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Herbert Ettenson
Herbert Ettenson

New York Times, Wednesday, May 15, 1957

9-Down : Straight talk.

Author:
Herbert Ettenson
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Herbert Ettenson has 87 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

In 43-Down, SMILES is clued as "Popular song by Vincent Youmans." "Smiles" appears to have been the name of a Broadway show Youmans worked on, not any specific song from it.

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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,878
Across
1
Sound of striking. : CLOP
5
Of the same material. : SELF
9
Czech city. : PRAHA
14
Fur. : HAIR
15
Indigo. : ANIL
16
In terms of the law. : LEGAL
17
Fainéant. : IDLE
18
Cafeteria item. : TRAY
19
Turn aside. : AVERT
20
Negatively charged particle. : ELECTRON
22
Rest hour. : SIESTA
23
T-man. : FEDERALAGENT
25
Dibbles. : DAPS
26
Cinnabar. : ORE
27
Sound of surprise. : HAH
30
Put right. : REMEDY
33
Opposite of debut. : SWANSONG
35
Harmonious. : ATONE
36
Wisecrack. : PUN
37
Type of writer. : GHOST
38
Tread. : FOOTSTEP
40
Hillsides. : SLOPES
41
Bomb ingredient. : TNT
42
Make a slip. : ERR
43
To-do. : STIR
44
Men in charge of troops. : SCOUTMASTERS
49
Insignificant. : PALTRY
52
Climax. : HIGHSPOT
53
Venerate. : ADORE
54
Lot of cotton. : BALE
55
Dog in the "Oz" books. : TOTO
56
Lawful. : LICIT
57
Humdinger. : ONER
58
Lilac or lavender. : ODOR
59
Bus stations. : STOPS
60
TV's Miss Myerson. : BESS
61
Become animated (with "up"). : PERK
Down
1
Taylor or Twining. : CHIEF
2
Scoop. : LADLE
3
Lubricated. : OILED
4
Forerunner. : PRECEDENT
5
Province ruled by a petty tyrant. : SATRAPY
6
Matriculates. : ENROLS
7
Climbing vine. : LIANA
8
Ball to the outfield. : FLY
9
Straight talk. : PLAINENGLISH
10
Face an embankment. : REVET
11
"Now he belongs to the ___." : AGES
12
American playwright. : HART
13
Where Calgary is: Abbr. : ALTA
21
Things to be kept from competitors. : TRADESECRETS
22
Evening, in Italy. : SERA
24
Paris creation. : GOWN
27
Croquet arch. : HOOP
28
Handle: Fr. : ANSE
29
Elevations: Abbr. : HGTS
30
Catamaran. : RAFT
31
Type of coat or collar. : ETON
32
Debatable. : MOOT
33
Eat late. : SUP
34
Infielder. : SHORTSTOP
36
City in Indiana. : PERU
39
City of Paris. : TROY
40
Theatricians. : STAGERS
43
Popular song by Vincent Youmans. : SMILES
44
Comic ___. : STRIP
45
Macbeth's title. : THANE
46
Lyric poem. : EPODE
47
Helicopter blade. : ROTOR
48
Relative of a jabiru. : STORK
49
Close friends. : PALS
50
Mine entrance. : ADIT
51
In ___ parentis. : LOCO
54
Quick curtsy. : BOB

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 2 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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