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Walt Clark
Walt Clark

New York Times, Tuesday, May 26, 1959

27-Down : Tennis star.

Author:
Walt Clark
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Walt Clark has 16 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,602
Across
1
Three-master. : BARK
5
Mounted troops: Abbr. : CAV
8
Sprinkle with small spots. : BEDOT
13
___ in one's bonnet. : ABEE
14
Capital of Timor. : DILI
15
Spacious. : ROOMY
16
Married men. : BENEDICTS
18
___ of the world. : ONTOP
19
Sir Thomas More book. : UTOPIA
20
King of the Hellenes, 1832-62. : OTTO
22
Before. : ERE
23
Didn't usually. : USENT
25
___-camp. : AIDEDE
27
Attila. : HUN
29
Aviation term. : TAILSPIN
31
Formerly. : ONCE
33
Roguish. : SLY
34
Extinguishes, as a candle. : SNUFFS
38
An Astaire. : ADELE
40
Kindergartner. : TOT
42
Wedding cake figure. : GROOM
43
Wilderness. : DESERT
45
Yugoslav city. : NIS
47
Sea eagle. : ERNE
48
Part of a square-rigger. : MAINSAIL
51
Man's name: Abbr. : EDW
52
Restrain. : BRIDLE
54
Draws out and twists wool for spinning. : SLUBS
56
Coin of Denmark. : ORE
57
Evils. : ILLS
59
Foreign. : EXOTIC
62
Excessive enthusiasm. : MANIA
64
General's sobriquet. : STONEWALL
66
Particular contest. : EVENT
67
Eject. : OUST
68
Nevada city N of Diamond Mts. : ELKO
69
Baseball great. : REESE
70
Compass point. : NNE
71
Dross. : SLAG
Down
1
Hindu title. : BABU
2
Incite. : ABET
3
Gives up. : RENOUNCES
4
For ___ (permanently). : KEEPS
5
Army title: Abbr. : CIC
6
Palo ___. : ALTO
7
Mental views. : VISTAS
8
Thinking anxiously upon. : BROODING
9
A thousand ages. : EON
10
Was foolishly fond of (with "on"). : DOTED
11
Rory ___. : OMORE
12
Roman, for example. : TYPE
14
Namesakes of a goddess. : DIANAS
17
Limit foodstuffs. : DIET
21
Helpful hints. : TIPS
24
Canopy of a boat, stall, etc. : TILT
26
Habituate: Var. : ENURE
27
Tennis star. : HOAD
28
Wavy: Her. : UNDE
30
Silk center of France. : LYONS
32
Fragrant oleoresin. : ELEMI
35
Get ahead of. : FORESTALL
36
Affectionate. : FOND
37
Merganser. : SMEW
39
Beam. : ERADIATE
41
Aunts: Span. : TIAS
44
Money drawer. : TILL
46
___ partner. : SILENT
49
Subject of monument in Trafalgar Square. : NELSON
50
De ___ (sumptuous). : LUXE
52
Meet with courage. : BRAVE
53
Colette heroine. : RENEE
55
Well-known Major of early radio. : BOWES
56
Hebrew measure. : OMER
58
Astound. : STUN
60
Each: Scot. : ILKA
61
Type of dance. : CLOG
63
___ and outs. : INS
65
Full of: Suffix. : OSE

Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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