Pat," though it could have been a comma. The comma makes more sense, so put that in.

1
A
2
M
3
A
4
S
5
S
6
M
7
O
8
D
9
E
10
B
11
O
12
A
13
S
14
D
O
N
U
T
15
E
D
E
N
16
R
U
B
E
17
D
O
N
N
E
18
M
I
S
T
19
A
N
N
E
20
S
N
I
D
E
21
E
N
T
R
22
A
N
C
E
D
23
O
P
24
A
L
25
R
E
N
D
E
R
S
26
T
27
R
28
O
W
E
L
29
T
O
E
D
30
R
O
U
N
D
E
31
L
A
Y
32
S
33
M
34
A
35
S
36
H
37
A
P
S
E
38
C
E
R
E
39
S
40
O
L
E
O
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M
E
T
R
42
O
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N
O
R
T
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H
S
T
A
R
45
P
46
O
D
S
47
E
A
S
E
L
S
48
S
49
E
50
A
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G
U
L
L
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S
P
U
R
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T
R
A
N
S
I
E
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N
T
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L
O
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A
57
N
58
S
59
A
R
R
A
60
V
A
I
R
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A
S
C
O
T
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T
O
O
T
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E
S
C
E
64
G
E
E
S
E
65
E
R
N
S
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S
E
E
P
67
E
S
S
E
N
© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,424
Across
1
Accumulate. : AMASS
6
Prevailing fashion. : MODE
10
Relatives of stoles. : BOAS
14
Colloquial cousin of the cruller. : DONUT
15
Second-best-dressed man of 1952. : EDEN
16
Cartoonist Goldberg. : RUBE
17
He said, "No man is an island ... " : DONNE
18
Niagara Falls phenomenon. : MIST
19
Girl's name. : ANNE
20
Tricky: Slang. : SNIDE
21
Filled with delight. : ENTRANCED
23
Rainbow-colored gem. : OPAL
25
Gives. : RENDERS
26
Gardener's implement. : TROWEL
29
Pigeon-___. : TOED
30
Song with repeated strains. : ROUNDELAY
32
A striking success. : SMASH
37
Part of a basilica. : APSE
38
Mother Earth. : CERES
40
Buttery stuff. : OLEO
41
Subway on which the fare is 30 or 45 francs. : METRO
43
Symbol of Minnesota, from its motto. : NORTHSTAR
45
Herds of seals. : PODS
47
Painter's gear. : EASELS
48
Kittiwake. : SEAGULL
52
Press onward. : SPUR
53
Hotel guest. : TRANSIENT
55
Gives, as a museum exhibit. : LOANS
59
"'___, Pat,' sez I ... " : ARRA
60
Squirrel fur used in medieval robes. : VAIR
61
Article of formal afternoon wear. : ASCOT
62
Traffic sound. : TOOT
63
Verb suffix. : ESCE
64
Wild birds of Canada. : GEESE
65
Companions of 48 Across. : ERNS
66
Percolate. : SEEP
67
Hub of the Ruhr. : ESSEN
Down
1
Totals. : ADDS
2
It's new tonight. : MOON
3
Years: Latin. : ANNI
4
A very strict Navy captain, curtailer of shore leave. : SUNDOWNER
5
Saturated. : STEEPED
6
Seaport of Lithuania. : MEMEL
7
God of war and poetry. : ODIN
8
U. S. S. Everett S. Larson, for instance. : DESTROYER
9
Dinner course. : ENTREE
10
Specific product. : BRAND
11
Measure of weight. : OUNCE
12
Mr. Doubleday, father of baseball. : ABNER
13
Small bubbles in glass. : SEEDS
22
Conjunctions. : ANDS
24
Man's name meaning defender. : ALEC
26
Bus rival. : TRAM
27
Material for a kind of ladder. : ROPE
28
Eject. : OUST
29
Plants called elephant's-ears. : TAROS
31
World War II activity. : LENDLEASE
33
Denizens of the garden. : MOSSROSES
34
Old man: German. : ALTE
35
Aquatic performer. : SEAL
36
___ d'oeuvre. : HORS
39
A small distance forward. : STEP
42
Musical composition. : OPUS
44
Transportation of goods. : HAULAGE
46
Product of Italy. : OLIVES
48
Province or canton. : STATE
49
Fault of a ballplayer. : ERROR
50
Man's name. : AARON
51
Black flies. : GNATS
52
A germ: Colloq. : STREP
54
Resort city of the Riviera. : NICE
56
Cards. : ACES
57
Pry. : NOSE
58
About 30 lbs. in Sweden. : STEN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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