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Roberta H. Morse
New York Times, Wednesday, May 6, 1959
10-Down : English writer of mysteries.
Author:
Roberta Morse
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J W X }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Roberta H. Morse has 64 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Roberta Morse is an alias for Roberta H. Morse.
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57 H | I | L | O | 58 C | O | U | 59 N | T | E | R | A | C | T |
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60 E | M | E | U | 61 E | N | R | O | L | 62 E | Z | R | A |
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63 M | E | S | S | 64 S | E | E | D | Y | 65 D | A | U | B |
© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,582
Across
1
Mandolin's predecessor. : LUTE
5
Festivals. : GALAS
10
Sea color. : AQUA
14
Candid. : OPEN
15
Anne ___ McCormick. : OHARE
16
Obligatory item. : MUST
17
Crested bird. : KINGFISHER
19
Utmost. : BEST
20
Mrs. Indira Gandhi, for example. : INDIAN
21
Roses. : RAMBLERS
23
Girl in a Spanish song. : NITA
25
Actress from Naples. : LOREN
26
Rulers. : EMPERORS
30
Members of A. N. C. : NURSES
33
Peels. : PARES
34
Nautical crane. : DAVIT
36
Rent. : LET
37
Turkish dignitary. : EMIR
38
Cylindrical and tapering. : CONIC
39
Cooperative for American Remittances to Everywhere. : CARE
40
One: Ger. : EIN
41
Danish "Katherine." : KAREN
42
Excessive enthusiasm. : MANIA
43
Man in a ring. : SECOND
45
Sent back. : REMANDED
47
Notions: Fr. : IDEES
49
Kind. : SORT
50
Wisdom. : SAPIENCE
53
Boring periods: Colloq. : SIEGES
57
Hawaiian seaport. : HILO
58
Neutralize. : COUNTERACT
60
Big bird. : EMEU
61
Sign up. : ENROL
62
Contemporary of Nehemiah. : EZRA
63
Hodgepodge. : MESS
64
Frayed. : SEEDY
65
Finger paint effort. : DAUB
Down
1
Norse god of strife. : LOKI
2
___ arms. : UPIN
3
Conduce. : TEND
4
Manage. : ENGINEER
5
Take up as a study. : GOINTO
6
Exclamations. : AHS
7
Actor Bert. : LAHR
8
Of a surface. : AREAL
9
Like a talk from the pulpit. : SERMONIC
10
English writer of mysteries. : AMBLER
11
Part of Australia. : QUEENSLAND
12
Hammer and sickle land. : USSR
13
Counselors: Abbr. : ATTS
18
Brussels spectacle and others. : FAIRS
22
Dry, as wine. : BRUT
24
Eagerness. : ARDOR
26
Fencing equipment. : EPEES
27
Washington hostess. : MAMIE
28
Ethics. : PRINCIPLES
29
More level-headed. : SANER
31
Eldritch. : EERIE
32
Place. : STEAD
35
Morning-glories. : VINES
38
Rhythms. : CADENCES
39
Rode at an easy gallop. : CANTERED
41
Anatomical part. : KNEE
42
Former Rumanian queen. : MARIE
44
Hateful. : ODIOUS
46
In the main. : MOSTLY
48
Tea-time treat. : SCONE
50
Ham's brother. : SHEM
51
Bien-___. : AIME
52
Tributary to the Seine. : EURE
54
Part of the Sinai peninsula. : GAZA
55
Beige. : ECRU
56
Pink. : STAB
59
Land of ___. : NOD
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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