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Thomas Meekin
New York Times, Tuesday, May 22, 1956
50-Down : Czech hero.
Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.46, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 C | 2 A | 3 N | 4 A | 5 S | 6 T | 7 A | 8 T | 9 A | 10 M | 11 P | 12 A |
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13 O | P | E | N | H | O | U | 14 S | 15 E | 16 A | D | O | R | N |
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17 R | O | T | T | E | N | R | O | W | 18 N | O | T | E | D |
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19 A | R | T | S | 20 S | E | R | E | 21 R | 22 S | H | A | M |
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23 S | T | Y | 24 H | O | V | E | R | E | 25 D | 26 E | K | E |
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27 F | A | R | O | 28 S | A | R | 29 D | A | N | A |
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30 D | 31 E | A | R | S | I | 32 R | 33 M | A | R | T | E | N |
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34 E | M | I | R | 35 R | A | 36 G | 37 G | O | E | S | ||||
38 C | L | I | N | I | 39 C | 40 P | E | 41 N | N | O | N | S | ||
42 H | I | N | T | E | R | 43 S | 44 S | E | E | D | ||||
45 O | N | E | 46 R | A | T | 47 A | T | A | T | 48 D | 49 E | 50 B |
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51 W | E | N | 52 D | 53 G | A | M | U | T | 54 D | I | V | E |
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55 D | A | C | I | 56 A | 57 F | O | R | E | 58 W | O | M | A | N |
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59 E | T | E | R | N | 60 F | R | E | S | H | M | A | D | E |
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61 R | E | S | T | S | 62 S | T | O | O | G | E | S |
© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,520
Across
1
Game at cards. : CANASTA
8
Florida port. : TAMPA
13
Symbol of hospitality. : OPENHOUSE
16
Beautify. : ADORN
17
Equestrian way in Hyde Park, London. : ROTTENROW
18
Eminent. : NOTED
19
College subjects. : ARTS
20
More withered: Poet. : SERER
22
Pillow cover. : SHAM
23
Pen. : STY
24
Lingered close by. : HOVERED
26
Supplement (with "out"). : EKE
27
Gambling game. : FARO
28
Catalonian dance. : SARDANA
30
Business letter salutation. : DEARSIR
33
Fur animal. : MARTEN
34
Prince's title. : EMIR
35
Piece of music. : RAG
37
Passes. : GOES
38
Dispensary. : CLINIC
40
Streamers. : PENNONS
42
Insinuators. : HINTERS
44
___ pearl. : SEED
45
Somebody. : ONE
46
Sound of knocking. : RATATAT
48
Society girl. : DEB
51
Go: Poet. : WEND
53
Scale. : GAMUT
54
Jackknife. : DIVE
55
Ancient Roman province. : DACIA
57
Feminine supervisor. : FOREWOMAN
59
Without end: Poet. : ETERN
60
Just baked, as bread. : FRESHMADE
61
Caesuras. : RESTS
62
Relatives of straight men. : STOOGES
Down
1
Namesakes of Cooper heroine. : CORAS
2
Position of the helm. : APORT
3
Made of meshwork. : NETTY
4
Insects. : ANTS
5
Novel of 1887. : SHE
6
Old-time barbers. : TONSORS
7
Until we meet again. : AUREVOIR
8
Sunburn. : TAN
9
Bustling activities. : ADOS
10
Out-dated. : MOTHEATEN
11
Annual racing event at Pimlico. : PREAKNESS
12
"Say it ___ it." : ANDMEAN
14
Resentful: Colloq. : SORE
15
Water pitchers. : EWERS
21
500 sheets of paper. : REAM
24
Dog used for hunting hares and rabbits. : HARRIER
25
TV program. : DRAGNET
27
Indistinct. : FAINT
29
Dickens character. : DROOD
30
Trace the outline of. : DELINEATE
31
Lofty places. : EMINENCES
32
Knock. : RAP
36
Expressive motions. : GESTURES
38
Dish of seafood and vegetables. : CHOWDER
39
Scarp. : CRAG
41
Most orderly. : NEATEST
43
Advisory board. : STAFF
47
Cupid. : AMOR
48
Well-known nickname in baseball. : DIMAG
49
Get out of. : EVADE
50
Czech hero. : BENES
52
Topsoil. : DIRT
54
Major ___. : DOMO
56
Reply: Abbr. : ANS
58
"___ me?" : WHO
Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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